Parallel to the exhibition Fulvia Levi Bianchi, Tommaso Calabro inaugurates the second contemporary Project Room in its Milan gallery with The space in between, a project by the Italo-Bosian artist Adelisa Selimbašić (Karlsruhe, 1996), curated by Delfina Pattacini.
Adelisa Selimbašić, now based in New York, returns to Milan – a city that has welcomed her since her early steps, from her residency in Via Farini to her first solo exhibition – and embarks on a new phase of her artistic research, presenting a new series of works. Invited to engage in dialogue with painter Fulvia Levi Bianchi (1927–2006), Selimbašić transforms the body into a symbolic language that transcends mere physical representation, drawing on the archetypal motifs of the egg and the breast found in Levi Bianchi’s work.
In Adelisa Selimbašić’s artistic vision, the sense of inadequacy fades away, making space for a nonconventional perception of the body. The artist transfigures the idea of femininity, immersing herself in the complexities of existence. Her paintings evoke the aesthetics of social media, creating an illusion of intimacy and familiarity. Faces dissolve into undefined contours, facets of identity. Bodies meet, brush against each other, merge, and become archetypes of a generation, whispering stories.
The new series of paintings presented at Tommaso Calabro embodies a shift in perspective, a sculptural painting style suspended between color and the abyss that carves its depth. Monumental body fragments emerge as traces of an inquiry, dissolving into form. Surface and light dance together, leaving room for mystery.
