Saverio Todaro's Satirical Portraits Critique Internet Power in Turin
Saverio Todaro (born 1970, Bern) presents a new exhibition at Riccardo Costantini's gallery in Turin, featuring numerous anonymous avatar portraits that critique the overwhelming influence of the internet on social relations, daily life, history, religion, and economy. The small-scale paintings are set in unique frames and incorporate logos, brands, and iconographic attributes to facilitate instant recognition. The show offers a sarcastic reflection on a hypothetical future portrait gallery populated by homogenized profiles subjugated to internet power. Notable works include a large Luftwaffe Nazi banner emblazoned with the Instagram logo and a site-specific mural of the Google icon. Among the 'sentinels' guarding the rooms is a charcoal-on-paper portrait of Michel Foucault, whose theories on technological power as a form of surveillance and control are invoked. The exhibition runs at the new gallery space of Riccardo Costantini in Turin.
Key facts
- Saverio Todaro was born in Bern in 1970.
- The exhibition is held at Riccardo Costantini's new gallery in Turin.
- The works are small-scale paintings in unique frames.
- The portraits feature logos, brands, and iconographic attributes.
- A large banner combines a Luftwaffe Nazi symbol with the Instagram logo.
- A site-specific mural depicts the Google icon.
- A charcoal portrait of Michel Foucault is included.
- Foucault argued that technological power functions as a form of control and surveillance.
Entities
Artists
- Saverio Todaro
- Michel Foucault
Institutions
- Riccardo Costantini Gallery
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Bern
- Switzerland