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Pennacchio Argentato
Pennacchio Argentato, Slab Charge, 2011 - ongoing, mixed material, blue
2011-ongoing

$7,126.13List Price

About the Item

In "Slab Charge" series the artistic duo Pennacchio Argentato address the issues of work and leisure imposed by the neo-capitalist society where a clear difference between the two has been lost, and the individual is forced into self-exploitation in view of personal success or the mere need to survive. The idea of meritocracy is central to the logic of neoliberalism because the individual must take charge of his or her own ambitions and strengths, so measuring performance and energy levels becomes a daily obsession. Presenting a series of rough concrete sculptures that appear very heavy, the two artists dissolve the weight of the sculpture using color that applied to the base lightens the idea of gravity or weighs it down, depending on the intent. The color used indicates a level of energy and the sculpture itself, which appears to be very heavy because it is made of cement, is actually very light, indicating that it is not possible to distinguish between reality and perception. The price is excluding VAT and shipping. Contact us for more informations and discover all possibilities of purchase and and new ways to collect and share contemporary art with WEM- Empowering Art Platform. Pennacchio Argentato is an artistic duo composed by Pasquale Pennacchio (Caserta, 1979) and Marisa Argentato (Naples, 1977). They work together since they met at Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and later, they studied together sculpture at Staatliche Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste of Frankfurt, where they get the chance to study with eminent artists, curators, and philosophers. Their works play with the idea of representation, property, and observation of our time and its social, economic, humanitarian, political and technological issues. Their artistic practice involves formal and visual strategies of abstraction, repetition, appropriation, enlargement, and fragmentation. The artists use a wide range of materials and techniques from performance materials such as titanium and carbon kevlar to more typical contemporary sculptural ones such as concrete and acrylic resins. Additionally, the artists assimilate video projections into their sculptures and experiment with 3D modeling techniques. They work a lot with series that usually tend to infinite and that never can be completed. They participate in many solo and collective shows, especially around Europe. The most notable one were at: Oval Lingotto, Turin, 2017; Museo d'arte contemporanea Villa Croce, Genoa, 2016; Banca Fideuram, Naples, 2016; Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2016; MUSAC - Museo di Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, León, Spain, 2011; Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, 2010; MUHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, Belgium, 2014; Ausstellungraum Klingental, Basel, 2014 Autocenter, Berlin¸ Flip project space, Toronto, 2011; Landings Project Space, Vestfossen, Norway 2010; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2013; Frankfurt Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main, 2011; Le Magasin - Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble, 2010; Pan - Naples and Palazzo Italia, Belgrade 2008; Progetto Radar, Venice, 2006;Villa delle Rose, Spazio Aperto, GAM di Bologna, Bologna; 2003; Ratti Foundation, Como, 2002; Viafarini, Milan, 2002.

Creator:
Pennacchio Argentato (Italian)
Creation Year:
2011-ongoing
Dimensions:
Height: 78.75 in (200 cm)Width: 35.44 in (90 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
Medium:
Concrete,Wood,Acrylic
Movement Style:
Conceptual
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Ornavasso, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU165629221712

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