SPOLIA 4° / Here’s Spoleto full of men and richness…
Project by Franco Troiani – Studio A’87
Patronage of the Municipality of Spoleto.
SPOLETO – PALAZZO MAURI / Thursday 30 May – 15:30 / until 14 July 2019
G. Carducci Municipal Library – 1st floor (Via Brignone 14)
JEFFREY ISAAC / Animal portraits
Oil-painted portraits of characters in playful metamorphosis (1994-1996 works). A series of oils on canvas of friends of the artist who were asked to identify with an animal. Portraits of the LeWitt family, Ellen Stewart and many other American and European friends and relatives of the artist… /… “91 Animal Portraits’ is a series of oil paintings of friends of the artist who were asked to portray an animal. Here are 91 portraits of the LeWitt family, Ellen Stewart and many other American and European friends of the artist who chose to portray an animal and stand to be painted by Isaac. The whole portable exhibition is printed in full color and dedicated to his brother, Jan Luss. Done over the period of two years, the artist selected members of his own family as well as friends. It is an interesting performance-both on the part of the subjects as well as the artist, who has portrayed himself as a monkey.” Umbrella 20, no. 2, 1997.
On display: Books with illustrations of men and beasts
Text by Agostino Lucidi (Cedrav researcher).
Conference: …Continuare ad andare a cavallo / …To keep on riding
Thursday, May 30 at 16:00.
Emanuele De Donno (architect / cultural operator):
“Animal / human” poetics in Jeffrey Isaac’s works
Giulia Romitelli (architect) Studio dell’Oratorio dei Disciplinati in Beroide (with Roberta Menaguale and Anastasia Orlova, exhibited on 30 May in the Sala Mauri of the Library)
Lidia Antonini (art historian, vice-president Anisa): The Church of Sant’Angelo in Camporoppolo di Beroide and the Via Flaminia
Giuliano Macchia (architect): Symbologies of the medieval bestiary / façade of the Church of San Pietro in Spoleto.
Nello Teodori (architect / creator and curator of the Museo del Somaro in Gualdo Tadino):
“CaSoMai” horses versus donkeys donkeys versus horses.
Moreno Orazi (architect / cultural operator): On the side of the donkeys / a posthumous historical rehabilitation.
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Info: Studio A’87: 339 4319977