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august 25, 2015 - Villa Croce

Palazzo Ducale and Villa Croce present FOLLOW ME by SUSAN PHILIPSZ

Follow Me is the title of Susan Philipsz’s new solo show. Set in the historical centre of Genova, the exhibition presents a new work inspired by the yatch Elettra, Guglielmo Marconi’s floating laboratory, together with a selection of six works realized between 1999 and 2011.

Among the most significant artist of her generation, Philipsz (Glasgow,1965) creates sound installations (recordings of the artist’s own voice as she sings existing songs a cappella) that explore the psychological and sculptural potential of sound.
In Genova, the artist traces a captivating itinerary that unfolds within the architectural framework of Palazzi dei Rolli - in- cluded in the Unesco World Heritage List - and other historical buildings, along which she explores the relationship between art and architecture, the subtle shifts in the public perception of the artwork, the relation between performance and sculpture, and the emotional effect of sound. 

Following her installations, visitors are led from the Grand Courtyard of Palazzo Ducale, through the narrow alleyways
of the historical center to the Palaces in Via Garibaldi, up to the park of Villa Croce. #susanphilipsz won the prestigious Turner Prize in 2010 and has presented her installations in 2007 at Skulptur Projekte, Muenster, in 2012 at Documenta 13, Kassel and in 2015 at the Istanbul Biennial. #susanphilipsz has gained widespread recognition in the international artworld for the sharp execution of her works, unique in their genre, based on the rigorous analysis of the history, memory, and traditions of a specific place that she transposes into immaterial architectures creating an introspective environment for the “viewer”. The universal narrative of loss, hope, and homecoming is conveyed through the reproduction of tunes and melodies that, blending with the genius loci, generate a subjective storytelling. 

On the occasion of the show Humboldtbooks will release a publication focusing on this exceptional project. The book will collect the documentation of the show, drawings of the palaces and maps of the city, together with two texts by the curators Ilaria Bonacossa and Paola Nicolin, and critical essays by Luca Cerizza and Chus Martinez, that will be enriched by rich iconographical material and entries on the works presented in the show. 

Palazzo Ducale and #villacroce present

FOLLOW ME SUSAN PHILIPSZ 

Curated by Ilaria Bonacossa and Paola Nicolin September 10th-October 11th 2015 

Palazzo Ducale, The Internationale, 1999;
Ex-Convento di San Francesco a Castelletto, Stay With Me, 2005;
Palazzo Reale Lachrimae, 2010;
Palazzo Bianco, Follow Me, 2006;
Palazzo Lomellino, The Lost Reflection, 2007;
Altrove-Teatreo della Maddalena, Palazzo Fattinanti Cambiaso, The Dead, 2000; Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce, Elettra, 2015 

Museo d’arte contemporanea Villa Croce 

via Jacopo Ruffini 3, Genova
tel 010 580069/585772 
www.villacroce.org 

Free Entrance 

Guided Tours last 2 hours 80 euro per group 

Opening Times Thursday — Sunday 330pm – 630pm
Altrove Teatro della Maddalena Thursday 330pm – 630pm and by appointment