Era finora: distanze e intersezioni / Era finora: distances and intersections

The essay revolves around the site specific work realized by Giulio Paolini for the newly opened Fondazione Luigi Rovati in Milan. Titled "Era finora", the work represents the culmination of major interests which have recurred in the practice of Paolini since the beginning: the primacy of vision, perspective as a device to visualize space and time through art, the vital relationship with the past, the primacy of the work of the author. By contextualizing the work within the artist's oeuvre, the essay argues that the piece represent a major contribution to the discussions around the sense of the past and the tenets of artistic practice, which are especially relevant today.