Arte Inglese Oggi, Milan, 1976: Between Formalism and Conceptual Art

Abstract

In the 1970s, Arte Inglese Oggi (Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1976) was one of the major exhibitions organized by the British Council in partnership with foreign institutions towards the presentation of British art abroad. Covering the period 1960–76, the selectors aimed to represent contemporary developments while attempting to hold on to the categories of painting and sculpture, the latter divided into sculpture proper and the splinter section “alternative developments”.

Keywords

• British Council
• sculpture
• Institute of Contemporary Arts
• Venice Biennale
• Kurt Schnitters
• Barry Flanagan