Cinelli x Columbus Continuum | Traguardo Volante

The relationship between art and bicycles has distant roots, extending back as far as the 1800s. The concept of a vehicle that does not consume energy but produces it — a synonym of lightness and freedom — appealed greatly to the Futurists, and it accompanied the adventures of the neo-avant-gardes, from the Situationists to the Provos. In this exhibition, entitled 'Traguardo Volante: Columbus e Cinelli tra arte e bicicletta' (Flying Finish Line: Columbus and Cinelli: Art and Bicycles), you will find a selection of Columbus-Cinelli archives, including curiosities, documents, artists’ bicycles and other surprising objects — a colorful, anarchic, unconventional universe summing up the rebel spirit of new environmentalist activism. The bicycle as an extension of one’s own body.

These archival materials help us to retrace the key moments of the relationship between Cinelli, Columbus and art from the formidable 1980s, with the Italian and American artists who have accompanied the history of the gallery. Among the many artworks from old and new friends, including Russ Pope, Ana Benaroya, Andrew Schoultz, Andy Rementer, Futura and ANP Artist Barry Mcgee, among others, there will be a stunning video by Esteban Diácono.