Adriano Annino's 'Etica presente' at Microba, Bari
Adriano Annino (born 1983, Naples) presents his solo exhibition 'Etica presente' at Microba in Bari, curated by Nicola Zito. The show features three protagonists—Marco, Tom, and Moll—whose stories intertwine different expressive registers. Annino, known for his linguistic mixing, reworks Hogarth's depictions of prostitutes and libertines, dissolving their features with loose brushstrokes. Tom and Moll, Hogarthian characters, appear tremulous and disturbed, demonstrating painting's enduring resilience. Marco, a misbehaving child, serves as a mentor in a health education guide drawn by the artist's mother, later turned into a video. Oedipal stratifications mix with ironically pedagogical aims in a 18th-century style, where past citations meet present in the little antihero's adventures, forming a common memento.
Key facts
- Adriano Annino was born in 1983 in Naples.
- The exhibition is titled 'Etica presente'.
- It is held at Microba in Bari.
- The curator is Nicola Zito.
- Three protagonists: Marco, Tom, and Moll.
- Annino reworks Hogarth's works on prostitutes and libertines.
- Marco is a child with incorrect behaviors, subject of a health education guide by the artist's mother.
- The exhibition mixes Oedipal stratifications with pedagogical aims in 18th-century style.
Entities
Artists
- Adriano Annino
- William Hogarth
- Nicola Zito
Institutions
- Microba
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Bari