Currently on view at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, following its April 15 opening, is an exhibition tracing the creative legacy of Fortunato Depero, the Trentino-born painter, sculptor, designer, illustrator, set designer, and costume maker of the early twentieth century. He was one of the signatories of the manifesto of Aeropainting and a leading figure of so-called Second Futurism.
In 1919, he founded the Casa d’Arte Futurista in Rovereto. The workshop produced tapestries, furniture, decorative objects, and advertising graphics. More than a studio, it was a place of experimentation where art could leave the canvas and enter everyday life.
