'Beauty and Terror: Places of Colonialism and Fascism', last days to visit the exhibition at the Madre Museum in Naples.
Last days to visit the exhibition “Beauty and Terror: Places of Colonialism and Fascism”, curated by Kathryn Weir, which will be open until September 26. An exhibition itinerary that includes works specifically commissioned by the Madre museum, alongside pre-existing works, all united by a foundation based on research, and which analyze the contemporary legacy of the interconnection between colonialism and fascism, exploring the theoretical apparatus that underlies both. The exhibition was created in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, Naples, and was accompanied by a public program organized with the participation of the Research Laboratory Centre André Chastel (Sorbonne Université), Paris; the Mostra d'Oltremare, Naples; the Recovery Plan, Florence; and Villa Romana, Florence.
On Thursday, September 22, from 15.30:18.00 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., the exhibition space will host a workshop by artist Délio Jasse, who intervenes in the historical narratives of fascism and Italian colonialism through a reworking of archive images using experimental historical printing techniques such as cyanotype.
For this workshop the artist and participants will work on a selection of archival and vernacular photographs, including images of settlers departing for Libya from the port of Naples.
Thursday, September 22, from 18.00:1979 p.m., an appointment with two of the artists present in the exhibition. It begins with a meeting with Alessandra Cianelli, who will share with the public the reflections and research that have nourished her work exhibited in the exhibition “On the Practice of Wonder and the Need for an Archive”. A short passage from the film “Christ Stopped at Eboli” (XNUMX) by Francesco Rosi will be screened, and an unpublished podcast will then be presented that traces the story of the artist's deceased grandfather.
Following this, Giulia Piscitelli will talk about her works on display, and there will be a screening of “Loredana e Daniele”, made in 2005 and completed on the occasion of “Beauty and Terror”: an unreleased film that portrays the Neapolitan wedding that brought together members of the Eritrean-Italian and Ethiopian-Italian communities.
Both events – the workshop and the meetings – are free, and can be accessed until all available seats are filled.
