Francesco Jodice's Third and Final West Journey Documented on Instagram
In August 2022, Francesco Jodice, born in Naples in 1967, will embark on the concluding phase of his extensive project focused on the American West, which began in 2014 and continued in 2017. This initiative investigates cultural impacts from the mid-1800s through the collapse of Lehman Brothers, divided into five key themes: The Power of the Atom, Geologies, From Gold Rush to Lehman Brothers, So Fake So Real, and Far West. Jodice plans to capture images across ten states using 10x12cm and 6x12cm formats. The outcomes will be displayed on January 31 in Toulouse, under the curation of Francesco Zanot and Matteo Balduzzi. His journey, which reflects on the mythic and geological aspects of the West, is shared on Instagram, highlighting events like the Gold Rush and the 2008 financial crisis.
Key facts
- Francesco Jodice began his West project in 2014, with a second phase in 2017 and a third in August 2022.
- The project covers the rise and fall of an iconographic apparatus from the mid-1800s to the Lehman Brothers collapse.
- Jodice uses two photographic formats: 10x12cm for historical photography and 6x12cm for cinema references.
- The project is part of Italian Council, presented with MuFoCo, Arc en Reve, and Chateau D'eau.
- Jodice will travel through California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon, and Utah.
- Results will be exhibited on January 31 in Toulouse, curated by Francesco Zanot and Matteo Balduzzi.
- Jodice is documenting the 60-day journey on his Instagram profile.
- The project is divided into five thematic nuclei: The Power of the Atom, Geologies, From Gold Rush to Lehman Brothers, So Fake So Real, Far West.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Jodice
- John Ford
- Michael Jackson
- James Dean
- Beyoncé
- Carleton Watkins
- Timothy O'Sullivan
- Edward Sheriff Curtis
- Bob Venturi
- Wallace Stegner
- Michael Sorkin
- Jean Baudrillard
- John Steinbeck
- Eric Hobsbawm
- Francis Fukuyama
- Toni Negri
- Michael Hardt
- R.E.M.
- Francesco Zanot
- Matteo Balduzzi
- Santa Nastro
Institutions
- Artribune
- Italian Council
- MuFoCo
- Arc en Reve
- Chateau D'eau
- Galleria Umberto Di Marino
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Cinisello Balsamo
- Bordeaux
- France
- Toulouse
- California
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Colorado
- Nebraska
- Wyoming
- Oregon
- Utah
- Los Angeles
- Las Vegas
- Death Valley
- Antelope Canyon
- Venice Beach
- Nevada Test Site
- Arcosanti
- Sutter's Mill
- United States