ARTS POLITICS SEX

- REMINDER -
ARTS POLITICS SEX - The third salon in this series (in association with Bow Arts Trust) will take place on Tuesday 26th October 2010, 6:30-10:30 pm in Franko B's studio (Studio 7, P1 studios block C15, Taylor Place, Payne road, London E1 2SP[map]).
[more information here]
All welcome. You can bring some food and drink.

I STILL LOVE - documentary

Franko B - I STILL LOVE - solo show at PAC, Milan. 9th October - 28th November 2010.
Video by Federico Ambrosi and Vinicio Bordin, sound by Antonello Reggi.

I STILL LOVE - radio interview








Interview with Francesca Alfano Miglietti on Radio Capital (Italy) about Franko B's solo exhibition, I STILL LOVE at PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan - 9th October - 28th November 2010.

I'M THINKING OF YOU - photos

I'M THINKING OF YOU [durational version] - performance at The Nunnery, 16th October 2010 - part of Visions in the Nunnery, presented by Bow Arts Trust.
Photos by Thomas Qualmann.

I STILL LOVE - installation


















BLACK + BLOOD


Galleria Pack, Milan presents Franko B, BLACK + BLOOD - a show of objects and paintings from their archive, dating from the late 1990s to 2005.

14th October - 13th November 2010.

Foro Buonaparte, 60, 20121, Milan, Italy.

I'M THINKING OF YOU

I'M THINKING OF YOU [durational version]
Performance by Franko B - Saturday 16th October 2010, 6:30 - 10:30 pm
- The Nunnery, 181 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ.
Part of Move Me at Visions in the Nunnery, presented by Bow Arts Trust.

LOVE IN TIMES OF PAIN - video

World Premiere of LOVE IN TIMES OF PAIN - performance by Franko B at the opening of his solo show, I STILL LOVE at PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan (9th October - 28th November 2010).
Video by Federico Ambrosi and Vinicio Bordin, sound by Antonello Reggi.

I STILL LOVE - interview and reviews

Some articles about I STILL LOVE and LOVE IN TIMES OF PAIN:
Franko B interview - Il Manifesto [italian], 10th October 2010

I STILL LOVE - interview

Interview with Francesca Alfano Miglietti - curator of Franko B's solo show, I STILL LOVE at PAC, Milan (9th October - 28th November 2010).

HONORARY DEGREE

Franko B was awarded an honorary Masters degree during the press conference for his solo show, I STILL LOVE at PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan (9th October - 28th November 2010) -

[English translation from daringtodo.com]:
During the press conference, the director of 'Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera, Gastone Mariani, presented Franko B honorary diploma of the second level in Communication and Art Education, conferred, as shown in the reasons , "to the poetry of the sense of this so absolute in all his works. Franko B produce a new vision of art showing an unprecedented view of the world, and chaos is transformed into a strict performative presence, helping to destroy too optimistic to imagine a world order of appearance. Franko B is the metaphor for the place of beauty, and leaves traces of his blood on the white cloth used in the performance … Art, like choice and point of view, the art direction look like, the ability to make art as the invisible visible. Art as the design of new worlds. AFranko B, the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera recognizes the special uniqueness, typical of each author, made aware of. "

I STILL LOVE - TV interview

I STILL LOVE - press

Some preview articles and interviews for Franko B's solo show, I STILL LOVE at PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan (opening 9th October):

Lo zoo doloroso di Franko B - Corriere della Sera.it [italian]
FRANKO B. I STILL LOVE - Lobodilattice [italian]
L'amore ai tempi di Franko B - Artitude [italian]
FRANKO B - I Still Love - ticket.it [italian]
Franko B, l'arte con gli uccelli imbalsamati - La Repubblica Milano [italian]
Franko B, al Pac il re della Body art più trasgressiva - Affaritaliani.it [italian]
Trauma oculaire: Franko B - Sinistre Blogzine [Italian]
Il corpo racconta. In bianco, rosso e nero - Corriere della Sera.it [italian]
I controlli sui contenuti e 4 tele tagliate - Corriere della Sera.it [italian]

I STILL LOVE - press preview

October 7th 2010
Photos by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Europe [more]
[above: Fabio Novembre, Franko B, Francesca Alfano Miglietti]

I STILL LOVE - Franko B. 9th October-28th November 2010, PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy.