[spectre] "BERLUSCONIMANIA"- THE ART OBJECT!!"
Lorenzo Taiuti
md3169@mclink.it
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:13:28 +0100
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Katerina Karoussos of the Hellenic Centre for Fine Arts asks on Spectre =
mailing list:=20
"Is there any project concerning ''Berluscomania'' ?
My name is Katerina Karoussos and I am speaking as a director of the =
Hellenic Center of Fine Arts.
I think that I had received some e-mail infos about it but I am not =
sure.
Can you tell me if there is, what is the structure of it?
Best
Katerina Karoussos"
We answer:
Dear Karoussos
Yes, there is.
Definitely there is.
ART PROJECT!!
"BERLUSCONIMANIA" is to be considered an "Art Project" that involves us =
on several levels.
"BERLUSCONIMANIA" regards a political figure that cannot be criticized =
by standard political or social criteria.
The political figure involved has an intriguing, polysemantic nature =
that escapes activist thought and tools.
We think he can only be described by the transversal mutant thought of =
modern Art.
DADA MANIFESTO!
Therefore we decided to define him as an "Obj=E9t Trouv=E9" in the =
Dadaist meaning (mostly referring to Duchamp of course) .
TRUTH!!
For instance his continuous declaring and rejecting the same political =
point of view on next Iraq war cannot but beeing read as one of the =
famous lines of "DADA MANIFESTO" (1918):=20
"Extreme truth does not exist. Dialectic is an amusing mechanism that =
takes us/in a banal way/ towards opinions that we would have had anyway. =
Do we really believe that through the scrupulous refinement of logic =
we have demonstrated truth and established once for all the exactitude =
of our own opinions?"
CADAVRE EXQUIS!!!
And/Or sometimes (and more deeply, in more subtle way) as a "Cadavre =
Exquis" in the Surrealist tradiction.=20
A recent fact happened in nothern italian city, Trento, where a member =
of his governement proposed different wagons for italians and foreign =
immigrants on the very frequented train line coming from south italy.
Here we may only triumphantly underline the obvious quotation from a =
basic surrealist concept:
surrealism is born from evidence of contrast. The famous phrase: =
"Surrealism is the meeting of an umbrella and a typewriting machine on a =
chirurgical table" says it all.
INVESTIGATING TOOLS!
"BERLUSCONIMANIA" is therefore working on an aenciclopedic observation =
of this amazing cultural and aestethic phenomenon investigating in =
several directions through a "serial" medium:
1- Behaviour
2- Cultural structures
3 -Psycological theories
4- Formalism and structuralism
5- Iconography=20
Dear Karoussos please feel free to ask us directly more informations
Best regards
L.Taiuti
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>Katerina Karoussos of the=20
Hellenic Centre for Fine Arts asks on Spectre mailing=20
list: </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>"Is there any project =
concerning=20
''Berluscomania'' ?</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>My name is Katerina Karoussos =
and I am=20
speaking as a director of the Hellenic Center of Fine=20
Arts.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>I think that I had received =
some e-mail=20
infos about it but I am not sure.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>Can you tell me if there is, =
what is the=20
structure of it?</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>Best</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>Katerina =
Karoussos"</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>We answer:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Dear Karoussos</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Yes, there is.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Definitely there is.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>ART PROJECT!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>"BERLUSCONIMANIA" is to be considered an =
"Art Project"=20
that involves us on several levels.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>"BERLUSCONIMANIA" regards a political figure =
that=20
cannot be criticized by standard political or social=20
criteria.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>The political figure involved has an =
intriguing, =20
polysemantic nature that escapes activist thought =
and=20
tools.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>We think he can only be described by the =
transversal=20
mutant thought of modern Art.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>DADA MANIFESTO!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Therefore we decided to define him as an =
"Obj=E9t=20
Trouv=E9" in the Dadaist meaning (mostly referring to Duchamp of course) =
.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>TRUTH!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>For instance his continuous declaring and =
rejecting=20
the same political point of view on next Iraq war cannot but beeing read =
as one=20
of the famous lines of "DADA MANIFESTO" (1918): </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>"Extreme truth does not exist. Dialectic is =
an amusing=20
mechanism that takes us/in a banal way/ towards opinions that we =
would=20
have had anyway. Do we really believe that through the =
scrupulous=20
refinement of logic we have demonstrated truth and established once =
for all=20
the exactitude of our own opinions?"</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>CADAVRE EXQUIS!!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>And/Or sometimes (and more deeply, in =
more subtle=20
way) as a "Cadavre Exquis" in the Surrealist=20
tradiction. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>A recent fact happened in nothern italian =
city,=20
Trento, where a member of his governement proposed different wagons for =
italians=20
and foreign immigrants on the very frequented train line coming =
from south=20
italy.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Here we may only triumphantly =
underline the=20
obvious quotation from a basic surrealist concept:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>surrealism is born from evidence of =
contrast. The=20
famous phrase: "Surrealism is the meeting of an umbrella and a =
typewriting=20
machine on a chirurgical table" says it all.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>INVESTIGATING TOOLS!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>"BERLUSCONIMANIA" is therefore =
working on an=20
aenciclopedic observation of this amazing cultural and aestethic =
phenomenon=20
investigating in several directions through a "serial"=20
medium:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>1- Behaviour</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>2- Cultural structures</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>3 -Psycological =
theories</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>4- Formalism and =
structuralism</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>5- Iconography </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Dear Karoussos please feel free to ask us =
directly=20
more informations</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Best regards</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>L.Taiuti</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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