Nico Löpez Bruchi's Dual Realities at Fondazione CR Volterra

Nico Löpez Bruchi, born in 1984, presents a solo exhibition titled 'MENTISUGHE E MENTIFUGHE' at Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra. The show, following his participation in 'Il Museo della Follia' in Salò curated by Vittorio Sgarbi and promoted by Rolling Stone and Sky Arte, invents Italian terms to describe humanoid beings: 'mentisughe' suck ideals for profit, while 'mentifughe' launch the mind toward creativity. The first section features installations echoing Arte Povera, Joseph Beuys's 'Telephone T–––––R' (1974), and Damien Hirst's medicine cabinets, including a first-aid kit for graffiti artists, a skull hungry for money atop a dusty volume of thinkers, and a copy of the Italian Constitution submerged in water that will sink over the exhibition's duration. A large altarpiece depicts commissioners in a crucifixion on the rounded 'f' of a major social media platform. The second part, 'ACCUA', presents a decade-long photographic investigation of water, alongside paintings created through a unique process invented by the artist, resembling Rorschach blots. A video room loops murals, people, and spray cans, affirming the artist's street art roots.