Ugo La Pietra and Giuseppe Stampone in Dialogue at CIAC Foligno

The CIAC in Foligno presents a dual exhibition featuring Ugo La Pietra (born 1938, Bussi sul Trino) and Giuseppe Stampone (born 1974, Cluses). La Pietra's 'Istruzioni per abitare la città' explores urban space through series like 'La città scorre ai miei piedi' and 'Riconversione Progettuale', where street objects are reimagined as domestic items. Stampone's 'Perché il cielo è di tutti e la terra no?' includes works such as 'Origine du Monde' and 'Spazio Schengen', created by manually reproducing internet images with Bic pen over months, challenging digital immediacy. A twelve-square-meter world map, a perpetual work-in-progress, displays global stereotypes. The exhibition highlights their generational differences: La Pietra embodies 1970s conceptual freedom, while Stampone engages with tradition and time.