Giuseppe Stampone creates artist path at historic Piedmont cement plant
On September 21, 2024, Giuseppe Stampone, an artist born in Cluses in 1984, will launch a project named Area907 at the Cementeria di Trino in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont. This initiative, supported by Buzzi, a cement plant established in 1907, seeks to develop an immersive art experience within the facility. Area907 comprises two exhibition areas: one dedicated to archival materials and the other featuring Stampone's artwork in the Sandro Buzzi section. Collaborating with employees, Stampone created an alphabet called Uno e Trino, which includes 21 letters symbolizing Buzzi's principles. The project also presents an axonometric map and an installation named Europa. Curated by Ilaria Bernardi, it follows Stampone's double exhibition Game Over, which runs until August 31, 2024.
Key facts
- Giuseppe Stampone inaugurates Area907 at Cementeria di Trino on September 21, 2024.
- The project is promoted by Buzzi, the company operating the cement plant.
- The cement plant was founded in 1907 and underwent conversions in the 1950s-60s and 1970s.
- Area907 includes two exhibition spaces: one for archival history and one for Stampone's works.
- Stampone created an alphabet titled Uno e Trino with 21 letters drawn in Bic pen on paper.
- The alphabet will be installed as 21 retroreflective modules as signage in the plant.
- Stampone also created an axonometric map and an installation Europa for the control room.
- Ilaria Bernardi curated both Area907 and Stampone's exhibition Game Over in Castelbasso.
- Stampone previously collaborated with U2 in 2013 for the music video of Ordinary Love.
- Buzzi aims to create a unique private corporate museum in Italy.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Stampone
Institutions
- Buzzi
- Fondazione Malvina Menegaz
- Art Center The Invisible Dog
- U2
Locations
- Cluses
- Castelbasso
- Teramo
- Casale Monferrato
- Piedmont
- Italy
- Brooklyn
- New York