5 November 2025 – 31 January 2026
Studio Casoli is pleased to announce the opening of its new Rome gallery with an exhibition dedicated to Getulio Alviani, a master of kinetic and programmed art. A leading figure in post-war optical-perceptual research, Alviani redefined the concept of vision itself, transforming light from an immaterial phenomenon into a constructive material. In 1965, he stated: “Build light, do not represent it: make it a concrete structure.”
Fourteen works, created between 1962 and 1990, represent the principal stages of Alviani’s artistic research. His Vibrating Texture Surfaces of the early 1960s, foundational works in defining his artistic approach, open a perceptual field in which light becomes a dynamic and mutable phenomenon, responsive to movement. These works transcend the notion of a fixed image: they are not merely observed, but experienced and discovered through active engagement. Alviani “constructs” light, capturing, reflecting, and multiplying it, turning it into a living and ever-changing material.
As Maurizio Fagiolo dell’Arco observed in 1966: “Alviani transcends, discovering his ‘beyond’ through something as earthly as technique. The innovation lies in the ability to capture the otherworldly with a terrestrial tool: to bring light into the smooth plane of the artistic surface, while simultaneously giving it order, proportion, harmony – a Pythagorean rationale. In short, Alviani observes, with our humble hands, we can construct – or even reconstruct – light itself.”
Getulio Alviani (Udine, 1939 – Milan, 2018) was a central figure in Italian kinetic and programmed art. In 1962, he participated to the exhibition Arte Programmata organized by Olivetti in Venice. He became friend with Josef Albers and Max Bill, and joined the international movement Nove Tendencije, alongside Castellani, Manzoni, and Gruppo N. In 1965, he participated in the landmark exhibition The Responsive Eye at MoMA in New York, which reinforced the international recognition of optical art. Among his principal exhibitions are Arte programmata e cinetica 1953-1963 (Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1983), Open Ends (MoMA, New York, 2000), and Dynamo (Grand Palais, Paris, 2013).