Manifesto, The First Retrospective on Nucleo in Paris

Carboniferous table, 2011 by Design Nucleo, Piergiorgio Robino and Stefania Fersini. Dimensions of 280 x 119 x 72cm, materials consist of cardboard honeycomb with fiberglass resin and covered with unidirectional carbon fiber. Unique piece, exclusive for Ammann Gallery.

Presenze vase 01, 2013 by Nucleo, Piergiorgio Robino and Alice Carlotta Occleppo. Dimensions of 31, 5 x 34 x 52Hcm, materials consist of Murano glass. Artist proof.

Cages coffee table 01-02, 2013 by Nucleo, Piergiorgio Robino and Gabriele Bagnoli. Dimension of 80 x 120 x 35Hcm, materials consist of polished and patinated bronze and iron. Unique piece, exclusive for Nilufar Gallery.

Wood Fossil table, 2013 by Nucleo, Piergiorgio Robino and Stefania Fersini. Dimensions of 80 x 240 x 74H cm, materials consist of epoxy resin and wood. Unique piece, exclusive for Ammann.

From March 26th to May 6th – The Italian Institute of Culture in Paris presents the first important retrospective on Nucleo, the Italian art and design collective led by Piergiorgio Robino. The exhibition was conceived and realised by the Nilufar Gallery in Milan, and curated by Elena Giulia Abbiatici and Melania Rossi. It was set up under the “Promises of Art” program, which aims to promote young talents from the ultra-contemporary Italian art scene.

The collective meaning of Manifesto is completed by presenting a series of everyday objects – Manifesto, concludes by exploring the evolution and the research innate in visible products. Nucleo’s work is simultaneously material and conceptual: moulded by many hands, it has the ambition to combine three forms of knowledge – theory, practice and production. The 15 works on show in the Hôtel de Gallifet are of different formats, all realised with various techniques developed during the past five years.

Cages bookshelf, 2014 by Nucleo, Piergiorgio Robino and Gabriele Bagnoli. Dimensions of 165 x 123 x 40Hcm, materials consist of polished and patinated bronze and iron. Unique piece, exclusive for Nilufar Gallery.

Wood Fossil A.P., 2013 by Nucleo, Piergiorgio Robino and Stefania Fersini. Dimensions of 26, 3 x 36 x 47, 7Hcm, materials consist of epoxy resin, wood. Unique piece, exclusive for Ammann Gallery.

Wood Fossil consolle, 2012 by Nucleo, Piergiorgio Robino and Stefania Fersini. Dimensions of 30 x 120 x 80Hcm, materials consist of wood and epoxy resin. Unique piece, exclusive for Ammann Gallery.

Artist statement – Our work can be described as an investigation of time-frames; their matrix and their existences. Distinctive, curious and tactile, we draw comparisons between the past and the future. A theme that influences the perception of the “self” and the surroundings. We play with the presumption of interlacing time-frames and exploring the space they create. With a focus on three dimensional shapes, the physical and tactile experience is an important part of the expression. We have always been interested in working with history, the lack of history, and the creation of it. Aspects necessary to build a memory. We believe that through making a past of the future, we can create a curiosity of history that has not yet happened.