Mario Carbone
Posto fisso. Marina Abramović e Ulay a Bologna, 1977
curated by Paola Paleari and Paola Scremin
S.T. Foto Libreria Galleria, Roma
10.09.2012 - 10.10.2012
In 1977, Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Bologna hosted the International Week of Performance, which gathered several important artists of the time.
Among them was Marina Abramović who, together with her partner Ulay, put on stage “Imponderabilia”, one the most well-known creations of the Serbian artist.
In this work, the two performers, both completely naked, stood at the opposite sides of a doorway, forcing visitors to squeeze between them in order to pass through. The purpose of the action was the exploration of human physical limits and psychological reactions, obtained through the artists’ live presence in real time.
On that occasion, the photographer and documentary filmmaker Mario Carbone (1924), a specialist in depicting Italian everyday life and later the contemporary art scene, shot a documentary and some pictures during the performance’s preparation and execution.
s.t. foto libreria galleria brings this visual material together in a show curated by Paola Paleari and Paola Scremin. Posto fisso Marina Abramović e Ulay a Bologna, 1977 presents the documentary itself, a series of screenshot prints and a selection of the black and white photos taken during the event.
The exhibition, which is part of Fotografia Festival Internazionale di Roma, will offer the possibility to browse through a wider selection of short documentaries and photographic works by Mario Carbone, which range from social issues to contemporary art.