PRESENCE ALMANAC
Fourteenth Chronicle
Curated by Elliott Desai
Cover photo by Elliott Desai
Inside Cover photo by Elliott Desai
FOR THE A DVA N C E M E N T OF ARTS & CULTURE I’m photographing my life and sharing Moccia explores the relationship where to experience visual art, enjoy between spaces, bodies and contexts nature and be entertained. — studying temperature (its physical and emotional manifestations) and As a result, you can rely on the solitude (the collective feeling almanac for consistent exposure to permeating society, political states of artwork and for beautiful discoveries loneliness, its causes and solutions.) of the world around us. Included in this feature are Yet this publication also provides pieces from her Cold as You Are an artistic experience in itself series and Ministry of Loneliness (regardless of your ability to visit series to showcase this exploration the features in person.) into moments that carry ‘particular atmospheres and spatialised So to further that mission, the emotions that do not belong Fourteenth Chronicle takes place to a subject.’ in Torino, Italia (Turin, Italy). Mazzoleni also represents David I stayed in the Quadrilatero district Reimondo who explores graphic near Piazza Statuto and each day signs, theorizes about individual began with drinking an espresso at subjectivity, and translates these Torrefazione Beccuti, then walking ideas into new symbols for 25,000 steps around the city. communication. I explored historic monuments, lounged in sunny parks, discovered a variety of museums, and dined at delicious restaurants within these two miles along the Po River. However my primary focus was a visit to Mazzoleni art gallery. I met contemporary art specialist Alberto Fiore at an art fair earlier this year, and we reconvened in Piazza Solferino this summer. Rebecca Moccia’s solo show Somewhere in the Room is currently on view until November 18 and she is the youngest artist exhibiting with Mazzoleni.
More highlights include: Concluding each night at Macgillycuddy’s - an irish pub owned by Antonio and Marco in Piazza Vincenzo Arbarello. Seeing historic pieces from the early days of Turino’s art scene at Fondazione Accorsi - Ometto Museo di Arti Decorative. Visiting Gran Madre di Dio diocesi di Torino chiesa parrocchiale and dining amongst the locals in Piazza Vittorio Veneto. Walking around GAM - Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea to see The Siren (Siren) (Green Abyss) made in 1893 by Giulio Aristide Sartorio.
Spending time in Parco Pubblico di During my visit to the gallery, I was Villa Genero, Parco Leone amazed by Reimondo’s The matter of Ginzburg and Parco del Valentino meaning (La materia del significato) to feel immersed in Italian culture. - a series of 40 symbols representing different materials, and each piece And viewing an outdoor movie in is made of the material it represents Cavallerizza Reale near Mole (Cotton made of cotton, Bone made Antonelliana, then passing through of bone, Feathers made of feathers, Piazza San Carlo or Piazza Carlo Glass made of glass, etc.) Emanuele II on my walk home every evening. I love his invention of a novel way to interpret the world and appreciate The Centro neighborhood felt like an the uniqueness of each piece. oasis, and the next 36 pages will be a glimpse of what you can expect from Turino is simply a train ride away this Northern Italian region. from Milan, and I highly recommend a visit to this city — beautiful surprises Published October 21 at 8:30 PM are around every corner. Sincerely, Elliott Desai
TORINO, ITALIA
Po River
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Parco Pubblico di Villa Genero
Piazza Vincenzo Arbarello
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Torrefazione Beccuti
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© Rebecca Moccia | Ministry of Loneliness, 2023 Somewhere in the Room
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© Rebecca Moccia
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© Rebecca Moccia
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© Rebecca Moccia
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© Rebecca Moccia | Un corpo che si infiamma (A Body in Flames), 2023 Somewhere in the Room
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© David Reimondo | The matter of meaning (La materia del significato), 2021
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© David Reimondo | The matter of meaning (La materia del significato), 2021
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© David Reimondo | The matter of meaning (La materia del significato), 2021
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© David Reimondo | The matter of meaning (La materia del significato), 2021
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© David Reimondo | The matter of meaning (La materia del significato), 2021
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Mazzoleni, Piazza Solferino
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Piazza Vincenzo Arbarello
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Fondazione Accorsi - Ometto - Museo di Arti Decorative
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Image courtesy of Fondazione Accorsi - Ometto - Museo di Arti Decorative.
Image courtesy of Fondazione Accorsi - Ometto - Museo di Arti Decorative.
Piazza Vittorio Veneto
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Piazza Carlo Emanuele II
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Parco Pubblico di Villa Genero
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Mole Antonelliana
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Gran Madre di Dio diocesi di Torino chiesa parrocchiale
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© Giulio Aristide Sartorio | The Siren (Siren) (Green Abyss), 1893
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Piazza San Carlo
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Po River
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Cavallerizza Reale
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Piazza Vittorio Veneto
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TURINO, ITALIA Rebecca Moccia
Somewhere in the Room September 20 - November 18, 2023 mazzoleniart.com/elenco_artisti/ rebecca-moccia
David Reimondo
mazzoleniart.com/elenco_artisti/ david-reimondo
Piazza Statuto
10122 Torino TO, Italy
Piazza Vincenzo Arbarello Corso Giuseppe Siccardi, 10122 Torino TO, Italy
Torrefazione Beccuti Via Pietro Micca, 10, 10122 Torino TO, Italy
Fondazione Accorsi - Ometto Museo di Arti Decorative Via Po, 55, 10124 Torino TO, Italy
Piazza Vittorio Veneto P.za Vittorio Veneto, 10124 Torino TO, Italy
Gran Madre di Dio diocesi di Torino chiesa parrocchiale Piazza Gran Madre di Dio, 4, 10131 Torino TO, Italy
Mazzoleni Piazza Solferino, 2, 10121 Torino TO, Italy mazzoleniart.com
GAM - Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Via Magenta, 31, 10128 Torino TO, Italy
Cavallerizza Reale
Via Giuseppe Verdi, 9, 10124 Torino TO, Italy
Parco Pubblico di Villa Genero
Strada Comunale Santa Margherita, 77, 10131 Torino TO, Italy
Parco Leone Ginzburg Corso Moncalieri, 4, 10131 Torino TO, Italy
Parco del Valentino
Corso Massimo d’Azeglio, 10126 Torino TO, Italy
Piazza Carlo Emanuele II 10123 Torino TO, Italy
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