UNA LINEA STORTA TESA

The title of the exhibition, Una linea storta tesa (“A twisted, taut line”), evokes the fellows’ residency path: a trajectory at once linear and sinuous, made up of convictions and questionings, a thread constantly alive, taut and exalted. Throughout the year of residency at Villa Medici, the artists’ research takes unexpected paths dotted with discoveries, encounters and evolutions that testify to the vitality of this experience. The exhibition is therefore not a restitution of their projects, but rather a reflection of their progress. The title suggests a paradoxical image, difficult to visualize, which reflects the complexity of the proposals that make up the exhibition itinerary.

A constellation of interventions, including art installations, performances, literature, historical research, video, photography and music, highlights the different directions taken by the fellows: from an interest in landscape and its transformations to reflections on feminisms, from the affective and historical potential of objects to the relationship with Rome and the spaces of Villa Medici, which often serve as the backdrop for the fellows’ creations. These are just some of the themes that emerge from the exhibition’s various proposals, presented in a rhythm that highlights the affinities and divergences between the contributions.

As the exhibition progresses, Villa Medici fellows will be offering readings, happenings and performances in the exhibition rooms.

With the participation of :
Begoña Zubero Apodaca, Maria Grazia D’Amelio, Séverine Ballon, Steve City, Sandro Compagnon, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Azzurra Fiume, Bianca Friscelli, Perry Gits, Kyara, Lorenzo Di Marzo, Geoffroy Mathieu, Lana Milan, Augustin Muller, Flavio Musillo, Maxime Hortense Pascal, Martin Planchaud, Virgile Pellerin, Amandine Pudlo, Rémy Reber, Peter Sellars, Jean-Étienne Sotty, Davide Stanzione, Studio T& D, Tom & Delhia, Tom & Delhia.D, Tom & Delhia, Rajna Swaminathan, Benjamin Tholozan, Pauline Von Aesch, Spanish Academy in Rome

Program of performances, readings, lectures and concerts

On Saturday June 10 from 4pm to 9pm, Villa Medici becomes the stage for a rich program of readings, lectures, performances and concerts, once again highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of the fellows’ proposals.

Restitution of Sivan Eldar on Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Tuesday, June 20 at 6 p.m., fellow Sivan Eldar will hold a public presentation and discussion of her residency work in the Michel Piccoli cinema at Villa Medici. Sivan Eldar, accompanied by vocalist and improviser Ganavya Doraiswamy, director Peter Sellars, Mrudangam artist Rajna Swaminthan, cellist Séverine Ballon and computer music producer Augustin Muller, will show a preview of his opera in development, Nine Jewelled Deer.

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Publication

The exhibition is accompanied by a publication featuring previously unpublished contributions by authors who question, recount and put into perspective the work of the fellows in a fertile dialogue around their artistic practices. It will be available at the opening of the exhibition.

Authors associated with the publication:
Dolores Bakela, Gorge Bataille (Elodie Petit), François Bon, Vittoria Bonifati, Fatma Cheffi, Sonia D’alto, Giulia Fiocca, Géraldine Gourbe, Joan Grandjean, Nicolas Mathieu, Gaëlle Obiégly, Francesca Pietropaolo, Jean-Luc Plouviet, Alix Prada, Lorenzo Romito, Simon(e) van Sarloos.

Practical information

Exhibition opening times:
Monday to Sunday (closed Tuesdays), 10am to 7pm (last admission at 6:30pm)

Rates:
Full rate: €10 / Reduced rate: €8
TRIBU rate: €2
Free for SOLO or DUO card holders

The exhibition ticket also gives access to the Festival des Cabanes de la Villa Médicis.

From June 17 to July 2, every Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 7pm, an exhibition mediation program in English is organized in collaboration with MA Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies students from NABA (Rome).
From July 8 to 22, the same program will run every Saturday from 2pm to 7pm.