Where: Genoa, Galleria San Matteo

Date: 1953

The exhibition focused on the ‘birth’ of a ship in the shipyard. Novaresio treated this subject (which was fashionable at the time) without rhetoric: he did not use an evocative or descriptive tone, but his drawings are sharp, schematic and precise, just like a scientific study.

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Genova, Galleria Rotta

Anno:

1952

Questa mostra raccolse generale consenso da parte della critica, che seppe leggere il significato della ricerca di Novaresio all’interno di una selezione decisamente eterogenea. Alle pareti si allineavano infatti sia opere figurative (soggetti sacri e floreali, paesaggi e ritratti) sia astratte: due linguaggi che saranno in costante dialogo nella produzione dell’artista.

Where: Genoa, Caffè Venchi

Date: 1949

The peculiarity of this exhibition is its venue: a real café, where you could admire paintings while enjoying a drink. This was not the only example of this sort: in the 1940s, any place could indeed become an exhibition venue (furniture factories, barracks, hotels). Here Novaresio tried to establish a new cultural centre, in the wake of L’Isola. Even if they were able to attract other artists (such as Fieschi) and art dealers (Cardazzo), the venue was closed.

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Where: Genoa, Galleria Genova e l’Isola

Date: 1948

In this solo exhibition, Novaresio displayed only a series of drawings. Critics, who had always appreciated the artist’s drawing skills, once again pointed out the dialectical relationship between abstract and figurative art.

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Where: Genoa, Galleria Ranzini

Date: 1947

Critics agreed that the exhibition was not entirely successful: among the causes, the absence of many artists, the inaccurate selection of the works and the lack of suitable prizes for the winners. However, many young artists were appreciated, including Novaresio, who displayed the painting Figura seduta [Sitting Figure].

Where: Genoa, Galleria Lo Zodiaco

Date: 1946

A small, short-lived gallery, which tried to focus its activity on the Avant-garde. Casorati, Mesciulam, Fieschi, Scanavino, Basso, Cherchi, Santomaso were among the artists who took part in this exhibition.

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The provincial socialist federation organized this event, in order to celebrate the new social myths, such as work. The exhibition, however, was not successful, due to its propaganda purposes and the illustrative style of many paintings.

Where: Genoa, Galleria Euro Romano

Date: 1945

The difficulties caused by the war did not stop the activity of Euro Romano. The exhibition shows how this gallery was still trying to display the works of some of the most representative artists of the time, including Birolli, Sassu, Vedova, together with young Genoese artists, such as Novaresio, Verzetti, Cherchi and Fabbri.

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Where: Genoa, Galleria Euro Romano
Date: 1945
Every year, the inter-provincial exhibition opened amid a series of controversies: the most common were related to the lack of a suitable venue for contemporary art exhibitions in Genoa, and to the criteria for the selection of the jury members. In addition, the 15th exhibition did not receive rave reviews from critics, who also felt lukewarm about Novaresio.