Via Vincenzo Monti 32 e via Aurelio Saffi 6, 20123 Milano
Opening: Thursday, September 11th at 7:00 PM
WIZARD GALLERY is pleased to present Elsewhere, a two-person exhibition that puts into dialogue the works of the artists Marko Lađušić (1967, Pelagićevo) and Benedetto Pietromarchi (1972, Rome). The title of the exhibition suggests that the point of convergence in both artists’ research is a shared reaching toward, and interest in, an “elsewhere”— whether cosmic or archetypal.
For this occasion, Marko Lađušić unveils a selection of never-before-seen abstract works from his ongoing Megastructures series, a body of work he has been developing since 2019 and which was exhibited at the 23rd Triennale di Milano.
The series emerges as an evolution of his earlier cycle Chaos (2016–2018), in which the artist explored the presence of latent order within apparent disorder.
In Megastructures, Lađušić constructs vast mental landscapes and visual architectures using dense, mesh-like forms—“mesh systems” inspired by the large stained-glass windows of Serbian cathedrals. Each chromatic layer retains its own autonomy, yet together these ornamental motifs form a complex, ever-evolving pictorial organism. This technique gives the works a deep sense of dimensionality, evoking multiple worlds and micro-systems that surface and dissolve—much like in chaos theory, where hidden structures reveal underlying order and symmetry.
Lađušić’s Megastructures reflect the breadth of his visual ambition—personal cosmologies that reveal a universe in perpetual flux.
Benedetto Pietromarchi’s new series of polychrome ceramic sculptures brings to life an imaginary bestiary, inhabited by hybrid and ambiguous creatures inspired by ancient medieval bestiaries.
The artist draws from the symbolic and fantastical tradition of those collections of real and mythical animals, reinterpreting it through a contemporary lens. Each work takes shape through a process of modeling and coloring ceramic, a material Pietromarchi favors as it allows him to give these figures an intense presence that feels both archaic and modern. These sculptures reflect our present moment, characterized by a widespread return to a surreal, metamorphic, and digital imaginaries. The creatures defy fixed rules; they are fluid forms suspended between the natural and the artificial, the ancient and the futuristic. Much like in the virtual world, reality and fiction merge and blur here as well.
With Bestiario, Pietromarchi invites us to explore a visual and symbolic elsewhere, where the archetypes of the past are transformed to narrate the hybridization of the digital age.
Benedetto Pietromarchi (1972, Rome) is an Italian artist and ceramicist whose poetics are rooted in the dialogue between organic matter and imaginary archaeology. A graduate in Sculpture from the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, Pietromarchi has exhibited in numerous galleries and international institutions, including Lorcan O’Neill Gallery (Rome), the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and the Royal Academy of Arts. Recent exhibitions include: Abyss (Josh Lilley, London 2023), La Natura Ama Nascondersi (VISIONAREA Art Space, Rome 2022), [adapt] (Francesca Antonini Arte Contemporanea, Rome 2022), and Back to Nature (Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa Borghese, Rome 2020).
Marko Lađušić (1967, Pelagićevo) is a Serbian artist working as a painter, sculptor, and multimedia performer. He graduated in Applied Sculpture from the University of Belgrade and later continued his studies at the University of Rijeka (Croatia). Lađušić has been a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia since 1995 and has held prominent roles in major cultural institutions while coordinating international projects. Recent exhibitions include: Beyond This World (Wizard Gallery – Galleria Ipercubo, Milan 2023), (W)hole New Level (Aria Art Gallery, Florence 2023), and Tête-à-Tête (Drina Gallery, Belgrade 2023).