Federico Tiezzi's Video Art Transforms Vasari's Lives into Digital Portraits
Italian theater director Federico Tiezzi, known for his avant-garde contributions in the 1970s with Magazzini Criminali, is unveiling two exhibitions alongside a new theatrical production. The 'Revox' exhibition at Pistoia's Museo del Novecento e del Contemporaneo, curated by Giovanni Agosti and supported by the Comune di Pistoia and Musei Civici in partnership with Compagnia Lombardi-Tiezzi, features his video artworks, including 'Ritratti di fine millennio' (1986) and 'Vasari. Le Vite' (2021-2023). Additionally, at Florence's Museo Novecento, the video installation 'La belva nella jungla' is included in the 'The pale blue dot' project. Tiezzi's recent theatrical piece, Racine's 'Fedra,' debuted in April in Cesena and Modena, with Elena Ghiaurov portraying Phaedra.
Key facts
- Federico Tiezzi is a theater director and video artist from the Italian 1970s avant-garde.
- Exhibition 'Revox' at Museo del Novecento e del Contemporaneo, Pistoia, curated by Giovanni Agosti.
- 'Revox' includes 'Ritratti di fine millennio' (1986) and 'Vasari. Le Vite' (2021-2023).
- 'Ritratti di fine millennio' features video portraits of Alighiero Boetti, Mario Schifano, Giulio Paolini.
- 'Vasari. Le Vite' reinterprets Vasari's biographies with actors Sandro Lombardi and Massimo Verdastro.
- Text for 'Vasari. Le Vite' rewritten by Fabrizio Sinisi.
- 'Revox' is winner of PAC2021 from Ministero della Cultura.
- Exhibition 'La belva nella jungla' at Museo Novecento, Florence, inspired by Henry James.
- 'La belva nella jungla' is first chapter of 'The pale blue dot' project, named after Voyager 1 photo.
- Actors Graziano Piazza and Anna Della Rosa star in 'La belva nella jungla'.
- Theater production 'Fedra' by Racine, directed by Tiezzi, produced by ERT, premiered April in Cesena and Modena.
- Elena Ghiaurov plays Phaedra in 'Fedra'.
- Set design for 'Fedra' by Tiezzi, Franco Raggi, Gregorio Zurla.
- Tiezzi's work combines theater, cinema, and painting.
Entities
Artists
- Federico Tiezzi
- Alighiero Boetti
- Mario Schifano
- Giulio Paolini
- Giorgio Vasari
- Pontormo
- Sodoma
- Paolo Uccello
- Buffalmacco
- Sandro Lombardi
- Massimo Verdastro
- Fabrizio Sinisi
- Henry James
- Graziano Piazza
- Anna Della Rosa
- Elena Ghiaurov
- Franco Raggi
- Gregorio Zurla
- Laura Bevione
- Giovanni Agosti
Institutions
- Magazzini Criminali
- Museo del Novecento e del Contemporaneo di Pistoia
- Museo Novecento di Firenze
- Comune di Pistoia
- Musei Civici di Pistoia
- Compagnia Lombardi-Tiezzi
- Ministero della Cultura
- ERT
- Villa Medici
- Artribune
Locations
- Pistoia
- Italy
- Firenze
- Cesena
- Modena
- Roma