PLART_ Plastica e Arte di Maria Pia Incutti Paliotto
Plart is a multifunctional space dedicated to scientific research and technological innovation for the recovery, restoration and conservation of works of art and design in plastic. Plart houses inside a research center, an events area, a space for training and the permanent exhibition of objects of one of the most well-known historical collections of plastic. The collection - built over 30 years thanks to a painstaking search of Maria Pia Incutti and under the curatorship of the arch. Nunzio Vitale - represents an important point of reference in the world of plastic. The collection tells the story of plastic and with it the evolution of the habits and customs of the society, from the late nineteenth century to the seventies, highlighting the diversity and versatility of this eclectic family of materials, from Bakelite to celluloid, from polyurethane resin. It is a collection of over 1500 pieces in museum consists of anonymous objects - pens, dolls, boxes, lamps - and works by contemporary artists and designers such as Piero Gilardi, Gaetano Pesce, Mello Franco, Guido Drocco, Tony Cragg and many others. The collection was dedicated in 1990, the historic exhibition at the Plastic Pignatelli Cortes Museum of Naples. In 1991 it was exhibited at the Grand Palais in Paris, VIII shows the design of Saint Etienne in 2002 - promoted and organized by the Foundation Armando Alvares Penteado - Sao Paulo Brazil.
