BUILDING Gallery in Milan has opened "Tempo e passione," the first posthumous exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Campus (1929–2025), who died less than five months ago at nearly 100 years old. Curated by Marco Meneguzzo, the two-floor show spans Campus’s career from his Sardinian roots to his Milanese performances, featuring works that measure space using materials like springs and cords, alongside vintage video documentation of his actions in Piazza Palazzo Reale and Sardinia.
The exhibition matters because it introduces Campus’s coherent, paradoxical practice—rooted in collective creation and the relativity of time—to a public that can no longer hear his own voice. By shifting the title from his habitual "Tempo e processo" to "Tempo e passione," the show marks a transition from the artist’s living process to his legacy, ensuring his philosophical, material-driven art continues to resonate in the city that hosted his most iconic performances.