NEWS
BIG SUCCESS FOR THE BOOK BY EMILIO ISGRO' "COME DIFENDERSI DALL'ARTE E DALLA PIOGGIA" ("HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST ART AND RAIN") CURATED BY BEATRICE BENEDETTI01/31/2013
"While the manager's ethic is guaranteed success, that of the artist is certain failure. And for an artist it is always better to lose in the light than to win in the dark."
Emilio Isgrò
The impact on contemporary culture of Emilio Isgrò – the "father of deletion" and one of the most incisive and precursory artists of the past fifty years – is to be found in the visual arts and in his critical and self-critical power. He is now the figure to turn to for those who seek artists with the ability to reflect and doubt. This is a society that, with its submissive biennials and sanitised fairs, like a vast mall of taste and thoughts, has paradoxically ended up by giving art – once the queen of all dissenters – the task of building consent. It has made it one of the most docile instruments of global conformism, with "provocations" worthy of corporate entertainment shows.
The title of the book, Come difendersi dall'arte e della pioggia – literally "How to Defend Against Art and Rain" – does not mean one can do without art (just as one cannot do without water), but simply that the time has come to free it from the "Platonic" darkness into which it has sunk, and to restore it to a more fruitful and fertile form of "Aristotelian" transparency. In the book, Isgrò explicitly suggests this in his sarcastic essay entitled "Manifestino dell'arte epica" – the "little manifesto of epic art" – in which deletions are called upon to act as a cathartic shield "between the eye that beholds and art that deceives."
Edited with passion and precision by Beatrice Benedetti, the book contains a series of previously unpublished writings, as well as essays and statements of poetic vision that have appeared over many years in art magazines and in newspapers such as the Corriere della Sera, Il Giorno and Il Sole 24 Ore. There is also a conversation with Arturo Schwarz and an interview by Alberto Fiz, editor of the previous collection of the artist's writings, La cancellatura e altre soluzioni (Skira, 2007).
INFO: Maretti Editore
HERMANN NITSCH @TATE LONDON FOR "A BIGGER SPLASH. PAINTING AFTER PERFORMANCE"11/23/2012
This exhibition will take a new look at the dynamic relationship between performance and painting since 1950. Contrasting key paintings by Jackson Pollock and David Hockney, the exhibition considers two different approaches to the idea of the canvas as an arena in which to act: one gestural, the other one theatrical. The paintings of the Vienna Actionists or the Shooting Pictures of Niki de St Phalle will be re-presented within the performance context that they were made, and juxtaposed with works by artists such as Cindy Sherman or Jack Smith that used the face and body as a surface, often using make-up in work dealing with gender role-play. The exhibition proposes a new way of looking at the work of a number of younger artists whose approach to painting is energised by these diverse historical sources, drawing upon action painting, drag and the idea of the stage set.
Until April 1, 2013
Info: www.tate.org.uk
64.MALAKTION BY HERMANN NITSCH @ MART MUSEUM, ROVERETO (TN)10/13/2012
During the Contemporary Art Day planned for Saturday, 6th October 2012, the Mart di Rovereto will be hosting the 64th Malaktion (Painting-Action) by Hermann Nitsch, one of the founders of the Viennese Actionism movement and designer of Das Orgien Mysterien Theater (Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries), which indissolubly combines life, art, philosophy, music, theatre and painting.
Saturday 6th will mark the key moment in an event lasting an entire week, from 2nd to 7th October: Nitsch and his assistants will be constructing the performance in the first-floor rooms of the Mart during eight days of pictorial action. Through movements of their hands and bodies, colours of various consistencies will be sprayed, spread, dripped and poured on to large white canvases laid out on the floor and walls.
The canvases will then be raised and placed on the rooms of the walls, remaining visible until 8th October. In this way, the artist will fulfil the Wagnerian ideal of the total work of art – a single complex between result and process – that has always been a source of inspiration to Nitsch.
The event is free and is realised by the Mart in collaboration with the Museo Archivio Laboratorio per le Arti Contemporanee Hermann Nitsch of Naples.
EMILIO ISGRO' INTERVIEW BY LUIGI MENEGHELLI ON FLASH ART, ITALY (JUNE ISSUE)06/28/2012
Emilio Isgrò interviewed by the art critic and curator Luigi Meneghelli on Flash art Italy (June issue). Where's art going? Which is the artist's role in the XXI century? Such deep touching matters are discussed by the two intellectuals. Enjoy the reading.
LIU BOLIN IN FAVOR OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS03/15/2012
Liu Bolin, already well known for his performances in which disappears in the various environments surrounding, lends his art in favor of Unicef. The artist has created this image for the Chinese campaign of the organization that takes care of abandoned children or violated. A generous genius!
LIU BOLIN GOES ALL OVER THE WORLD (BETWEEN THE VEGETABLES)12/29/2011
The Liu Bolin shot in a Chinese supermarket (Beijing) has been spread worldwide. From the China Daily to magazines and websites all over the world. Click here to read the news.
ONE WEEK MORE TO VISIT THE GENTLEMEN OF VERONA SHOW12/29/2011
One week more to visit the show The Gentlemen of Verona, at the Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery Palazzo Forti, curated by Andrea Bruciati. The exhibition will close Saturday the 14th instead of the 7th. Enjoy it!
EMILIO ISGRO'. ONE (BETWEEN 25) TO KEEP AN EYE ON FOLLOWING THE "MF" GUIDE LINE12/29/2011
The financial magazine “Milano Finanza” indicated Emilio Isgrò as one of the 25 artists to keep an eye on. Read the top list by Alberto Fiz.
HERMANN NITSCH - STRUCTURES11/29/2011
architectural drawings, scores and realizations of the o.m. theater
“IF IT CAN BE SAID THAT ALL OF CREATION IS MY BODY, IT CAN ALSO BE SAID THAT BEING THAT WHICH PORTRAYS ITSELF IS THEATRE, THE DRAMA OF THE WORLD’S GENESIS AS IT OCCURS, THE CREATION OF BEING. EVEN SO, LIFE BUILT ITSELF ARENAS, CULT SITES, TEMPLES AND CHURCHES, WHERE MASSES OF THE THEATRICAL, OF THE DRAMATIC ARE CELEBRATED. THROUGH THEATRE, BEING SHOULD CARVE ITSELF OUT IN A CONCENTRATED, ESSENTIAL WAY, BRINGING ITSELF INTO THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF HUMAN BEINGS. TRIUMPH OF THEATRE.”
(Hermann Nitsch: DAS SEIN. zur theorie des orgien mysterien theaters [being], Vol. 2, STYRIA, 2009, p. 634)
Info: Leopold Museum, Wien
ISGRO' GIVES A FACE TO THE READING11/12/2011
Emilio Isgrò illustrates the new magazine "La Lettura", in the newspaper stands with "Il Corriere della Sera". On January the 8th, 2012.
THE GENTLEMEN OF VERONA_Palazzo Forti_September 24 , 2011 January 8, 201210/04/2011
On Saturday 24th September 2011 at 6pm the Palazzo Forti Modern Art Gallery in Verona held the opening of the exhibition “The Gentlemen of Verona: experiments on the contemporary in Italy ”, by Andrea Bruciati.
BOXART SMARTPHONE AND TABLET FRIENDLY. PLEASURE WITH COMPATIBLE ART09/08/2011
After the virual tour, the Facebook page, Flickr, and other platforms, boxartgallery.com offers the its fans News, shows and Artworks, within arm’s reach on every smartphone and tablet.
MARCO CINGOLANI ON THE "LIVE!" COVER, AT CENTRO PECCI DI PRATO TIL SEPT. 1607/28/2011
The two curators, Luca Beatrice and Marco Bazzini, have chosen Marco Cingolani for the cover of the exhibition catalogue of LIVE! Art meets rock, at Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci until September the 16, a suggestive perspective to show how the history of contemporary art and of rock music have followed parallel paths to contribute to the construction of the cultural universe of the last forty years.
Music and the visual arts have crossed and overlapped, over time, engendering a unified and consistent landscape; what draws them together is the performative dimension, articulated according to the specific occasion within an exhibition or a concert. LIVE! offers a parallel and original reading of historic events by exhibiting paintings, sculptures, installations, video clips, artworks, LPs, graphic works, photographs, magazines and films.
Art:
Alighiero Boetti, Marco Lodola,Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Ira Schneider, Gianfranco Gorgoni, Matteo Guarnaccia, Paolo Icaro, Franco Vaccari, Giulio Turcato, Marcello Jori, Dennis Oppenheim, Joan Jonas, Luciano Giaccari-MUel Videoteca Giaccari Varese, Urs Lüthi, Luigi Ontani, Victor Vasarely, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Peter Christopherson,William English, Jamie Reid, Linder, Martin Kippenberger, William Wegman, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sandro Chia, Nicola De Maria, Alessandro Mendini, Massimo Iosa Ghini, Nam June Paik, Joseph Beyus, Edo Bertoglio, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Francesco Clemente Robert Longo, Mark Kostabi, Paul Tschinkel-Innertube, Paul Tschinkel, Anton Corbijn, Malick Sidibé, Cheri Samba, Lonid Sokov, Thomas Billhardt, Nan Goldin, Massimo Kaufmann, Gilbert&George, Fischli&Weiss, Efrem Raimondi, Stefano Arienti, Marco Cingolani, Daniele Galliano, Massimo Barzagli, Raymond Pettibon, Karen Kilimnic, Pruitt-Early, Daniel Johnston, Richard Kern, Cindy Sherman, Christian Marclay, Macelo Gutman, Richard Billingham, Marc Quinn, Sam Taylor-Wood, Damien Hirst, Stanley Donwood, Aernout Mik, Tony Oursler, Nico Vascellari, Emanuele Becheri, Fausto Gilberti, David LaChapelle, Kon Trubkovich, Gianni Molaro
Music:
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, Grace Jones, Bob Marley, Renato Zero, U2, Vasco Rossi, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, Gorillaz, Bjork, Radiohead, Michael Jackson
Music:
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, Grace Jones, Bob Marley, Renato Zero, U2, Vasco Rossi, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Nick Cave, Nirvana, Blur, Oasis, Gorillaz, Bjork, Radiohead, Michael Jackson
TECHNICAL SHEET
Title LIVE! Art meets rock.
Curated by Luca Beatrice and Marco Bazzini
Dates May 21st – September 16th, 2011
Venue Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci
Viale della Repubblica 277, Prato
ISGRO' ILLUSTRATES THE INTELLECTUAL MAGAZINE "ALFABETA". AVAILABLE FROM JUL 407/16/2011
"Alfabeta2 n°11" (July/August), now available at your newspaper stand, is all signed by Emilio Isgrò. Isgrò, beyond the images, enriches the magazine with an interview by Andrea Cortellessa. More info clicking here
LIU BOLIN AT GROUND ZERO, WALL STREET, HOUSTON AV. READ THE NY PRESS RELEASE07/08/2011
Liu Bolin's work stroke the US audience. The major american network, as The New York Times and CNN, talked a lot about the chinese artist.
click below to read the press release
Appearing and disappearing at ground zero
LIU BOLIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SWEDEN, AT FOTOGRAFISKA MUSEET UNTIL SEPT. 1107/06/2011
The invisible man
2 July – 11 September 2011