Matteo Fato's Diffuse Exhibition Transforms Pescara into an Open-Air Museum
Matteo Fato, an artist born in 1979 in Pescara, has unveiled a significant exhibition throughout Pescara, Italy, under the curation of Simone Ciglia and the promotion of Fondazione La Rocca. This initiative reinterprets Piero Ciampi's track "Ha tutte le carte in regola per essere un artista," which acts as the exhibition's auditory backdrop on a 45 rpm vinyl. The event commenced at Fondazione La Rocca with a collection of works, featuring the neon inscription "La natura chiede alla pittura di non dimenticarla." Gianni Garrera delivered a lecture at Spazio Matta addressing the crisis in modern art, referencing Ennio Flaiano. Fato also engages with material culture at Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo and showcased flood-damaged pieces from 2019 at zerozerosullivellodelmare.
Key facts
- Matteo Fato was born in Pescara in 1979.
- The exhibition is curated by Simone Ciglia and promoted by Fondazione La Rocca.
- The project includes a 45 rpm vinyl record reinterpretation of Piero Ciampi's song.
- The exhibition title quotes Ennio Flaiano.
- Blue is a unifying color across the exhibition.
- Fato references Gino De Dominicis's 1975 exhibition and Fuori Uso.
- Flood-damaged works from the 2019 studio flood were shown at zerozerosullivellodelmare.
- A stone easel at the port canal pays homage to Franco Summa.
Entities
Artists
- Matteo Fato
- Simone Ciglia
- Gianni Garrera
- Ennio Flaiano
- Gino De Dominicis
- Cesare Manzo
- Franco Summa
- Francesco Paolo Michetti
- Piero Ciampi
- Cammarano
- Mancini
- Michetti
- Rossano
- Trouillebert
Institutions
- Fondazione La Rocca
- Spazio Matta
- Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo
- Museo dell'Ottocento
- Galleria De Domizio
- Fuori Uso
- zerozerosullivellodelmare
- Arteparco
Locations
- Pescara
- Italy
- Pescara river
- port canal