Un'esperienza al femminile: il gruppo "Metamorfosi" 1977-1984

In the artistic context of the Seventies and Eighties, the Metamorfosi group is a significant example of the commitment by artists – and particularly by four women (Gabriella Benedini, Alessandra Bonelli, Lucia Pescador and Alessandra Sterlocchi) – to oppose a cultural system dominated by few formations, such as Transavanguardia, which had an undeniable international appeal, but also hindered the development of true alternatives. Since it only included female artists, Metamorfosi also constitutes an important case study on the role of women in the art milieu of those days, particularly in Italy, where considerations on the natural and social context were more frequent than subjects openly connected with Feminism. Despite the variety of languages, there is a common element in the works of all these artists, that is a poetic and yet pseudoscientific inquiry on nature and the processes of life, as shown in several interesting exhibitions like From Nature to Reason at Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara or Desert: Aspects of the Human Condition Seen Through Art at the church of Sant’Agostino in Bergamo.