Jacopo Benassi: punk artist returns to La Spezia, launches book 'Scritti per nessuno'
Jacopo Benassi, born in 1970 and raised in the punk scene, left Milan to return to his hometown La Spezia. He left a job as a photographer for Rolling Stone to rebuild his life in the province. In 2011 he founded the underground club B-Tomic, where he merged music and performance. He is about to publish a book of drawings and texts by Renzo Daveti (alias Benzo), former singer of the Italian punk band Fall Out, titled 'Scritti per nessuno'. Benassi identifies with the English punk scene, citing Crass, and sees provincial life as inherently punk, valuing simplicity: bar, home, studio.
Key facts
- Jacopo Benassi was born in 1970 and grew up in the punk climate.
- He left Milan to return to La Spezia.
- He previously worked as a photographer for Rolling Stone.
- In 2011 he founded the underground club B-Tomic in La Spezia.
- He is publishing a book 'Scritti per nessuno' by Renzo Daveti (Benzo).
- Renzo Daveti was the singer of the Italian punk band Fall Out.
- Benassi cites Crass as representative of punk.
- He describes his life as centered on bar, home, and studio.
Entities
Artists
- Jacopo Benassi
- Renzo Daveti (Benzo)
Institutions
- Rolling Stone
- B-Tomic
- Fall Out
- Crass
- Artribune
Locations
- La Spezia
- Italy
- Milan
- Piazza Brin