CARLO ZANNI: INFORMATION IS THE NEW COLOR Txt: Giulia Simi / Eng: Stefania Longo.
Carlo Zanni, who was born in La Spezia in 1975, is an international artist whose works have been shown in many galleries and museums, from Rome to New York . In 2005 the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art) in London dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him and published the book "Vitalogy". In his latest works he collaborated with special musicians and composers, such as Gabriel Yared – who won the Oscar for "The English Patient" - and Gotan Project Zanni 's work is bright and sensitive to current sociological and cultural dynamics and mixes different media and languages creating a continuous dialogue between the arts. Painting, installations, videogames, cinema, net art: his work well represents that “mixing culture ” which is able to create new visions by disarranging and then rearranging media grammar. In the latest years he has started exploring new ways of telling a story and openly turned to cinema, which has widened and dilated its close shape with the introduction of new technologies. I interviewed Carlo Zanni and asked him 4 questions about some of the main points of his work. more... http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1147 _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
