Jacopo Miliani on Queerness and Italianità in Self(Pleasure) Publishing
Self(Pleasure) Publishing, an initiative spearheaded by Jacopo Miliani, investigates the intersections of queerness and Italian culture. Its inaugural work, Club Deserto, was released in 2014 and is notable for its composition entirely in Polari, a unique linguistic blend. In 2015, Miliani launched Your Boss Has Given You this Factory, fusing Pasolini's Teorema with dialogues from online gay communities, challenging conventional norms. His projects often incorporate performance art, exemplified by body oh boy nobody at Milan's Istituto Svizzero in 2016, with dancer Jacopo Jenna. Miliani typically produces between 50 to 100 copies for events and is set to edit an upcoming collection by Marco Mazzoni.
Key facts
- Self(Pleasure) Publishing is a self-produced editorial project by Jacopo Miliani.
- Club Deserto (2014) is written in Polari, a gay slang.
- Your Boss Has Given You this Factory. What do you think? (2015) uses the script of Pasolini's Teorema in gay chat rooms.
- The project includes an introduction by João Laia.
- Books are printed in editions of 50-100 copies.
- Performance body oh boy nobody (2016) took place at Istituto Svizzero, Milan.
- Miliani collaborates with dancer Jacopo Jenna.
- Future project: editing a book by Marco Mazzoni of Kinkaleri.
Entities
Artists
- Jacopo Miliani
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- João Laia
- Jacopo Jenna
- Marco Mazzoni
- Merce Cunningham
Institutions
- Self(Pleasure) Publishing
- Istituto Svizzero
- Riviera
- Kinkaleri
- Viafarini
- DOCVA
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- England