Cecilia Mentasti • A Place to Stay
0.11.2024 - 10.11.2024
tuesday - saturday 15.00 - 19.00
opening: 09.10.2024, ore 19.00
Careof hosts "A Place to Stay” by Cecilia Mentasti, a production by Video Sound Art, curated by Marta Cereda and Laura Lamonea, realized with the support of MiC and SIAE, as part of the “Per Chi Crea” program.
At the center of the exhibition is a sound installation: a large narrative composed of a selection of 200 stories of Italian artists from the twentieth century, told to 200 dogs.
What is art today, and what role should it play in society? The dog, a recurring presence in art history - both as a devotional icon and a witness to social transformations - seems to be the right recipient of this question. The artist offers a personal rewriting of art history, selecting lesser-known works and at times reconsidering the roles of traditionally overlooked figures or those outside mainstream art circuits.
Cecilia Mentasti’s dogs invite us to experience a more instinctive, deep, and empathetic love for art.
The project is accompanied by a catalogue published by the historic publishing house Corraini Edizioni, featuring contributions by Marta Cereda, Davide Colombo, Laura Lamonea, and Giulia Zompa. On the occasion of the twentieth edition of the Giornata del Contemporaneo, on the morning of Saturday, October 12, 2024, Careof will host the presentation of the catalogue with the presence of the artist and the authors.
Cecilia Mentasti
Cecilia Mentasti (Varese, 1993) is a visual artist and art-worker. She studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (Milan) and trained as a registrar at the Scuola di Restauro di Botticino (BS).
In 2019, she co-founded the artist-run space BRACE BRACE, together with Francesco Paleari and Francesca Finotti, Flavia Albu, Elisa Di Nofa, and Simone S. Melis.
For the 2022–2023 season, she was the artistic director of AnonimaKunsthalle with the project Varese, a research on the unexpected political strength of the periphery.
Among her latest exhibitions: “Trimmed after a pattern” (Milan, 2024), “Serenata bipersonale con Enzo Forese” (Bolzano, 2022), “Adesso no” (Florence, 2022).
She lives and works between Cagno (CO) and Milan.
Credits
Production by Video Sound Art
Curated by: Marta Cereda and Laura Lamonea
Project manager: Laura Lamonea
Visual identity: Alessio D’Ellena (Superness)
Sound production consulting: Painé Cuadrelli
Production: Lino Palena
Communication and development: Francesca Mainardi, Caterina Migliore, Federica Torgano
Publication by Corraini Edizioni
Edition curated by: Marta Cereda and Laura Lamonea
Book design: Alessio D’Ellena (Superness)
Volume coordination: Marta Cereda
Texts by: Marta Cereda, Davide Colombo, Laura Lamonea, Giulia Zompa
Translations by: Giacomo Raffaelli – FluentFrame
Photographs by: Cecilia Mentasti
With the support of MiC and SIAE, as part of the “Per Chi Crea” program.
Cecilia Mentasti, "A Place to Stay”, photo credit Diego Mayon