Finissage:Matteo Rubbi

Friends: Matteo Rubbi, "Let the stars sit where they will" at Studio Guenzani.

The book Fight Specific Isola coming to South Africa

I will be heading back to South Africa soon, and I can bring with me some copies of the books Fight Specific Isola. It is a great book for those interested in the role of art in urban transformation, urban theory and social movements. It has various contributors: Bert Theis (Isola Art Center), Charles Esche (director,Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven), Gerald Raunig (philospher, Vienna), Christoph Schafer (Park Fiction, Hamburg) Atelier d'Architecture Autogeree (Paris), Tiziana Villani (philosopher, Milan) and so on. A very particular case study worth reading. The book costs 20 euro, so about R 280. If anyone is interested in a copy, send me an email: ednagee@gmail.com 

"The publication traces the long history of the Isola area of Milan and the organic, spontaneous progress of the Isola Art Center over the past 10 years and more. 

Featuring texts and many images, the book tells the story of an artistic and urban transformation, led by artists, who often had to invent tools and concepts along the way. Fight-Specific Isola serves as an example of how to act on the ground in today’s urban condition. 

Different narratives of history, artistic intervention and action allow the reader to trace the complex idea of collectivity, solidarity and “fight-specificity”. 

Testing new terms such as “dirty cube” and “dispersed center” this book shows a possible way to respond to the constant pressure of neoliberal development and gentrification".

To see more information:http://www.isolartcenter.org/index_eng.php

The contents:

Isola Art Center went to Ljubljana

With Isola Art Center I went to Ljubljana, a beautiful city in Slovenia, to participate in the exhibition 1:1 curated by Zdenka Badovinac at the Museum of Contemporary art (MSUM). We spent a week installing and preparing the space to for our Lab Fight-specific Isola.  In exhibition was also the prototype of the book I am working on. Some images from the installation and exhibition and workshop we did. There are more photos on Isola Art Center Facebook page and site.

In Ljubljana, from the roof of the museum.

Figuring out the installation and placement

 Me and Edith printing during the exhibition opening.

 Working on little portraits of the Lab Fight-Specific Isola crew member.

 Our space from one angle.

 Us working on the mural, citing an old mural in Isola, Milan from the 1970's. 

 We flew the cloud of Nicola Uzunovski

 The prototype of my book in progress.

 The stencils of me, Bert Theis and Edith Poirier along with the work of Tania Bruguera "Revolution is on hold"

 During the opening.

The crew in Milan before departure.

And to finish, a fun video made by Camilla Topuntoli of the week.

LAB FIGHT SPECIFIC ISOLA 4ACT from Camilla Topuntoli on Vimeo.

Moments and things.

I try to do a weekly drawing/ moment which I post on Instagram and Facebook.

The sea spew out everything. 

There are moments when it is hard to focus on work and one needs to be pulled back to earth.

Chocolate slogan cake

Inspiration: detail of Mountains by Matteo Rubbi

Autumn