Cesare Pietroiusti's Audio-Performance for Rubriche d’aria Podcast

Cesare Pietroiusti presents an audio-performance for the Rubriche d’aria podcast series by Carico Massimo, curated by Juan Pablo Macías and Alessandra Poggianti. The piece traces the path of air from outside into the body, vibrating the tongue in the oral cavity, described by the artist as a physical act of pleasure linking speech to an auto-erotic condition. Pietroiusti (Rome, 1955) studied Medicine with a thesis in Psychiatric Clinic before joining the Jartrakor study center founded by Sergio Lombardo, contributing to the “eventualist” theory blending artistic experimentation with scientific analysis. In the 1980s, he participated in the Gruppo di Piombino, pioneering interactive practices that anticipated the everyday poetics of the 1990s. Later, he moved away from conventional art systems, using irony, paradox, and unconscious audience involvement to rethink economic exchange and social communication. Recently, his practice has focused on laboratory models combining educational and exhibition activities to foster horizontal knowledge development and overcome disciplinary boundaries. The podcast is available on Spreaker, and the series is part of Carico Massimo's broader offerings including newsletters on the art market (Incanti), urban regeneration (Render), and cultural tourism (PAX).