Betty Bee on Naples, Performance, and Emigration

Betty Bee, born in Naples in 1962, is an artist and performer known for merging provocation and poetry. In an interview, she recalls performing as a street performer in Vienna in the 1980s. She distances herself from being labeled as belonging to the Ponticelli neighborhood, stating she is a 'citizen of the world' and does not share in Naples' tragedies. She rarely participates in local art events and describes herself as solitary. Her recent exhibition at Galleria Umberto Di Marino in Naples has just concluded, which she describes as an opportunity to offer her city a path intertwining past and present. She does not reveal future projects, saying she never makes plans before they present themselves. The interview was conducted by Arianna Rosica.