Dario Agrimi's 'Black Box' Invades Palazzo Beltrani in Trani
Dario Agrimi (born 1980 in Atri) presents 'La scatola nera' (The Black Box) at Palazzo Beltrani in Trani from September 18 to 23, 2018, as part of the 'Dialoghi di Trani' festival. The exhibition explores fear through a labyrinth of contrasting emotions, using Agrimi's ironic and iconoclastic language. Works span video installations, black-and-white Polaroids, live and taxidermied animals, paintings, and hyperrealistic sculptures. The installation occupies every corner of the palazzo, including rooms, hidden nooks, courtyards, and restrooms. The show features the best of Agrimi's production from the last decade, with his signature use of slogans, clichés, animated objects, and pop culture imagery to provoke reflection on art, religion, contemporary society, love, and fear—synthesized as 'passion.'
Key facts
- Dario Agrimi was born in Atri in 1980.
- The exhibition is titled 'La scatola nera' (The Black Box).
- It takes place at Palazzo Beltrani in Trani.
- The exhibition runs from September 18 to 23, 2018.
- It is part of the 'Dialoghi di Trani' festival.
- Works include video installations, Polaroids, live and taxidermied animals, paintings, and hyperrealistic sculptures.
- Agrimi's style is described as ironic, blasphemous, and iconoclastic.
- The show covers the last decade of Agrimi's production.
Entities
Artists
- Dario Agrimi
Institutions
- Palazzo Beltrani
Locations
- Atri
- Trani
- Italy