Antonio Petracca “Mezzogiorno “

Kim Foster Gallery

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Kim Foster Gallery presents Antonio Petracca’s new exhibition Mezzogiorno (literally “midday” in Italian.) Mezzogiorno is the latest investigation into his Southern Italian heritage through his art. His previous work, These are not My Shoes, appropriated Italian art masterpieces, combining them with actual stereotyped material culled from the news, books, the web, and historical references. Pompeii Tagged followed in which the artist combined Pompeian frescos tagged with mob movie slang and T-shirt one-liners.

This new body of work is less confrontational and relies more on tweaking the visual language to comment on his observations and personal revelations. Petracca borrows major tourist attractions; the Amalfi Coast, Napoli, Pompeii, Sassi di Matera, the Salento, and Apulia to use as a foil. Petracca believes he has found a language that conveys his quest: to understand and comment on the subtle and not so subtle bias concerning Southern Italians in Italy and America.

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from October 16, 2014 to November 15, 2014

Opening Reception on 2014-10-16 from 18:00 to 20:00

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