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| The work was inspired by the death of political activist ] who suspiciously died after falling at Milan Police headquarters where he was being detained on the suspicion of involvement in the massacre at ].<ref>Art Against the Nation: The Relationship between the Anarchist Movement and Italian Nationalism in the Artwork I funerali dell'anarchico Pinelli by Enrico Baj (1972). - Document - Gale Academic OneFile https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA670225400&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=09673393&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=nysl_oweb&isGeoAuthType=true&aty=geo</ref> | The work was inspired by the death of political activist ] who suspiciously died after falling at Milan Police headquarters where he was being detained on the suspicion of involvement in the massacre at ].<ref>Art Against the Nation: The Relationship between the Anarchist Movement and Italian Nationalism in the Artwork I funerali dell'anarchico Pinelli by Enrico Baj (1972). - Document - Gale Academic OneFile https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA670225400&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=09673393&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=nysl_oweb&isGeoAuthType=true&aty=geo</ref> | ||
| Tbe work was created for the ] in Milan. Therein the work was set to be displayed in the Great Hall of Caryatids of the palazzo, in the spring of 1972 but on the day of its opening, the Police Commissioner of Milan ] was assassinated by members of ] and the exhibition was delayed indefinitely.<ref>Enrico Baj. Art is freedom | FONDAZIONE https://search.app/xVgR3KK7iCzW5uxH8</ref> The work was finally exhibited at the Palazzo Reale in the summer of 2012 and again at tbe palazzo |
Tbe work was created for the ] in Milan. Therein the work was set to be displayed in the Great Hall of Caryatids of the palazzo, in the spring of 1972 but on the day of its opening, the Police Commissioner of Milan ] was assassinated by members of ] and the exhibition was delayed indefinitely.<ref>Enrico Baj. Art is freedom | FONDAZIONE https://search.app/xVgR3KK7iCzW5uxH8</ref> The work was finally exhibited at the Palazzo Reale in the summer of 2012 and again at tbe palazzo on the occasion of the 2024 retrospective of Baj's work hinoring tbe hundreth anniversary of his birth.<ref>Enrico Baj, Maté, Art, Contemporary Art, dimanoinmano.it https://www.dimanoinmano.it/en/cp239783/art/contemporary/enrico-baj?srsltid=AfmBOormQJ1vSR0wy0xuoOC61k-FE-agLw7AE0_BcvqnrQNQlFa33Td0</ref><ref>Enrico Baj: A Milanese, Light-Hearted Anarchist - Italy Segreta - Travel https://italysegreta.com/enrico-baj-a-milanese-light-hearted-anarchist/</ref> | ||
| The work is also partly based on ]'s mural '']''.<ref>Italy’s ‘Accidental Deaths’ https://search.app/Eo7uyznh8bo1fb539</ref> | The work is also partly based on ]'s mural '']''.<ref>Italy’s ‘Accidental Deaths’ https://search.app/Eo7uyznh8bo1fb539</ref> | ||
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The Funeral Of The Anarchist Pinelli is a 1972 artwork by the Italian artist Enrico Baj (1924-2003) and is his most noted and controversial piece. It is a large scale mixed-media twelve meter long installation which encompasses an entire wall and moves out onto the floor. The work makes direct reference to Carlo Carrà's 1911 Futurist painting The Funeral of the Anarchist Galli, which is the earlier artist's most famous work.
The work was inspired by the death of political activist Pino Pinelli who suspiciously died after falling at Milan Police headquarters where he was being detained on the suspicion of involvement in the massacre at Piazza Fontana.
Tbe work was created for the Palazzo Reale in Milan. Therein the work was set to be displayed in the Great Hall of Caryatids of the palazzo, in the spring of 1972 but on the day of its opening, the Police Commissioner of Milan Luigi Calabresi was assassinated by members of Lotta Continua and the exhibition was delayed indefinitely. The work was finally exhibited at the Palazzo Reale in the summer of 2012 and again at tbe palazzo on the occasion of the 2024 retrospective of Baj's work hinoring tbe hundreth anniversary of his birth.
The work is also partly based on Pablo Picasso's mural Guernica.
References
- Palazzo Reale. From Tuesday 8 October in the Sala delle Cariatidi "Baj chez Baj", a retrospective dedicated to Enrico Baj one hundred years after his birth - Municipality of Milan https://www.comune.milano.it/en/-/palazzo-reale.-da-martedi-8-ottobre-in-sala-delle-cariatidi-baj-chez-baj-retrospettiva-dedicata-a-enrico-baj-a-cent-anni-dalla-nascita
- Art Against the Nation: The Relationship between the Anarchist Movement and Italian Nationalism in the Artwork I funerali dell'anarchico Pinelli by Enrico Baj (1972). - Document - Gale Academic OneFile https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA670225400&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=09673393&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=nysl_oweb&isGeoAuthType=true&aty=geo
- Enrico Baj. Art is freedom | FONDAZIONE https://search.app/xVgR3KK7iCzW5uxH8
- Enrico Baj, Maté, Art, Contemporary Art, dimanoinmano.it https://www.dimanoinmano.it/en/cp239783/art/contemporary/enrico-baj?srsltid=AfmBOormQJ1vSR0wy0xuoOC61k-FE-agLw7AE0_BcvqnrQNQlFa33Td0
- Enrico Baj: A Milanese, Light-Hearted Anarchist - Italy Segreta - Travel https://italysegreta.com/enrico-baj-a-milanese-light-hearted-anarchist/
- Italy’s ‘Accidental Deaths’ https://search.app/Eo7uyznh8bo1fb539