Roberto Cuoghi's Retrospective at CAC Geneva: A Dialogue on Asceticism and Excess
The Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva is set to unveil 'Perla Pollina, 1996-2016,' a significant retrospective of the Italian artist Roberto Cuoghi. Known for his distinctive creative approach, Cuoghi gained international recognition when he represented Italy at the Venice Biennale in 2017. His work often features an unconventional methodology and reflects a sense of nihilism, as he frequently views his creations as final statements. The exhibition, which highlights his notable project exploring transformative themes, will commence on February 22, 2017, showcasing a decade of his artistic evolution.
Key facts
- Roberto Cuoghi's first retrospective 'Perla Pollina, 1996-2016' opens at CAC Geneva on February 22, 2017.
- Cuoghi is part of the trio representing the Italian Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale directed by Christine Macel.
- The exhibition is curated by Andrea Bellini, director of CAC Geneva.
- A dialogue between Bellini and Andrea Cortellessa was published on Artribune discussing Cuoghi's work.
- Cuoghi underwent a legendary aging process at age 25, transforming into an old man.
- Cortellessa links Cuoghi's asceticism to Peter Sloterdijk's 'anthropotechnic' tradition.
- Cuoghi's method involves losing himself in making without objectives, as in his translation project.
- Cuoghi's studio has a large sign 'LOTTA' derived from the TOTAL hydrocarbon company logo.
- Cuoghi works autodidactically, building his own tools and learning new disciplines from scratch.
- Cuoghi's radicalism led him to burn his scalp with hair bleach and gain 70 kg in his youth.
Entities
Artists
- Roberto Cuoghi
- Emilio Villa
- Peter Sloterdijk
- Andrea Bellini
- Andrea Cortellessa
- Christine Macel
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Roland Barthes
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Franz Kafka
- Giuseppe Ungaretti
- Giorgio Agamben
- Adelita Husni-Bey
- Giorgio Andreotta Calò
Institutions
- Centre d'Art Contemporain (CAC) Geneva
- Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
- Accademia di Brera
- Hatje Cantz
- Artribune
- CAC – Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève
- Deste Foundation
- Museo Madre
- Centro d'Arte Contemporanea di Ginevra (CAC)
- Biennale di Venezia
- Madre Museum
- Kölnischer Kunstverein
Locations
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Milan
- Italy
- Ginevra
- Hydra
- Greece
- Napoli
- Modena
- Naples
- Cologne
- Germany