Il Futuro Era Bellisimo Per Noi. Citè Internationale des Arts, Paris

1_IL FUTURO ERA BELLISSIMO PER NOI_Exhibition View

Il Futuro Era Bellisimo Per Noi, exhibition view
Citè Internationale des Arts, Paris / April – May 2016

2_Emanuele Marcuccio_63rd-77th STEPS

EMMANUEL MARCUCCIO, Untitled (I wanted something calm), 2016
powder coated steel and aluminum

8_IL FUTURO ERA BELLISSIMO PER NOI_Exhibition View

Il Futuro Era Bellisimo Per Noi, exhibition view
Citè Internationale des Arts, Paris / April – May 2016

10_Quintessa Matranga_63rd-77th STEPS

QUINTESSA MATRANGA, Pet (2), 2016
gift paper, box, stickers, ribbons

ANNA FRANCESCHINI, excerpt from Before they break, before they die, they fly! (2014)
16mm film transferred to HD video, color – mute, 5’40”

13_Josip Novosel_63rd-77th STEPS

JOSIP NOVOSEL, Opportunism (AfterAffection), 2016
canvases, candles

14_Josip Novosel_63rd-77th STEPS

JOSIP NOVOSEL, Opportunism (AfterAffection), 2016
canvases, candles

16_IL FUTURO ERA BELLISSIMO PER NOI_Exhibition View

Il Futuro Era Bellisimo Per Noi, exhibition view
Citè Internationale des Arts, Paris / April – May 2016

17_Fabio Santacroce_63rd-77th STEPS

FABIO SANTACROCE, Il Futuro Era Bellissimo Per Noi, 2016
stretched canvas prints, i-pad holders, car side window sunshades, chains, chocolate balls, plastic garden fences

19_Ilya Smirnov_63rd-77th STEPS

ILYA SMIRNOV, No Title Provided, 2016
graphite on paper, wood, glass, plywood

20_Cedric Fargues_63rd-77th STEPS

CEDRIC FARGUES, Stigmata, 2016
biscuit and jam

21_Cedric Fargues_63rd-77th STEPS

CEDRIC FARGUES, Stigmata, 2016
biscuit and jam

22_Anna Solal_Kites_63rd-77th STEPS

ANNA SOLAL, Kites, 2016
metal,fabric, thread,cut vinyl decals, ipad screen

24_Anna Solal_Kites_63rd-77th STEPS

ANNA SOLAL, Kites, 2016
metal,fabric, thread,cut vinyl decals, ipad screen

26_Sean Townley_63rd-77th STEPS

SEAN TOWNLEY, Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathways, 2013
cast urethan, water

28_Mathis Collins_63rd-77th STEPS

MATHIS COLLINS, Lambrequin, 2016
fabric, wine, coffee, lemon, red berries 

29_Mathis Collins_63rd-77th STEPS

MATHIS COLLINS, Lambrequin, 2016
fabric, wine, coffee, lemon, red berries 
all images courtesy of the artists
photos: QUENTIN DUBRET

Il Futuro Era Bellissimo Per Noi (The Future Was Beautiful For Us) is a group exhibition initiated by the project space  63rd-77th steps that is currently on view at Citè Internationale des Arts in Paris. The show comprises a constellation of works characterized by a shared aesthetic sensibility and approach.

Individually and collectively the artworks – gathered together in the exhibition under a title borrowed from a pop Italian song – appear as post capitalistic yet spiritual, critical and ironic pieces. Whether as soundtrack or as sculptural objects, Il Futuro Era Bellissimo Per Noi evokes a certain bitter resignation that emerges when the notion of desire for a sudden, total, and irrevocable change failed to happen.

 

Il Futuro Era Bellisimo Per Noi with MARIANTONIETTA BAGLIATO, MATHIS COLLINS, CÉDRIC FARGUES, ANNA FRANCESCHINI, FRIEDER HALLER, KAREEM LOTFY, EMANUELE MARCUCCIO, QUINTESSA MATRANGA, JOSIP NOVOSEL, FABIO SANTACROCE, ILYA SMIRNOV, ANNA SOLAL and SEAN TOWNLEY is on view at Citè Internationale des Arts, Paris until 10 May 2016.

 

 



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