Monica Ponzini

Videostories And Videogames. Federico Solmi And His Douche Bag City

Monica Ponzini
Game Over. If Federico Solmi's work was characterized by an ironic destruction of myths and (anti)heroes, and the violence of his narration faded into laughter, with his latest exhibit, From Uterus to Grave with no Happy Ending, and video installation Douche Bag City, his satire becomes more bitter and deals with a highly topical theme - as always-- and with a very personal style.... READ MORE...
ArtArticlesDigimag - Issue 52, March 2010

Sputink Observatory

Monica Ponzini
Ideas are energy. Your brain is a satellite. Your mind is out there.' These are the basis of The Sputnik Observatory, an ambitious documentation project and representation of contemporary culture. Sputnik- literally 'fellow traveler'- was born from the idea that all the knowledge and arguments are in some way connected to each other, that the 'six degrees of separation', connecting all human beings on earth, are applicable also to their mental elaborations, and that also the most radical concepts, considered as marginal, are fertile matter of investigation and can contribute in a critical way to our cultural landscape.... READ MORE...
ArtArticlesDigimag - Issue 47, September 2009

Raster Noton Shopping Style

Monica Ponzini
Experimentation. Carsten Nicolai's (aka alva noto) artistic production, (one of the few artists in the digital art who does not need any presentation) has always been characterized by an element of constant research: thinking about sound frequencies and visuals, digital and minimal aesthetics, where noise and glitch are bound to mathematics and geometric shapes, has gone through an evolution that made him one of the most important, long-established and famous artists in the international electronic scene.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 45, June 2009

Cory Arcangel: Adult Contemporary

Monica Ponzini
Cory Arcangel  cresciuto. O per lo meno, cos" suggerisce il titolo della sua ultima personale alla Team Gallery di New York. In Adult Contemporary l'artista espone i suoi ultimi 'divertissments', ripercorrendo suggestioni artistiche, manipolando e reinterpretando la tecnologia che ha segnato gli ultimi decenni - da quella paradossalmente ormai obsoleta a quella ancora in uso, ma forse destinata a diventare tale nel giro di pochi anni... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 40, December 2008 / January 2009

Federico Solmi: Videoicone E Superstars

Monica Ponzini
irriverenti, surreali, sessualmente espliciti. I video e i quadri di Federico Solmi sono come lui: esuberanti, chiassosi e ironici. L'ultimo (anti)eroe partorito dall'instancabile fantasia dell'artista bolognese trapiantato a New York  nientemeno che un Papa futuristico, sesso-dipendente, che si libra in volo a mo' di Superman sopra al Vaticano, e che una volta finito all'Inferno si lancia in una carneficina in stile Doom . Prima di lui, era toccato a King Kong e a Rocco Siffredi, scatenati in deliri di onnipotenza finiti miseramente con la morte di entrambi.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 34, May 2008

Graffiti Research Lab: Writers As Hackers As Artists

Monica Ponzini
Real and virtual spaces, cities and new media. These are the domains of confrontation of the new semantic clashes, made of massified and pre-digested messages on one hand, and free circulation, manipulation and expression of ideas on the other. The main characters are big companies, buying ads spaces to spark the consumerism at the basis of their economies, versus individuals, sometimes gathered in little independent groups, using new technologies for realising and using expressions means and the net to communicate and join in.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 30, December 2007 / January 2008