Cristian Chironi Manhattan Stop

May 25 - August 13, 2022

Morton St. Partners in collaboration with Magazzino Italian Art.

Cristian Chironi is a multidisciplinary artist focused on site-specific activations and installations, with an eye toward intriguing environmental and human themes. Inspired by the close, collaborative friendship between fellow Sardinian Costantino Nivola and Le Corbusier, Chironi’s project Drive is an interdisciplinary, itinerant, and site-specific series combining architecture, urbanism, design, sonic art, and social relations. Featuring an important car in Nivola’s life, the Fiat 127 Special “Chameleon”, Chironi travels the world accompanied by copilots and passengers from various backgrounds, all invited to play active roles in the work. In the process, he creates a shared space within the car’s interior, recording each story and weaving them into a video travel diary. For New York Drive, Chironi and the Fiat toured multiple sites throughout New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley, inspiring a new series of visual works. With New York Drive’s final destination Manhattan Stop here at Morton Street Partners, Chironi investigates and reflects on the emotional experience of the Fiat as a literal and figurative vehicle, exploring urban and rural landscapes, telling collective and personal stories. 

Special thanks to the Anna and Francesco Tampieri Collection and Fondation Le Corbusier