Straperetana 2019: Lunar Explorations and Artistic Interventions in Pereto
The Straperetana contemporary art festival took place in Pereto, Italy, in 2019, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Notable artists included Giuseppe Gallo, Matteo Fato, Aryan Ozmaei, Paola Angelini, Silvia Mantellini Faieta, Federico Tosi, Chiara Camoni, Serena Vestrucci, Cleo Fariselli, Luca Bertolo, Paolo Icaro, and the duo Franca (Adelaide Cioni and Fabio Giorgi Alberti). Gallo showcased a chicken coop, while Fato performed with a jockey dressed as an astronaut. Ozmaei's installation envisioned a cultural exchange, Angelini's artwork featured a man with a falconer's glove, and Icaro drew inspiration from a Wallace Stevens poem. Artribune organized the festival, which included interventions at Palazzo Maccafani and Palazzo Iannucci.
Key facts
- Straperetana 2019 took place in Pereto, Italy.
- The festival was inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
- Artists included Giuseppe Gallo, Matteo Fato, Aryan Ozmaei, Paola Angelini, Silvia Mantellini Faieta, Federico Tosi, Chiara Camoni, Serena Vestrucci, Cleo Fariselli, Luca Bertolo, Paolo Icaro, and Franca.
- Matteo Fato's performance featured a jockey in an astronaut suit on a horse, referencing Charles Duke.
- Aryan Ozmaei's installation 'Impossible possible dialogue beneath the moonlight' imagined a cultural encounter.
- Chiara Camoni's silk prints used plant shadows, referencing her 2016 Macro exhibition 'Dall’oggi al domani'.
- Luca Bertolo's video 'Methallomai' (2013) explored time and space.
- Paolo Icaro's site-specific work 'Two pears, guardare e vedere' referenced a poem by Wallace Stevens.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Gallo
- Matteo Fato
- Aryan Ozmaei
- Paola Angelini
- Silvia Mantellini Faieta
- Federico Tosi
- Chiara Camoni
- Serena Vestrucci
- Cleo Fariselli
- Luca Bertolo
- Paolo Icaro
- Adelaide Cioni
- Fabio Giorgi Alberti
- Franca
- Charles Duke
- Roland Barthes
- Ludovico Ariosto
- Wallace Stevens
- Antonella Sbrilli
- Giorgia Basili
Institutions
- Artribune
- Macro (Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma)
- NASA
- Palazzo Maccafani
- Palazzo Iannucci
Locations
- Pereto
- Italy
- Rome
- Pescara
- Piana del Cavaliere