Vittorio Santoro's Conceptual Palimpsest at Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard
Vittorio Santoro, a Zurich native born in 1962, currently resides in Paris. His solo exhibition at Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard in 2012 presents a blend of conceptual and sensual pieces that serve as palimpsests, drawing from various disciplines. Since 2005, he has created time-based text works, including a six-month project involving daily tracing of Helvetica fragments, culminating in the tearing of the paper. Notable works include "Il fait jour ? (Il ne fait pas nuit)" (2007), featuring a voice repeating a violent narrative, and "This Impact Leads Into…, February – July 2011 (Origami / Sphinx)," which combines origami and text to create mystery. His other pieces explore themes from Dostoevsky and incorporate references to Alekhine’s Defence and Carlo Ginzburg’s theories.
Key facts
- Vittorio Santoro born 1962 in Zurich, lives in Paris.
- Solo exhibition at Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard in 2012.
- Time-based text works began in 2005.
- "Il fait jour ? (Il ne fait pas nuit)" from 2007.
- "This Impact Leads Into…, February – July 2011 (Origami / Sphinx)" from 2011.
- "A Meditation On The Inevitable, September 2007 – March 2008" from 2007-2008.
- "F. Dostoyevsky : C. and P., page 67 (Penguin Popular Classics), divided vertically" from 2007/2011.
- "Opening Moves (Valuable Qualities of the Mind to be Acquired as to Become Habits)" from 2011.
- "Reciprocal Scrutiny (bordereau)" from 2009.
- References Carlo Ginzburg's indiciary paradigm, Alekhine's Defence, and Dostoevsky.
Entities
Artists
- Vittorio Santoro
- Carlo Ginzburg
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Alfred Dreyfus
- Daniel Kurjakovic
Institutions
- Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard
- Rosascape
- Galerie Campagne Première
- Oonagh Young Galerie
- Centre Pompidou
- Galerie Jérôme Poggi
- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Locations
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Paris
- France
- Berlin
- Germany
- Dublin
- Ireland
Sources
- artpress —