Conversation with Salvatore Iaconesi
I am Salvatore Iaconesi, an artist, and together with my wife Oriana Persico, we coordinate a network of artists, designers, anthropologists, and researchers called Art is Open Source, as well…
I am Salvatore Iaconesi, an artist, and together with my wife Oriana Persico, we coordinate a network of artists, designers, anthropologists, and researchers called Art is Open Source, as well…
“Thinking of a work that might express how I’m experiencing these times, in which our sense of normality has been profoundly shaken, I’m reminded of the artist Marco Maria Zanin,…
I was about 11 years old when art first entered my life. In reality, as often happens with passions, it wasn't a polite handshake, but a bolt of lightning: I…
“I have had several love-at-first-sight moments; my life is constantly influenced by art. Only those who know and love it can understand how much art can change and shape a…
"To bear witness to the power of art and to my love—especially for engraving first and then photography—I am pleased to accompany you and show you some works—a brief selection—that…
"What strongly connects me to the period we are living through is not a single artwork, but a body of work, very important also for the development of my artistic…
I thought of my encounter with Marie Denis and her work Memento Mori, although I could tell countless stories that have moved me and continue to shape my everyday life…
“A work that struck me particularly recently is You or Me by Maria Lassnig (1919–2014), painted in 2005. It is a rather unsettling oil painting, as are most of the…
There have been at least two events that marked something significant in my professional and personal journey. The first took place during New Year's Eve in 2003, when I was…
"I was born in Reggio Emilia and lived in my hometown until I was 15. After graduating from the Art High School, I continued my education at the Academy of…