| Alfredo Jaar | Antonio Gramsci | |||||||||
On the occasion of this exhibition in Milan, Jaar approaches the figure of Antonio Gramsci, one of the intellectuals and political thinkers whose inheritance has more deeply influenced the culture of the last century, not only in Italy. Gramsci's "Prison Notebooks" in fact have known a wide spread. In the last twenty years Antonio Gramsci has become a major presence in British and American anthropology, especially for scholars working on issues of culture and power. In Milan, Alfredo Jaar rebuilt the cell of Antonio Gramsci and a series of lightbox with photographs related to the river Tevere in Rome. The photographs of the Roman river Tevere represent division situations. In a less metaforical way also the cell makes reference to one situation of deep separation and removal. Opposite mirroring walls reflect to the infinite the slabs giving the impression that they multiply themselves.
Alfredo Jaar was born in Santiago, Chile, 1956, lives in New York. He is one of the most uncompromising artists working today. His installations, combining elements of photography, architecture and theater, and often featuring graphic documentary imagery in the form of back-lit transparencies, explore the complex relationships between developed nations and the so-called Third World. In his work, Jaar tracks and highlights the ironies and injustices which characterize those relationships, and plays out the systematic pursuit of profit which drives them. Antonio Gramsci | Alfredo Jaar  You can find on Amazon several books about Antonio Gramsci or Alfredo Jaar |
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| Lia Rumma, Milano December, 9th 2004 – February, 2nd 2005 postmedia.net |
