Artnet: At Magazzino, an Artist’s Lens Is Focused on the Workers Who Built the Italian Art Museum

What does it take to build a museum? Whose labor and livelihood bring these high-minded visions to life?

Right now, Magazzino Italian Art is giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the process—and people—who made this post-war and contemporary Italian art institution a reality.

Curated by Paola Mura, “Building Magazzino 2014–2024” presents 50 large-scale photographs by Italian-born, New York-based photographer Marco Anelli (on view through through October 28). The museum commissioned Anelli to chronicle the museum’s transformation from a conceptual vision to its current form.

“My frequent presence at the site is crucial not to miss any important progress,” said Anelli. “To carry out such long projects, I follow the flow and rhythm of the works.”