Evgeny Antufiev's 'Dead Nations' at Naples Church
Evgeny Antufiev's exhibition 'Dead Nations. Golden Age Version' opened at the Chiesa di San Giuseppe delle Scalze in Naples, featuring sculptures that blend decay and morphogenesis. The works incorporate terracotta scales, mosaic tiles, and golden confetti, referencing Gothic gargoyles, sci-fi aliens, and Viennese Secession. The opening included a performance by an opera singer reciting the artist's text as a lament for the end of the world. Antufiev, born in Kyzyl in 1986, creates immersive experiences that merge high and low culture, past and present, within the Baroque church's decaying setting. A giant golden anthropomorphic mask served as a totemic symbol of humanity's self-santification through luxury and power.
Key facts
- Evgeny Antufiev's exhibition 'Dead Nations. Golden Age Version' is at Chiesa di San Giuseppe delle Scalze in Naples.
- The exhibition features sculptures that combine terracotta, mosaic tiles, and golden confetti.
- The opening included a performance by an opera singer reciting a text by the artist.
- Antufiev was born in Kyzyl in 1986.
- The works reference Gothic gargoyles, sci-fi aliens, and Viennese Secession.
- The Baroque church is in a state of decline, suspended between death and life.
- A giant golden anthropomorphic mask was part of the installation.
- The exhibition opened in 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Evgeny Antufiev
Institutions
- Chiesa di San Giuseppe delle Scalze
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Kyzyl
- Russia