Imaginary exhibition inside a teapot: Elektra and Italian media art
The fictional exhibition 'Elektra' is hosted within a ceramic teapot, which has been situated in a kitchen labeled 'Tea Room' and numbered 80 for 31 years, radiating a neon light. It showcases contemporary Italian artists engaged in intermediality, emphasizing kinetic, programmed, robotic, interactive, and soft art. Designed after HangarBicocca, the venue features a monitor displaying sheets from the Codex Atlanticus, provided by Biblioteca Ambrosiana, along with a hologram of Leonardo da Vinci. Notable guides include Lucio Fontana and Maurizio Mochetti. Artists such as Adriano Abbado, Pier Alfeo, and others are exhibited, alongside historical groups like Gruppo T and modern collectives like 01.org. A segment is dedicated to the magazine Neural. The exhibition partners with Google Arts & Culture and features a digital counter and a talking robot.
Key facts
- Imaginary exhibition 'Elektra' inside a ceramic teapot found in a kitchen for 31 years.
- Teapot originally marked 'Tea Room' and number 80 now shows neon 'Elektra' and a green banner.
- Exhibition focuses on contemporary Italian artists working in intermediality.
- Space modeled after HangarBicocca.
- Includes Codex Atlanticus sheets from Biblioteca Ambrosiana and a hologram of Leonardo da Vinci.
- Guides are Lucio Fontana and Maurizio Mochetti.
- Over 50 artists listed, including historical and contemporary names.
- Collaboration with Google Arts & Culture.
- Section dedicated to Neural magazine founded in Bari in 1992 by Alessandro Ludovico and Ivan Iusco.
- Features a digital counter by Mochetti (1980) and a stone robot learning to speak.
Entities
Artists
- Adriano Abbado
- Pier Alfeo
- Alessandra Angelini
- José Angelino
- Micol Assaël
- Michelangelo Bastiani
- Bianco-Valente
- Maurizio Bonora
- Alessandro Brighetti
- Marco Cadioli
- Carlo Caloro
- Maurizio Camerani
- Mattia Casalegno
- Giorgio Cattani
- Mauro Ceolin
- Paolo Cirio
- Davide Coltro
- Max Coppeta
- Dadamaino
- Federica Di Carlo
- Daniela Di Maro
- Lucio Fontana
- Pietro Galifi
- Ida Gerosa
- Fabio Giampietro
- Alessandro Giannì
- Piero Gilardi
- Elisa Giardina Papa
- Antonio Glessi
- Salvatore Iaconesi
- Oriana Persico
- Gabriele Maruotti
- Maurizio Mochetti
- Piero Mottola
- Matteo Nasini
- Luigi Pagliarini
- Simone Pappalardo
- Chiara Passa
- Clemente Pestrelli
- Donato Piccolo
- Fabrizio Plessi
- Maria Grazia Pontorno
- Alessio Premoli
- Roberto Pugliese
- Tamara Repetto
- Cristian Rizzuti
- Martin Romeo
- Mario Sasso
- Giuseppe Stampone
- Lino Strangis
- Studio Azzurro
- Federico Solmi
- Tomasso Tozzi
- Giacomo Verde
- Carlo Zanni
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Alessandro Ludovico
- Ivan Iusco
- Antonello Tolve
Institutions
- HangarBicocca
- Biblioteca Ambrosiana
- Google Arts & Culture
- Neural
- Gruppo T
- Gruppo N
- Gruppo Uno
- 01.org
- Studio plus plus
- Quiet Ensemble
- Clusterduck
- Les Liens Invisibles
- Elastic Group of Artistic Research
- NONE collective
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Bari
- Rome
- Padua
- Bologna