Silvano Repetto Brings 'Comunicazioni inutili' to P46 Gallery During Camogli Communication Festival
Silvano Repetto, a Swiss-Italian artist hailing from Mendrisio and born in 1968, currently resides in Lugano and creates in Paradiso, Switzerland. He showcased 'Comunicazioni inutili' at P46 Gallery in Camogli, overseen by Guido Risicato, during the thirteenth Festival della Comunicazione di Camogli, which took place from 10 to 13 September 2026. The opening event occurred on 12 September at 6 p.m. In his performance, Repetto utilized a jug as a megaphone, highlighting the irony between spoken words and fluidity. The title juxtaposes 'performance' with 'inutĭlis', signifying unnecessary. His work embodies principles from Latin super-fluus and Fluxus, drawing inspiration from figures like Deleuze, Malraux, Duchamp, Man Ray, Tzara, and Ball, while setting himself apart from Warhol, Koons, Cattelan, and Hirst.
Key facts
- Silvano Repetto was born in Mendrisio in 1968, lives in Lugano and works in Paradiso, Switzerland
- The exhibition 'Comunicazioni inutili' was held at P46 Gallery in Camogli, directed by Guido Risicato
- It coincided with the thirteenth edition of the Festival della Comunicazione di Camogli, from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September 2026
- The vernissage took place Saturday 12 September at 6 p.m. with the performer present
- Repetto staged a variation on his numbered 'Performance inutili', actions performed without an audience
- He held a jug to his mouth like a megaphone, open in vain to drink absent water, an ironic provocation between the verbal and the liquid
- The title contrasts 'performance', a positively valued feat, with Latin-derived 'inutĭlis', meaning superfluous, irrelevant, unrequested and unmotivated
- Deleuze argued art has nothing to do with communication and is akin to an act of resistance; Malraux said art is the only thing resisting death
- Duchamp was called 'Ingegnere del Tempo Perduto' by Pierre Cabanne in a 1966 interview
- Fluxus was named by Lithuanian George Maciunas after early 1961 events in Wiesbaden and New York
- Repetto's film company is named IFDUIF
- Warhol (mid-1960s), Koons (1980s), Cattelan and Hirst (early 1990s) are cited as artists riding the media wave
Entities
Artists
- Silvano Repetto
- Gilles Deleuze
- André Malraux
- Marcel Duchamp
- Pierre Cabanne
- Man Ray
- Tristan Tzara
- Hugo Ball
- Andy Warhol
- Jeff Koons
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Damien Hirst
- George Maciunas
- Malraux
Institutions
- P46 Gallery
- Festival della Comunicazione di Camogli
- IFDUIF
- Fluxus
Locations
- Mendrisio
- Switzerland
- Lugano
- Paradiso
- Camogli
- Italy
- Wiesbaden
- Germany
- New York
- United States