MASSIMO FESTI - PERGOLA

COMUNICATO STAMPA
La scimmia pensa, la scimmia fa

Titolo: La Scimmia pensa, la scimmia fa
Autore: Massimo Festi
Cura: Susanna Ferretti
Luogo: Sponge Living Space
via Mezzanotte 84, Pergola (PU)
Coordinamento: Sponge ArteContemporanea
Sede : Sponge Living Space via Mezzanotte, 84 - 61045 Pergola PU, Arte in Scacco, via Morosone 18 – 13100 Vercelli
Inaugurazione: sabato 26 settembre 2009 ore 18:00
Periodo: 26 settembre 2009 – 25 ottobre 2009 visita su appuntamento

Info: www.spongeartecontemporanea.net, pressoffice@spongeartecontemporanea.net
+39 339 4918011, + 39 339 6218128
www.arteinscacco.it, info@arteinscacco.it
+39 346 3914813

Sponge Living Space riapre la stagione il 26 settembre 2009 con la personale di Massimo Festi, La Scimmia pensa, la scimmia fa, a cura di Susanna Ferretti. Lo spazio, un casolare di campagna dell’entroterra marchigiano con il quarto appuntamento del progetto Sponge Living Space diventa uno tra i luoghi più curiosi nel quale allestire una mostra d’Arte Contemporanea. Il nuovo spazio è una piattaforma underground nel quale artisti, curatori e critici fondono le proprie esperienze in un ambiente di totale libertà. Ogni ambiente del casolare si caratterizza per il colore diverso di ogni stanza, ogni stanza racconta una storia, le storie ovviamente sono quelle degli artisti. Le storie, in questo caso, sono quelle dei personaggi che popolano l’opera di Massimo Festi. La scimmia Pensa, la scimmia fa oltre ad essere un omaggio a Chuck PalahniuK, non è altro la storia di un qualcuno che vuole essere raccontato. L’artista, come un trovatore porta in scena il contrapporsi e la distanza tra carnalità e realtà dei fatti. I personaggi di Massimo Festi muovono le proprie sorti tra realtà e fantasia. Talvolta la realtà supera la fantasia, ed è proprio in questo frangente, quando il confine è oltrepassato che i personaggi diventano icone della contemporaneità o meglio secondo l’artista stesso antiumanesimo d’icone universali.

L’opera dell’artista, inoltre, sarà presentata lo stesso giorno sia nello Sponge Living Space di Mezzanotte di Pergola sia presso gli spazi di Arte in Scacco di Vercelli.
La mostra in entrambi gli spazi sarà visitabile fino al 25 ottobre 2009 su appuntamento. Per info contattare i numeri seguenti:
Sponge Living Space, Mezzanotte di Pergola, +39 339 4918011, + 39 339 6218128
Arteinscacco, Vercelli, +39 346 3914813

Heure de début :	26 septembre 2009 à 18:00
Heure de fin :	25 octobre 2009 à 20:00
Lieu :	Sponge Living Space
Adresse :	Via Mezzanotte 84
Ville :	Pergola, Italy
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Téléphone :	393394918011
Courriel :	pressoffice@spongeartecontemporanea.net

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PETER SCHMELZER - OTTAWA

PETER SHMELZER / NEW PAINTINGS
BETTER THAN BLOOD / One Month Exhibit
October 2 - November 1, 2009
Vernissage Friday October 2 / 7 - 10pm
Tunes by Bog Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM



Local artist Peter Shmelzer will be showcasing new work this October at?La Petite Mort Gallery. These new paintings deal with the intricacies of the human experience and the relative likelihood of success or failure in the increasingly complex world in which we live. His primary theme addresses the ways in which we are all linked, in spite of our efforts to isolate ourselves, and the profound repercussions of our behaviour on those around us. In a broader sense, the works explore the effects of a culture on the population that inspired it or, conversely, the effects of a culture fabricated artificially in advance of popular consent. Is our social and cultural environment a consequence of our collective desire or has our will and vision been subverted to a mechanism that exists beyond the bounds of conscience, effectively controlling the progress of industry and culture. These paintings convey the apprehension and also the enthusiasm that become so pronounced in periods of great change and upheaval.

Testimonial:
"In his art, Schmelzer visually represents an abject world of absurdity, insanity, perversity and ugliness. His paintings depict humanoid and animated creatures that seem to speak for all these dark and destructive forces that, in fact, constitute an indelible part of what is to be a human".
- interview by Ralitsa Doncheva, 2007

Thank you,

Guy Berube, director
La Petite Mort Gallery

Date :	2 octobre 2009
Heure :	19:00 - 22:00
Lieu :	La Petite Mort Gallery
Adresse :	306 Cumberland Street
Ville :	Ottawa, ON
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Téléphone :	6138601555
Courriel :	guy@lapetitemortgallery.com

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GUY FERRER - PARIS

Né en Méditerranée en 1955, peintre et sculpteur, Guy FERRER vit et travaille à Saint-Ouen. Il réalise une carrière internationale balisée d’expositions remarquées. L’artiste se définit lui-même comme un voyageur qui puise son inspiration à la croisée des cultures.

Passionné par les spiritualités du monde, Guy FERRER dévoile dans son œuvre sa vision singulière et poétique de l’homme universel.

Date :	23 septembre 2009
Heure :	18:30 - 21:30
Lieu :	GALERIE NATHALIE GAILLARD
Adresse :	6 RUE VILLEDO
Ville :	Paris, France
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Téléphone :	0145053243
Courriel :	galerieng@free.fr

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MAURICIO CERVANTES - MONTERREY

EXPOSICIÓN MEMORIA DE UN HERMENAUTA
Parque Fundidora Monterrey

Un muestra del trabajo realizado por el artista Mauricio Cervantes 1 2 3, utilizando el concreto como soporte y como medio.

Centro de las artes/ Coctel 8.30 pm. Entrada libre

Heure de début :	17 septembre 2009 à 20:00
Heure de fin :	29 octobre 2009 à 19:00
Lieu :	Centro de las artes
Ville :	Monterrey, Mexico

Téléphone :	81884790010
Courriel :	memoriadeunhermenauta@gmail.com

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NOTHING IS ORDINARY - NORTH BEACH

Mark Pechenik

A colored pencil walking tour,
of North Beach fare and proper.
Of all the exhibits in the hood,
this is a pleasant foot stopper.

Heure de début :	15 septembre 2009 à 00:00
Heure de fin :	9 octobre 2009 à 10:00
Lieu :	Cafe' Roma
Adresse :	526 Columbus Avenue
Ville :	North Beach, CA
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Téléphone :	4159829181
Courriel :	mark@markpechenik.com

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HUMANITARIANISM THROUGH ART - OTTAWA

La Petite Mort Gallery presents...

Humanitarianism through Art
A Fundraiser for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Canada

Dates: Friday 25 September through Sunday 27 September 2009
Vernissage: Friday 25 September 2009 from 7 to 10 pm
Tunes by: (to be confirmed)
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM

In collaboration with the Ottawa Month of Photography, La Petite Mort Gallery is proud to host its first fundraiser for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Canada, the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private international association made up of doctors, health sector workers, and other professionals. They provide assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict, and they do so irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political convictions.

The exhibition will include works by local, national, and international photographers who have donated one print each to assist this wonderful organization in their work. The price for each print will be $100 and all the profits will go to MSF Canada.

Julie Hodgson, who is organizing the fundraiser with Guy Bérubé, has been supporting MSF for over ten years and offers, “ I admire and appreciate the tremendous work being done in over 50 countries by MSF. I am also extremely grateful to the artists who have so generously donated their work and to Guy Bérubé for his kindness and openness in hosting this fundraiser.”

Confirmed photo donations by:

Michael Ashley
Westminster Abbey 2006

David Barbour
Untitled, Havana 2008

Lev Berenshteyn

Drasko Bogdanovic
Heat 2009

Jackson Couse
“I miss you” 2009

Dawn Dale / Justin Wonnacott
Untitled from the Fifth Element/Régénération installation

Tony Fouhse
Bubbles, Ottawa 2007

Lorraine Gilbert

Meaghan Haughian

V. Tony Hauser
Facing Artists (signed book)

Mick Hickson
The Bar

Pedro Isztin
Octavian, Canada 2005 from the series Destino III (transformation)

Daniel Kazimierski
Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw, Poland 2009

Karina Kraenzle
From the “Blonde” series

Peter Lamb
Sneezy Waters as Hank Williams

Liza Linklater
Three Nuns at Ta’al Volcano, Philippines

Rod MacIvor
Trudeau in the Arctic

Rehab Nazzal
An Israeli Sniper’s View, Nablus 2009

Olga Novoa
Child

Theo Pelmus
Man Still

Page Simon
Leaves 2007

Rémi Thériault
Untitled

Larry Towell
The Cardboard House (signed book)

Ann Wilson
Brother’s Keeper

Michelle Wilson
The Basement 2 2007

Justin Wonnacott
The poet’s wrist

Larry Towell (book The Cardboard House)

and more

For more information about MSF and their work, please go to: www.msf.ca

Thanks,

Guy Berube, director
La Petite Mort Gallery

Date :	25 septembre 2009
Heure :	19:00 - 22:00
Lieu :	La Petite Mort Gallery
Adresse :	306 Cumberland Street
Ville :	Ottawa, ON
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Téléphone :	6138601555
Courriel :	guy@lapetitemortgallery.com

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MY CONTEMPORARY - ONLINE

Self Portrait - Louise Bourgeois

17/09/2009 - 12/12/2009

Galerie Pièce Unique
Paris, France

Artiste(s) :Louise Bourgeois
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Olivier Leroi

17/09/2009 - 31/10/2009
Vernissage le 17/09/2009

Galerie Aline Vidal
Paris, France

Artiste(s) : Olivier Leroi
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Lapsus

17/09/2009 - 31/10/2009
Vernissage le 17/09/2009

Galerie Aline Vidal
Paris, France

Artiste(s) : Miquel Mont
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Merian\'s Surinam

19/09/2009 - 30/10/2009

Galerie Nelson - Freeman
Paris, France

Artiste(s) : Pia Fries
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Ladies and Gentlemen

17/09/2009 - 24/10/2009
Vernissage le 17/09/2009

Skarstedt Gallery
New York, USA

Artiste(s) : Andy Warhol
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Jeff Wall

22/09/2009 - 30/10/2009

Marian Goodman Gallery - New York
New York, USA

Artiste(s) : Jeff Wall
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Memories of Summer

17/09/2009 - 10/10/2009

Hamiltons Gallery
Londres, Royaume-Uni

Artiste(s) : Benno Graziani
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Tout va disparaître

17/09/2009 - 31/10/2009

Yancey Richardson Gallery
New York, USA

Artiste(s) : Hellen Van Meene
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Robyn Stacey

23/09/2009 - 24/10/2009

Stills Gallery
Paddington, Australie

Artiste(s) : Robyn Stacey
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CAPITAL Less

17/09/2009 - 31/10/2009

Gladstone Gallery - 21st New York
New York, USA

Artiste(s) : Damián Ortega

ARTELIBRO ARTBOOK FESTIVAL - BOLOGNE

The Artelibro Art Book Festival is held in Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore, where the Bolognese have their church and city hall, where sacred mixes with profane, culture with the market. Artelibro is the annual meeting point for collectors and sellers of books and art: a place to meet, sell, and trade, where (in addition to the finest in international art publishing and rare books) new ideas and projects are presented and information and services are exchanged. Artelibro is a great cultural celebration and the world’s only art book festival/trade fair.

Heure de début :	24 septembre 2009 à 10:00
Heure de fin :	27 septembre 2009 à 18:00
Lieu :	Palazzo di Re Enzo e del Podestà
Ville :	Bologna, Italy

Téléphone :	8323661388
Courriel :	info@artlies.org

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A NEW VANGUARD - NEW YORK

Planning and collating this exhibition, the second collaboration between Saffronart and The Guild, has been a delight and an important learning experience. Following in the footsteps of our 2004 show, Generation I, it is our endeavor to once again offer a glimpse of the artists and artworks at the very forefront of India’s diverse contemporary art practices.

In his essay for the Catalog Divakar V explains:

The imperative to title this essay as “Band of Outsiders” is surely keeping in mind the famous film of Jean-Luc Godard by the same name. I am using the film’s 'script' as a conceptual framework for the show and am using the film itself as a script for structuring my essay. By freely taking some shots/ scenes from the film I would try to put the show in a context relevant to my propositions. Since Godard made this film on the pulp fiction based Hollywood B movies I found it as the most suitable context to write on a show which is being showcased in America. Like the characters in his film the artists in this show are in many ways outsiders other than really being ‘Non-American’…

I would try to investigate the linguistic traits these artists engage with, which may enable us in understanding the concepts and ideas each of the artist deal with. It seems that all of the artists have a discomfort with the reality being represented around them. There is also the possibility that even the dissent itself has been institutionalized by the respective christening forces of the market! Might be there is also the possibility that the stakes being high in the art field, the competence is proved only by rejecting all the consumable inscriptions the surface generally carries along.

‘Here I would not digress anymore on these aspects and let the viewer/ readers decide on those for themselves.’

Each work in this exhibition offers a unique perspective on the negotiations and struggles of present day life, across the various stages on which it plays out, from the intimate to the public, the village to the megalopolis. It has been a pleasure working with the eighteen artists - ASHUTOSH BHARADWAJ, ABIR KARMAKAR, REMEN CHOPRA, K.P. REJI, BALAJI PONNA, GIGI SCARIA, KIRAN SUBBAIAH, SATHYANAND MOHAN, LAVANYA MANI, VED GUPTA, RAKHI PESWANI, LOKESH KHODKE, SUMEDH RAJENDRAN, PRAJAKTA PALAV AHER, ARUN KUMAR - who have contributed works to the show, and it gives us great satisfaction to bring these works to new audiences outside of India. The works in this exhibition, ranging from large-scale paintings and installations to sculptures and interactive videos, will be shown at both Saffronart and The Guild in New York. We look forward to welcoming you to the Preview on Wednesday 16th September at Saffronart from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Date :	16 septembre 2009
Heure :	18:00 - 20:00
Lieu :	Saffronart, New York
Adresse :	The Fuller Building 595 Madison Avenue, Suite 900
Ville :	New York, NY
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Téléphone :	2122292110
Courriel :	info@theguildny.com

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