Renato Barilli on Tech's Gaze Shift, Abramovic's Greek Therapy, Roman Villa in Wiltshire
Renato Barilli analyzes how technology has transformed perception, referencing McLuhan and the 1968 upheaval when artists declared the end of painting in favor of photography and ready-mades. He describes a lecture series in Colombia where he observed young people absorbed in smartphones. At the Benaki Museum in Athens, Marina Abramovic led 24 performers in durational actions addressing Greece's crisis: one performer counts in Greek for eight hours daily, another endures low-frequency sounds, a third breaks a boulder with an axe. In Wiltshire, England, a Roman villa with remarkably preserved mosaics was accidentally discovered in a garden; Historic England calls it an unprecedented find.
Key facts
- Renato Barilli published an analysis in L'Unità on technology's impact on vision.
- Barilli referenced McLuhan and the 1968 end-of-painting movement.
- Barilli's observations came from a lecture cycle in Colombia.
- Marina Abramovic directed 24 performers at the Benaki Museum in Athens.
- One performer counts aloud in Greek for eight hours daily.
- Another performer documents effects of low-frequency sound on mind and body.
- A third performer uses an axe to break a large rock and then applies mortar.
- A Roman villa with intact mosaics was discovered in a Wiltshire garden.
- Historic England described the find as 'unprecedented in recent years'.
Entities
Artists
- Renato Barilli
- Marina Abramovic
Institutions
- L'Unità
- Benaki Museum
- Historic England
Locations
- Colombia
- Athens
- Greece
- Wiltshire
- England