Newly commissioned solo exhibition by Petrit Halilaj on view at Fondazione Merz
(Artdaily.org)

Fondazione Merz is presenting Shkrepëtima, a newly commissioned solo exhibition by Petrit Halilaj (Kostërrc, Skenderaj-Kosovo 1986). Halilaj is the winner of the art category of the Mario Merz Prize second edition, the biannual international award for art and music, inaugurated by the Fondazione Merz. The exhibition in Turin is the culmination of an ambitious three-part project, curated by Leonardo Bigazzi. The first iteration was a major performance production – the largest public art project ever implemented by Petrit Halilaj – that took place on 7 July 2018 at the ruins of the Cultural Centre of Runik (Kosovo), the town where the artist grew up. This was followed by an exhibition at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland (20 July - 19 August 2018). The third and final, culminating exhibition takes place at the Fondazione Merz, Turin. The exhibition is centered around a series of monumental installations recont