THE CROCODILE’S LAMENT: RECLAIMING THE RIVER, RESHAPING THE NARRATIVE
The Crocodile’s Lament is a groundbreaking project by Lanfranco Aceti that confronts the environmental and cultural crises of our time. Created in collaboration with Tevereterno, IPER Festival delle Periferie, organized by the Azienda Speciale Palexpo, and supported by curators Giorgio de Finis (Museo delle
THE CROCODILE’S HOME: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
Forthcoming... The artist acknowledges the support of the Museo delle Periferie. With thanks to Giorgio de Finis and Linda Mazzoleni.
CRY ME A RIVER OF CROCODILE TEARS: FLAVA TIBER
“[…] hunc inter fluvio Tiberinus amoeno verticibus rapidis et multa flavus harena in mare prorumpit […]” Virgil. What remains of the mythology of the blonde Tiber, strictly linked as it is to the birth of Rome and over 2000 years of history, as its
PLEASE FLIP SOMEWHERE ELSE
Now that I am less occupied with the works of art I created for the Venice Architecture Biennale, I have the time to write a post that I wanted to publish for a rather long time. It is about the economics of art and
PERIPHERAL BUT NOT IRRELEVANT
"Silence does not mean surrender!" Lanfranco Aceti, Athens, 2018. Performance. Curated by Artemis Potamianou. Peripheral but not Irrelevant: Peripheries' Contribution to the Centrality of the Globalized Cities (Periferico ma non Irrilevante: Il contributo delle Periferie alla Centralità delle Città Globalizzate) is the talk that I
ZERO FUCKS TO GIVE: A TALK, A MANIFESTO, AND A WORK OF ART
"One world approved thy wisdom; another, mine." Antigone, Sophocles Zero Fucks to Give is a work of art for Platforms Project, Athens, Greece, May 14-31, 2020. It consists of a talk, a manifesto, and a video performance. It is part of a larger set of