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I’m Not Here – Opening and book presentation

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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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September 26th, 2009 at 8:51 am

UBERMORGEN.COM: SUPERENHANCED

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UBERMORGEN.COM, Superenhanced Familiarization, 2009

UBERMORGEN.COM Superenhanced

OPENING & PERFORMANCE: Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 6.00 PM

From January 17 to March 7, 2009
3.00 – 7.00 PM, closed on Sunday

Fabio Paris Art Gallery is proud to announce the second solo exhibition by the Austrian artist duo UBERMORGEN.COM, presenting the world preview of the project “Superenhanced”, which is dedicated to the pressing issue of torture. Though torture is banned almost everywhere, it has re-emerged under a new set of names with the neutral, tidy, functional language of marketing and branding.

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September 25th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

Eva & Franco Mattes (0100101110101101.ORG): LOL (2007)

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EVA E FRANCO MATTES (0100101110101101.ORG): LOL

Show curated and catalogue edited by Domenico Quaranta

DATES: January 20 – March 3, 2007
OPENING: Saturday, January 20, 6 pm
LOCATION: fabioparisartgallery
Via Alessandro Monti, 13 – 25121 Brescia – Italy
www.fabioparisartgallery.com

For over a year Eva and Franco Mattes lived in the virtual world of Second Life, exploring its terrain and interacting with its peculiar inhabitants. The result of this videogame flânerie is a series of portraits characterized by the bright colors, artificial lighting, polygonal shapes and surreal perspectives typical of virtual worlds. Overall, the series draws on the technological developments which allow the creation of alternate identities within simulated worlds.

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September 7th, 2009 at 10:59 am

LOL – Press Release

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EVA E FRANCO MATTES (0100101110101101.ORG) – LOL

Show curated and catalogue edited by Domenico Quaranta

From January 20 to March 3, 2007
OPENING: Saturday 20 January, 6 pm

On occasion of their second solo exhibition at Fabio Paris Art Gallery, and for the first time in Italy, Eva and Franco Mattes (a.k.a 0100101110101101.ORG) are to exhibit the project for which they have been awarded the Premio New York 2006.

For over a year Eva and Franco Mattes lived in the virtual world of Second Life, exploring its terrain and interacting with its peculiar inhabitants. The result of this videogame flânerie is a series of portraits characterized by the bright colors, artificial lighting, polygonal shapes and surreal perspectives typical of virtual worlds. Overall, the series draws on the technological developments which allow the creation of alternate identities within simulated worlds.

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September 7th, 2009 at 10:28 am