Marco Di Giovanni's 'Orlando Furioso' Exhibition at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery
Marco Di Giovanni's exhibition at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery in Ferrara reinterprets Ludovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' through video, watercolors, and installations. The show features a performance video of Bradamante fighting a violent man, blue watercolors of prostitutes on veiled glass, a tilted metal Hippogriff, a moon viewed through an iron porthole, and a portrait of Ariosto on 46 Moleskine notebooks. The exhibition explores themes of identity, desire, and femininity, challenging traditional gender stereotypes.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Marco Di Giovanni a Ferrara' at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery in Ferrara.
- Features a video performance of Bradamante fighting a violent man for love of Ruggero.
- Blue watercolors on veiled glass depict prostitutes from newspaper ads.
- A tilted metal Hippogriff installation includes a moon viewed through an iron porthole.
- Portrait of Ludovico Ariosto drawn on 46 Moleskine notebooks, one per canto of his poem.
- Artist Marco Di Giovanni reinterprets 'Orlando Furioso' focusing on female characters.
- Exhibition curated by Deborah Benigni.
- Show runs at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery in Ferrara.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Di Giovanni
- Bradamante
- Ruggero
- Angelica
- Astolfo
- Ludovico Ariosto
- Deborah Benigni
Institutions
- Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Ferrara
- Italy