Enzo Cucchi's Unstructured Monologue in Artribune Podcast Series
Artribune has launched a podcast series titled 'Monologhi al Telefono,' where artists engage in unstructured, pre-arranged phone conversations with an imagined listener, bypassing traditional interview formats. The latest episode features Enzo Cucchi (born 1949 in Morro d'Alba), a visionary artist known for his work across drawing, painting, sculpture, and mosaic. In the podcast, Cucchi delivers a timeless monologue, rejecting notions of freedom and future for artists, stating that 'the artist is the least free person in the world, fortunately.' Cucchi's career includes numerous solo exhibitions at prestigious museums in Italy and abroad, and his recent exhibition at MAXXI in Rome (opened October 2019) featured a single small-scale work accompanied by the provocative wall text: 'Painting does not recognize costumes. Children do not know gender. Art hates painters.' The podcast is curated by Donatella Giordano, who studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and has lived in Rome since 2001.
Key facts
- Artribune launched the podcast series 'Monologhi al Telefono'.
- The series features unstructured phone conversations with artists.
- Enzo Cucchi is the subject of the latest episode.
- Cucchi was born in Morro d'Alba in 1949.
- Cucchi works in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mosaic.
- Cucchi stated that 'the artist is the least free person in the world'.
- Cucchi's recent exhibition at MAXXI in Rome opened in October 2019.
- The exhibition featured a single small work and a provocative wall text.
- The podcast is curated by Donatella Giordano.
- Giordano studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.
Entities
Artists
- Enzo Cucchi
- Donatella Giordano
Institutions
- Artribune
- MAXXI
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
Locations
- Morro d'Alba
- Italy
- Rome