London.- The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art is proud to present “Alberto Burri: Form and Matter”, a landmark exhibition of works by the master of post-war abstraction. “Form and Matter” will be on view in the galleries from January 11th through April 8th 2012. Alberto Burri (1915-1995) is a towering figure of abstraction whose work revolutionised the artistic vocabulary of the post-war art world.  Burri’s celebration of humble materials such as sacking and tar created a new aesthetic rich in expressive power during the 1950s, and was later to prove decisive for artists associated with the Arte Povera movement. Yet, despite his stature, “Alberto Burri: Form and Matter” at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art from 13 January to 8 April 2012 is the first major retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work to be held in the United Kingdom.  It offers a comprehensive overview of Burri’s achievement through some forty powerful works spanning four decades, ranging from rare, early figurative pieces of the late 1940s to the ground-breaking abstract works for which he is best known.