LA ONO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA

LA ONO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA is what reminds me that Bologna belongs not just to Italy, but to the world.

The latest exhibition at this gallery of contemporary art in the centre of Bologna is entitled PUNK, l'ultima rivoluzione. The exhibition aims to highlight the rise and subsequent appeal of the punk movement beginning in the 1960s through a range of famous but also forgotten photographs of the most famous bands of the period. The Ramones, The Clash, Blondie, Sex Pistols are just a few of the subjects of the exhibition spanning the three floors of the gallery.

How have the exhibitors highlighted the revolutionary appeal of Punk Rock? Well, you just need to look at the shock-invoking photographs contrasted against the blank white walls to understand what attracted a whole generation to the punk world. After all, revolutions are an attack against conformity. 

The exhibition gives particular importance to the fate of Sex Pistols following the release of the song 'God Save the Queen'. Released in 1977, the year of Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee, the song was considered as an attack against the monarch and led to the song's ban on tv, as well as to the arrest of the band members. 

The gallery emotively portrays the hopes and highs of a generation, the Punk Generation. A movement that spanned the globe but is brought to life in Bologna. A wonderful blend of tradition and modernity is captured in this exhibition.

la ono arte contemporanea
Via Santa Margherita, 10 - 40123 Bologna - Italy
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