Tempo felice suo malgrado is the title of the work through which Giovanni Rizzoli enters the wall-less gallery of the Corriere Art Collection, continuing the narrative celebrating the 150th anniversary of Corriere della Sera.
In this cover, the newspaper becomes more than a medium, it transforms into a symbolic field, a living surface on which to intervene. The language of journalism is disrupted and reconfigured, turning newsprint into both a poetic exercise and a warning.
Pages that recount our present often marked by somber and painful events are crossed by signs of light. A red heart, a vase overflowing with flowers, a breast nourishing life: simple yet archetypal images that break into the space of information as gestures of vitality. Rizzoli does not deny the weight of reality; instead, he intervenes within it, transforming the surface of reportage into a space of possibility.
Newsprint as Witness to the Zeitgeist
The artist is fully aware that covers bear witness to the Zeitgeist, the spirit of our time. Each page carries traces of collective tensions, conflicts, and anxieties. It is precisely from this awareness that his intervention arises, not as naïve consolation, but as a critical gesture that introduces a luminous fracture into the darkness.
The joy evoked in the title is neither decorative nor rhetorical. It is a condition “despite itself,” a quiet form of resistance that emerges in spite of circumstances. In this gesture resonates the thought of Simone Weil: “Joy is our escape from time.” Not an escape from reality, but a suspension, a moment of opening within it.
An Artist Between Matter and Word
Born in Venice in 1963, Giovanni Rizzoli is an eclectic and independent voice in the international art scene. Sculptor, painter, and performer, he combines artistic practice with academic work and the writing of poetry. His research moves across disciplines, intertwining material and language, gesture and reflection, in a continuous inquiry into the tensions of contemporary life.
In Tempo felice suo malgrado, this plurality condenses into an essential yet powerful intervention: journalism becomes a sensitive surface, painting becomes symbolic action, and poetry traverses the field of information.
A Special Edition for a Historic Anniversary
The work forms part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Corriere della Sera, contributing to a collection that bridges historical memory and contemporary vision.
From Tuesday, digital copies of the Corriere Art Collection will be available, featuring a QR code that expands the experience of the artwork and contributes to a unique archive at the intersection of art and information.
A poetic gesture that becomes responsibility. A sign of light within the complexity of our time.