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Paolo Bertocchi
Permutation Fugue
Exhibition Dates: May 8 through June 14, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 8, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Contact Information: Natane Takeda, 212 560 9728 or info@essogallery.com
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday,
11 am - 6 pm
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Jennifer Bacon and Filippo Fossati are pleased to announce the opening of Esso Gallery’s first solo show by Paolo Bertocchi, entitled Permutation Fugue, in the project room.
Permutation Fugue, an arial installation work, weaves black rubber inner-tubes, manipulating internal and external space. Fugue literally means escape of sound; a run-away stream of music; permutation fugue describes a technique of musical composition in which elements of fugue and strict canon are combined. Invoking Baroque aesthetics, the dramatic effect executed by an overload of decorative elements ultimately emphasizes the empty space. Bertocchi groups together several installations of inflated black inner-tubes, air captured in space as an expression of emptiness.
The black rubber tube is central to his art, the material plays an important role to create a balance between the physiological and organic entity, as well as the decorative and solid component in structure. Tied, twisted and connected, the tubes are metaphors for the viscera of an animal, the endless loop suggests continuity; life in progress. Bertocchi's intention is to reveal the origin of life and the formation process of the universe by designing patterns and developing space inside and outside of the tube. Ultimately, invisibility becomes visible and the finite becomes infinite.
Paolo Bertocchi was born 1968 in Bologna, Italy. He currently lives and works in New York City. In 2005 he was awarded the Annenberg Foundation Honorary Fellowship. His installations and performances have been featured in museums and galleries internationally including: MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Roma, Italy; The Museum of Modern Art, Salzburg, Austria; Braga Menendez Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina; The Modern Art Gallery (G.A.M.), Bologna,Italy; Djerassi Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Artists Allince Inc. Space, New York City; Palazzo Florio, Udine, Italy; Corraini Gallery, Mantova, Italy and Apexart Gallery, New York City.
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