MAMBa: The Museo d’Arte Meravigliosa di Barlocco and Its Shifting Wonders
In Barlocco, Italy, the Museo d’Arte Meravigliosa di Barlocco (MAMBa) showcases a staircase with varying steps (26 up, 22 on certain days, and 5 down). The upper floor houses seven rooms filled with static objects that evolve over time, such as a climbing plant, a comic book that has been replaced by Adrian Tranquilli's This is not a love song 2 (2005), and blank sheets featuring an alphabet. The centerpiece, a plaster sculpture named 'la Riformosa!', animates and recounts its own creation. Musical sounds accompany the descent of the stairs. The museum's name is abbreviated as MAMBa. Nearby, visitors can enjoy dishes like 'Sorriso di ravioli senza tempo' at Osteria delle Mosche. The article is authored by Antonello Tolve.
Key facts
- MAMBa stands for Museo d’Arte Meravigliosa di Barlocco, not Modern Art.
- Barlocco has about 4,000 inhabitants.
- The museum is located at via degli Innocenti 8.
- The staircase is described as moving and changing number of steps (26 up, sometimes 22, 5 down).
- Seven rooms contain objects that transform: wood becomes a climbing shrub, comic book replaced by Adrian Tranquilli's work, blank sheets show alphabet, bases hold sculptures, honey frame shows Antonio Gramsci by Alfredo Jaar, table has card players.
- The central sculpture 'la Riformosa!' moves and speaks.
- The red carnion remains still while baseboards detach and reattach.
- The moving stairs emit musical sounds on descent.
- Nearby Osteria delle Mosche serves 'Sorriso di ravioli senza tempo' with ricotta, cinnamon, sugar, mint.
- Article written by Antonello Tolve.
Entities
Artists
- Eugenio Tibaldi
- Adrian Tranquilli
- Giuseppe Stampone
- Mrdjan Bajic
- Alfredo Jaar
- Elena Bellantoni
- Angelo Trimarco
- Giovanni Termini
- Umberto Boccioni
- Ryan Gander
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Antonello Tolve
Institutions
- Museo d’Arte Meravigliosa di Barlocco (MAMBa)
- Osteria delle Mosche
- Galleria Nazionale di Roma
- Fridericianum Kassel
- dOCUMENTA 13
- Artribune
Locations
- Barlocco
- Italy
- via degli Innocenti 8
- Kassel
- Germany
- Rome
- Melfi
- Salerno
- Turin