outfitting of the “Fernand Léger” Exhibition, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
(with G.Cavaglià)

The exhibition was hosted on the space reserved to temporary shows at the Kunstmuseum of Wolfsburg: a box-shaped structure was given a geometric layout, which was surmounted by an extensive roof that served to refract both natural and artificial light. Avoiding the outfitting division into separate interiors, modular partitions – unusually high compared with the dimensions of the “urban spaces” of the container – were arranged radially on the smooth and uniform floor. Painted to suit the materials and lightning color, allow the visitors to pass easily from a view of the whole to a detailed examination of the hundreds of works, displayed in a sequence decided by the curators. Laid on the floor, flat strips presented the didactic information spaced the visitors from the materials: “we removed the labels and inserted them in a sort of cordon-maker – explained Castilgioni – obtaining in this way a combined effect that allows the renounce of the price tag”. The path throw the exhibition led to raised deck, which gave access to the permanent collections; in a top view, the visitor discovers a singular form of communication, assigned to graphics: quotations inscribed on the upper edge of the partitions, even more visible from the catwalk. A display of drawings was mounted in the gallery, which provided a sheltered setting, more dimly illuminated, masking the general lighting with screens and using the ceiling as a refractor. At the entrance, under the deck, there was a space for projecting film clips.