Rachel Labastie's First Italian Solo Show at Ex Elettrofonica, Rome
French artist Rachel Labastie (born 1978 in Bayonne) presents her first solo exhibition in Italy at Ex Elettrofonica in Rome. The show, titled after a wicker cartwheel, explores themes of migration, tradition, and identity. Works include a slowly rotating wicker wheel symbolizing nomadic heritage, pitchforks and pickaxes made of raw clay referencing rigid norms, ceramic boots too heavy to wear, and porcelain chains as fragile opposites of oppression. The exhibition runs until a date not specified in the source.
Key facts
- Rachel Labastie is a French artist born in 1978 in Bayonne.
- This is her first solo exhibition in Italy.
- The exhibition is titled after a wicker cartwheel.
- The venue is Ex Elettrofonica in Rome.
- Works include a rotating wicker wheel, clay pitchforks and pickaxes, ceramic boots, and porcelain chains.
- Themes include migration, tradition, and identity.
- The exhibition was reviewed by Raffaele Orlando.
- The source is from Artribune, dated 2017.
Entities
Artists
- Rachel Labastie
- Raffaele Orlando
Institutions
- Artribune
- Ex Elettrofonica
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Bayonne
- France