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at London Biennale opening in Rome, May 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Artist Trading Cards 41 for London Biennale opening in Rome: disc, oil on vinyl, 1968-2016, poster for performance “hell-HEAL-hill”, ph. L. Maria Mino and photo of Rome by Laura Cristin
In the first days of May I will take part in London Biennale opening in Rome, with a disc, a performance and a video.
On May 1st, from 17:00, at Studio.ra in via Platino 1 F, I will donate to Raffaella Losapio 1 of the 4 revisitated copies of the original vinyl recorded in Rome in ’68, for the 10th anniversary of her gallery; then I will participate in Reynolds’ performance “Emergency Room” by drawing a Chemo Dragon Chimera on her breast.
On May 2nd, from 17:00 at Valle della Caffarella, the main performance “hell-HEAL-hill” will take place: I will go back to my first time in Rome, in January ’68, so to make a synchronisation/syncopation in theme with this year’s LB of David Medalla.
On May 3rd, from 18:00 at Studio RO.MI in via Vetulonia, 55, the video “for Letizia Comba (1932-2000)” who was on the train with me in ’68, will be shown among the selection.
A series of ATCards with full detail of each day has been made and will be given out to LB participants and to the audience.
Full program in http://www.studiora.eu/2016/05/01/program-of-london-biennale-2016-in-rome-press-release/
Words about Rome, Bosch&Bruegel images
The (true) story “La prima volta a Roma” is finalist at the AVIS contest. It will be published with the other selected, in the book “La prima volta” by Marsilio Editori. The first three will be announced in an event in Mantova, next May. Incidentally, I have been in Rome recently and there old memories of that journey in ’68 with Letizia Comba arose. They will be expressed on May 1st in a performance at London Biennale opening coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Studio.ra.
Read the story here: http://laprimavolta.avis.it/prime-volte/post/343-la-prima-volta-a-roma.html
The BB dyptich had travelled to Hertogenbosch (NL) to take part in the mail art exhibition “Bosch after Bruegel” cured by MiiColori Too Joosen for the Museum of Instant Images in connection with “Hieronymus Bosch, Visions of a genius” at Jheronimus Bosch Art Center.
Private view on March 5th.
See my contribution at: http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=1404714
The first vinyl and the first travel to Rome
My contributions “the first travel to Rome” (text) and “the first vinyl” (photo) take part in “La prima volta” of AVIS. It is a contest to make the people aware of the importance of the deed of gift of blood/life. My text and photo points up and investigate the not-so-ephemeral effects of love donations.
http://laprimavolta.avis.it/prime-volte/people/380-laura-cristin.html
Sherena Velella in Ventotene
Sherena Velella as installation – a soft bust of sea and sky – takes part in Ventotene in the new collective exhibition of “Lo Stracquo”. Last year the works of art were made by international artists with the waste-material collected from the sea along the shores of Ponza. The exhibition continues to travel in the Thyrrenian Sea to a nearby island. Opening at Sala Polivalente U. Terracini at 19:30 of August 7th, 2015. Exhibition will remain open till September 27th. Associazione Calafelci and La Mongolfiera.
http://www.ponzacalafelci.com/ventotene-lo-stracquo-apre-le-porte/
http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=1347262
http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/08/10/foto/_lo_stracquo_a_ventotene_la_mostra_che_viene_dal_mare-120763529/1/#2
June updatings: plumes,Tarots and food
From my (life) travel notes:
– by June 13, the delivering of the 60 piume in viaggio was completed by snail mail and the responses have been amazing!
– Videos of my performance “Danse du Tarots en F” in Paris had new links, after the participation in Magmart video festival. You can now find them at https://youtu.be/8qOFcx4uorw and https://youtu.be/AY1yzJ602UY
– The new project/exhibition “microstorie di cibo” of ArtCafè in Milan hosts my contribution “Fiabe da gustare” at http://microbonet-artcafe.blogspot.it/2015/06/laura-cristin.html
Expotarget in Milan
A little contribution of mine – a paper airplane – takes part in Milan in bersaglioexpo exhibition cured by microbo.net. First exhibitions, among with other ‘planes selected, will be at the space microLive from May 1st in coincidence with the Expo opening.
http://www.microbo.net/2015/05/bersaglioexpo-laura-cristin/
Tarots: con-sonant and (in)finite project
Just the perfect day to let you know something about the Tarots project that is keeping not-only-me busy, from long. On Mardi gras, approaching the turning into the Chinese New Year of the Goat, “Tarots” is published in the “Works” section of this website. A more extensive pdf to download (Intermezzo) goes with it. The journey into this ever surprising/involving theme – treated in a peculiar/subjective way – has come to a crucial point so far. After the silver path, the golden one appears, still ongoing, con-sonant and (in)finite.
In Memory 2008-2015 at Art Cafè
On January 27th 2008, together with Amadea Fayne, mezzo soprano from Berlin and the pianist/composer Dario Della Rossa from Cosenza, I had the opportunity to think/act for the Day of Memory in the old sinagogue of S. Daniele del Friuli. The following day, we all went to Venice for a free/impromptu performance along the gondolas… Kol Nidre and AniMa amin were sung, proper music for the holocaust was played and a Sheren performance (according to my art identity) took place. Life and death are intimately connected: in 2008 we also had in mind/heART the 250th anniversary from Mozart’s birth and other facts. Last July, on 14th, I had the chance to perform “Tarots in Paris” at Père Lachaise, and at a certain point I could almost “feel” the spirit of Raymond Roussel whose tomb I had chosen for a dance prayer. After the 7th janvier 2015, even George Wolinski will rest forever there.
I do not know what art can do, but remembering the little we/I could do makes me feel better.
http://microbonet-artcafe.blogspot.it/2015/01/laura-cristin.html
Madonnina pop Milan-Rome
Starting from Rome, at studio.ra of Raffaella Losapio, my contribution “Madonnina pop con cuore-farfalla che vola nel Tempo” takes part in the project Madonnina pop, re-styling the golden statue on top of Milan Dome. My image links several events such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s KV 200 that was composed in November 1774, one month before the inauguration of the golden Madonna, with other not so private facts, mainly related to my performance “Tarots in Paris” at Père Lachaise in July 2014. A butterfly heART (from Sherensign 6 named “LoveS”) is in the core of the Madonnina of Milan.
http://www.studiora.eu/2015/03/06/nuovo-look-per-la-madonnina-del-duomo-di-milano/
Tarots in Paris at Magmart video festival 2015
Two videos of the performance “Dance du Tarot en F”, that was made at the sepulchre of Raymond Roussel in Paris last July, take part in the IX edition of Magmart, the international videoart festival of Naples. The curator is Enrico Tomaselli.
The videos can be seen, till March 2015, at the following links
http://www.magmart.it/showvideo.php?i=2167
http://www.magmart.it/showvideo.php?i=2168
30 videos will be selected for the permanent collection of CAM, Contemporary Art Museum of Naples.
As for my videography, I started for the necessity of taking notes of sounds and movements besides the images, along my art&life path. Most of my videos are kept in the personal archive and/or sent to whom it might concern. Since the beginning of the practice, in 2005, some of the most significant ones were showed/took part in Magmart editions/webmagazines and in the Mexican event “07-07-07 para el dia del paraguas negro”.
