Italian artist Agostino Bonalumi's monumental modular sculpture "Struttura modulare bianca" (1970), originally created for his solo room at the 35th Venice Biennale, will be presented at Art Basel Unlimited 2026 by Mazzoleni gallery. The rarely exhibited work, staged in collaboration with Archivio Bonalumi, marks a pivotal moment in Bonalumi's shift from painting into three-dimensional "object painting" and environmental art, as discussed by gallery directors Luigi and Davide Mazzoleni in an interview.
The presentation matters because it reintroduces a historically significant work that challenges spatial perception and the viewer's role, while confirming Bonalumi's sustained recognition at the highest institutional and collecting levels. As the only historic Italian artist featured at Art Basel Unlimited, the exhibition underscores the continued relevance of Bonalumi's experimental practice, which bridged painting, sculpture, and environmental art, and highlights the role of art fairs in bringing museum-scale works to new audiences.