Stefano W. Pasquini | Lucija Klarić | Kamov Residency

Stefano W. Pasquini

One-month stay in Kamov Residency

Stefano W. Pasquini was born in Bologna, Italy in 1969.. He graduated ine 1987. from Artistic Lyceum of Bologna and in  1991. from Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna in the School of Paintings of Concetto Pozzati.

Solo exhibitions (selection): “AIUTATEMI CHE SONO MESSO MALE” (Help me I'm in a bad shape), curated by Federica Zabarri and Maria Letizia Paiato, Porta degli Angeli, Ferrara, 2011. (catalogue with essays by Lorenzo Bruni), “The End of the 90s and the Impressionists”, curated by Fabio Cavallucci and Patrizia Silingardi, melepere, Verona, Italy, 2010. "The End of the 90s and the Impressionists”, curated by Fabio Cavallucci and Luiza Samanda Turrini, Magazzini Criminali, Sassuolo (MO), Italy, 2010. "I have a dream”, curated by Chiara Ronchini, Da.Co. Gallery, Terni, Italy, 2009.,"PASQUINI / TORRE: allotropie”, double solo with Fabio Torre, curated by Fabio Migliorati, Next Art Gallery,Arezzo, Italy, 2009., "n. 23 La Veneratio nella Luna Ariostea” curated by Patrizia Silingardi and Francesca Pincelli, Studio Vetusta, Modena, Italy, 2009., “La Grotta – The Cave” (UQ0603), Torre Civica Santo Stefano, Molinella (Bologna), Italy, 2006., “Quando l’impeto si Manifesta”, curated by Marco Mango, 42OFF, Modena, Italy, 2006., "Eclectic Discount", PaggeriArte, curated by Patrizia Silingardi, Sassuolo, Italy, 2005., itd. Group exhibitions (selection): 2011 - “Playground”, curated by Massimo Marchetti, Casabianca, Zola Predosa, Bologna, Italy., “Volume Collection”, curated by Nemanja Cvijanović, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka,Croatia, and Multimedia Cultural Center, Split, Croatia, “This is my reference”, booth curated by Lorenzo Bruni, Galleria Enrico Astuni, Arte Fiera Art First, Bologna, 2010 - “Art Verona”, art fair booth of Galleria Enrico Astuni., “Casabianca”, Casabianca, Zola Predosa, Bologna, Italy., “Power to the People”, Feature Inc, New York, "Illustre Scultura Polimaterica" curated by Rita Correddu, Alice Militello and Lu Caufasu, Link Associated, Bologna, 2009 -  “Del Plumbeo”, curated by Patrizia Silingardi, MelePere, Verona, Italy, “Ottomani”, with Jorg Nittenwilm, Mattia Barbieri, Adriana Jebeleanu, Galleria 42, Modena, “Video Art Yearbook”, a cura di Renato Barilli, Alessandra Borgogelli, Paolo Granata, Silvia Grandi, Fabiola Naldi e Paola Sega, DAMS, Chiostro di Santa Cristina, Bologna; ArtVerona, Verona, “Best of NY Show”, a cura di Saeri Kiritani, Broadway Gallery, New York, “L’arte al tempo della crisi”, curated by Anna Rosa Callegari, L’arte, Molinella, Bologna, Italy, “Ciao Elia”, curated byi Marianita Santarossa, Sesto Senso, Bologna, Italy, “Works on Paper, a global perspective”, curated by Basak Malone, Tchera Niyego, Agustina O'Farrell, Santiago Bunge, L. Brandon, Cosimo Di Leo Ricatto, Stefano Pasquini, NYArts Pavilion, Giudecca, Venice, “Miart” art fair, Galleria 42 Contemporaneo (Modena) booth, Milan, itd. Publications (selection): Jelena Jindra, “Reci mi knjigom, ali bez Č”, Globus, Broj 1058, Izdanje 0111, 18.03.2011, Zagreb, Croatia, pp. 70-73., Luigi Meneghelli, “Stefano W. Pasquini”, Flash Art Italia, No. 290, XLIV, Milan, February 2011, p. 108., “Non e un paese per Umarells: Stefano W. Pasquini”, radio programme conducted by Danilo Masotti, Punto, Radio Bologna (87.7 – 87.9 FM), 23rd November 2011.Alessia Vignali, “Consumo dunque esisto?”, Playboy Italia, No. 2, February 2009, pp 77-81., Luiza Samanda Turrini, "Direttamente dalla luna gli oggetti di Stefano Pasquini", L'Informazione di Modena, Anno X numero 16, 17 January 2009., "Stefano Pasquini, apoteosi dell’oggetto”, Arte, No. 425, Milan, January 2009, p. 77., Ilari Valbonesi, “Art-Punk: interview with Stefano Pasquini”, radio programme, Radio Arte Mobile, 18 novembre 2008., Pilot Magazine, Issue 3, London, 2008. Pp. 33-34, 59, 82-83. Annalisa Cattani, "Persuasori occulti o alchimisti del senso?", in "SubLimina", catalogue of the exhibition, Rocca dei Bentivoglio, Bazzano (BO), 2007/2008., etc.

STUPID

15.08.-10.09.2012.

Stefano W. Pasquini is a post-conceptual (neo-avantgarde) artist whose field of interest is analysis of social anomalies and radical criticism of compromised Italian political elite. He develops his artistic style on extremely intriguing border of irony and self-pity. His style is in many ways close to Croatian neo-avantgarde, specifically to the scene in Zagreb during the '70's – in his intention, way of depiction, relationship with art and communication (from plebeian, street and worker's point of view).

Stupid is a project that is a continuation of his two previous works – Help me, I'm not feeling fine and The end of the '90's and the Impressionists in which he tackles political decade that started with the fall of The Berlin Wall and ended with the falling of Twin Towers, and is refering to several objects, photographs and video works that question what has remained from the anti-globalist movement that was born in Seattle in 1999., and ended in blood in Genova in 2001.

Production of special, Rijeka's edition of the artistic magazine: Obsolete Shit is an artistic magazine that is being published in random intervals and numbers – determined by the author who is its editor and publisher. Magazine's first edition and its first number was 7 (300 copies) published in June 2008. Subsequently, four more editions followed – number 4 that refers to 2009. calendar (50 copies); number 22 (one copy); number 24 - published by the Melepere Gallery from Verona as a part of the The end of the '90's and the Impressionists exhibition (1000 copies) and the number 17 – published by the Enrico Astuni Gallery as a part of its participation in the Arte Fiera Bologna, Italy (200 copies). Even though, at first sight the magazine seems to be author's catalogue, actually it is a product of interaction and cooperation of many participants – invited and/or random ones. According to his practice, Pasquini will publish one issue of the magazine in Rijeka - in interaction with Rijeka's citizens. This issue will be presented as the additional programme of his first solo exhibition in Rijeka. The exhibition is planned for August/September 2012.

NGO SIZ

→ www.g-siz.com

SIZ Gallery was founded in 2009, at the initiative of artists and curator Nemanja Cvijanovic. By 2010. the Gallery acts as one of the most important programs of the NGO The Other Sea. Active  participants of the gallery are, artists and designers,: ABS group, Art Fun Club, Milijana Babic, Tomislav Brajnović, Nemanja Cvijanovic, Focus Group aka Iva Kovac and Elvis Krstulović, Igor Grubic, Janez Jansa, Sinisa Labrovic, Cesare Pietroiusti, Oliver Ressler, SCRAP, Slaven Tolj and associations NGO The Other Sea. SIZ Gallery is designed as an artist run gallery in which all  artists  are actually shareholders of the Gallery, and jointly decide on the program, promotion, guest appearances, etc.

In 2011. members  of the Gallery  established the NGO SIZ, thorugh which annual programme the Gallery continues to exist. In 2013. SIZ  (NGO and the Gallery) starts a collaboration with Museum of modern and contemporary art in Rijeka -  its annual program will be presented in the Mali salon gallery in Rijeka's main street Korzo. SIZ is defined by artistically never more relevant model of functioning of the collective association of equal individuals whose puropse is joint appearances in the art system. SIZ Gallery through a specific approach to artistic system emerged as one of the most interesting programs in Rijeka and beyond. Small, independent, rapidly rotating exhibitions thar connect Croatian contemporary art scene with artists from both the immediate region and other countries. Programme of the Gallery,  through the presentation of some of the most interesting tendencies in contemporary art, which in a  determined way, reflect social reality and its various, specific, dimensions such as politics, culture, ideology, cultural policy, etc., is aimed at informing the public and creating a critical counterbalance to the programs of large institutions.

With the founding of the Gallery and later by founding of the Association SIZ they try to act positively in the exhibition scene in Rijeka, where the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art had created  a positive impact on the cultural life of the city, primarily educating audiences for contemporary visual language. Unexpectedly large and encouraging interest in international and regional art scene for SIZ Gallery which annually receives dozens of offers for collaboration, and in a way has become an important center of contemporary visual arts and cultural scene in general.

Through Gallery SIZ to date the following has been achieved ...

2009.: Nemanja Cvijanovic, Sinisa Labrović, Slaven Tolj, Igor Grubic, Sinisa Labrović, Club of Art Lovers and Oliver Ressler; 2010.: exhibitions Tomislav Brajnović, Cesare Pietroiusti, ABS Group, Rodion, Janez Janša, Janša and Janez Jansa, the artist duo Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri (also director and advisors one of the most important international exhibitions - Document 13 - Ms. Carolyn Christov Bakargiev); 2011. Vlado Martek, Marijan Crtalić, collective GREY, art group Claire Fontaine, Sasha Huber, Milijana Babic, and Marko Markovic; 2012 and 2013.: Alexi Kukuljevića, Ivan Moudov, Stefan Pasquini, Ciprian Muresan, Ibro Hasanovic, Kristina Norman, Giuliana Racc0, Hudradea Collective and Fokus group.

Summary: NGO  SIZ (SIZ - Self-management community of interests) is running the SIZ gallery. The Gallery started as a programme organized by the NGO Drugo more (The Other Sea) in 2009. During its 3-year long existence the Gallery created a certain recognisable profile of visual content in regional and local cultural community.

It gradually became a significant point of contemporary artistic production and pratice. The content it presents is focused on works of Croatian and foreign artists that reflect various dimensions of social reality and its numerous fine nuances in specific ways.