Posts Tagged ‘ester grossi’
Fucinus Lacus. New works by Ester Grossi
SVETONIO (21, 12¬14) wrote: «According to Julius Caesar – Great Father of ancient Rome – the drying of the Lake Fucine represented the most prestigious and extraordinary project for Rome’s ornament, for the beauty and richness of the empire». Italian artist Ester Grossi returns to SPAZIO TESTONI LA 2000+45 in Bologna with an extended collection of new works from her successful “Fucinus Lacus” project, previously presented at the Museo della Permanente in Milan in October as part of the 13th edition of the Cairo Awards. Read the rest of this entry »
Motor kids dream: Interview w/A Classic Education
To say that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination is, in A Classic Education‘s case, somehow an understatement. Since the band’s inception in 2007, Jonathan Clancy (vocals, guitars), Luca Mazzieri (guitars), Paul Pieretto (bass), Giulia Mazza (organ, keyboards) and Federico Oppi (drums) have used their hometown Bologna like a place to reconvene and plot new adventures. It must be the reason why their songs, while clearly sharing a passion for american psychedelic pop, sounds like coming from and belonging to nowhere in particular. Read the rest of this entry »
Get The Keys And Go: A Mixtape
Leap year, what a funny concept. Seconds turning into hours that we can accumulate and use like a bonus. On second thoughts, though, what is really striking is the idea that it can become a way of turning time itself to your strength, travelling through (e)motions, making every day that extra day of the year. C’mon. Do something. “Get The Keys And Go” is the feeling of the motor running, of that bond you discover again, of that secret smile you decide to share. It’s our march mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »
WRITTEN ON THE HAYS: Ester Grossi and Giulio Zanet
Aiming to promote young italian talents, First Gallery presents a dual solo show with Ester Grossi and Giulio Zanet, winners of the fourth edition of Premio Italian Factory per la giovane pittura italiana 2010 (Italian Factory Award for Young Italian Painters). A year later, the two artists have been working closely on a project entitled “Written on the Hays”, an original interpretation of the censorship issues in melodrama genre from a personal perspective on painting and video expressive techniques. Read the rest of this entry »
We Buried Our Hearts In The Sand: A Mixtape
Music lovers are weird people. They are forward thinkers, discovering any up and coming bands or the odd gems no one has yet heard of, but also old school purists, perpetually devoted to compiling mixtapes for their friends, lovers or the stranger sitting next to them on the bus. Read the rest of this entry »
The Future Is Bright: THE FRESH & ONLYS 
Better Than Something: Interview with Ian Markiewicz and Alex Hammond 
Filming The Music: AG ROJAS 
Coyotes in My Backyard: TRAVIS MILLARD 
The Alchemy of Love and Fire: NEIL KRUG 
Drenched in The Rain of Dreams: Dimitri Drjuchin 
I CAN SEE FOR MILES: The Art of Jacob Escobedo 