DOMENICO QUARANTA

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Culture Jamming: a Documentary

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Culture Jamming – Media Actionism In The 21st Century provides a two year research in european Culture Jamming, from its roots in the Dada Mouvement to Situationism and postmodern info-wars. The documentary features, among others, UBERMORGEN.COM, 0100101110101101.org, and Molleindustria‘s political games.

Above is an excerpt not featured in the movie, where Franco Mattes (0100101110101101.org) talks about the project United We Stand (2005 – 2006).

Written by Domenico Quaranta

August 30th, 2010 at 10:26 am

Grand Theft Museum (Stolen Title)

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Today, The Washington Post features a wonderful piece of art criticism. Written by Blake Gopnik, the article was occasioned by the unveiling – at Postmasters Gallery in New York – of Eva and Franco Mattes‘ first artwork ever, Stolen Pieces (1995 – 1997): «a piece of contemporary art that consists of fragments stolen from priceless major modern works», Gopnik writes. The reason I’m pointing to the article (and not to the work) is because the work is not online yet, and because the review is really able to bring you into the piece and its complexity.

If you want to know more, please read Fabio Cavallucci‘s gorgeous essay on Stolen Pieces in the Mattes’ recently published catalogue. The essay is available as a pdf download on Postmasters’ website.

Written by Domenico Quaranta

May 18th, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Pseudo-Futurist Video Game Improvisation Extravaganza

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Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG, Pseudo-Futurist Video Game Improvisation Extravaganza, 2009. Synthetic Performance (extract). More performances’ documentation on Eva and Franco Mattes’ Youtube account.

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February 15th, 2010 at 9:01 pm

Bagless Canister Cyclonic Vacuum

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Bagless Canister Cyclonic Vacuum

Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG, Bagless Canister Cyclonic Vacuum, 2009. Outdoor billboard, 238 x 504 cm, Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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October 18th, 2009 at 10:23 am

I’m Not Here – Opening and book presentation

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MATTES_COVER

Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG – I’m Not Here

EXHIBITION OPENING – Saturday 3 October, 6 pm – midnight

3 October – 15 November 2009

Fabio Paris Art Gallery

Spazio Contemporanea,  Corsetto Sant’Agata 22 – Brescia

The opening of the exhibition will also see the presentation of the first monograph on the artists, published by Charta, and including, among others, contributions by Domenico Quaranta, Fabio Cavallucci, RoseLee Goldberg, Bruce Sterling, Wu Ming and Maurizio Cattelan.

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Written by Domenico Quaranta

September 26th, 2009 at 8:51 am