This revelatory exhibition of the work of the Italian painter Dadamaino (1930–2004) was organized chronologically, presenting sequential stages in the self-taught artist’s compelling career. Thirty-nine works produced over forty-three years evinced the artist’s persistent formal inquiry, making a case for the notion that a concept can be constantly rediscovered and made relevant anew.

Dadamaino’s artistic debut took place in Milan in 1958, amid the vibrant international context of the neo-avant-garde group Azimuth. The core members of this collective, Enrico Castellani and Piero Manzoni, founded