UN/VEILED Inside the creative process (after Cy Twombly)
From Saturday 25 May to Friday 5 July, the Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio and the Cy Twombly Foundation present the second edition of Un/veiled, a project curated by Nicola Del Roscio and Eleonora Di Erasmo, from Saturday 25 May to Friday 5 July, at the spaces in Via Crispi 18, celebrating different artistic languages in homage to the work of Cy Twombly. Un/veiled. Inside the creative process (after Cy Twombly) is a multidisciplinary program that consists of five evenings of live concerts, dance, poetry, talks, a listening station dedicated to Morton Feldman and an exhibition of works by musician and visual artist Devendra Banhart, in collaboration with Galleria Mazzoli, Modena.
The calendar includes the involvement of internationally renowned artists: Morton Feldman (listening station Triadic Memories, 1981), Devendra Banhart (live 25 May, 9 pm), MYRA MELFORD´S SPLASH TRIO with Michael Formanek & Ches Smith (live 30 May, 9 pm), Dean Rader and Carlos Peris (presentation of Dean Rader’s publications Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly, 2023 and Carlos Peris, From State of Mind to the Tangible. The Photographic Cosmos of Cy Twombly, 2022, June 7, 6.30 pm), PLAY/Michèle Murray (dance June 22, 9.00 pm), Eraldo Bernocchi and Rita Marcotulli (live June 29, 9.00 pm).
Un/veiled is the unprecedented result of extensive research conducted over the last four years by the Cy Twombly Foundation at its Rome and Gaeta offices at the behest of Nicola Del Roscio, aimed at collecting, documenting and preserving in its archives the musical, choreographic and poetic compositions of artists who have been inspired by or have attempted to construct an intimate dialogue with the works of Cy Twombly. From this research in 2022 came the idea of inviting some of the most interesting personalities on the international scene, who have tried their hand at reinterpreting Twombly’s work, to perform in a series of live concerts at the spaces of Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio.
LIVE CONCERT OF DEVENDRA BANHART
Devendra Banhart opens the performance program of the second edition of Un/veiled on Saturday, May 25, performing live at the Foundation in an acoustic concert that takes a journey through his vast musical repertoire, which also includes pieces from his latest album, Flying Wig (2023). The Eventbrite booking link will be available from 16 May.
LIVE CONCERT OF
MYRA MELFORD'S SPLASH TRIO
The second scheduled evening, Thursday, May 30, features jazz pianist and composer Myra Melford, and her new trio, Splash, featuring bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith. Their project is the latest installment of Melford’s ongoing body of work inspired by and engaging with the work of Cy Twombly, entitled, An Extravagant Joy (for Cy Twombly). Melford doesn’t attempt to directly translate Twombly’s work in sonic form; instead, she approaches her own musical language via techniques and processes using action words – “Splash” among them – to propel both compositions and improvisations, discovering means to capture the impression of spontaneity in concrete forms, and the energy and physicality of the gestures that made them
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WILDER SHORES
PLAY/Michèle Murray
Michèle Murray and her company PLAY (Montpellier, France) present the Italian premiere of Wilder Shores (2020). The choreographer takes her cue from the title of a famous Cy Twombly painting Wilder Shores of Love (1985) to describe the concepts of energy, time and space through her ‘instant compositions’.
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ERALDO BERNOCCHI & Rita Marcotulli LIVE CONCERT
UN/VEILED closes with a performance by ERALDO BERNOCCHI & RITA MARCOTULLI on Saturday 29 June, with their personal interpretation of two pieces written by Harold Budd dedicated to Cy Twombly, Mars and the Artist (after Cy Twombly), 2011 and Veil of Orpheus (Cy Twombly’s), 2012. The performance will also include unreleased tracks resulting from the two artists’ recent collaboration.
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THE UN/VEILED 2024 PROGRAM
EXHIBITION
Devendra Banhart. Total Pink Cosmos in Square White Cloud
Opening: Friday, May 24, 2024, 6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
Exhibition dates: 25 May – 5 July 2024
Exhibition open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On rehearsal days (May 25, May 30, June 21-22, June 28-29) it is advisable to call the Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio for visiting hours.
Events open to the public by reservation through eventbrite. Links will be published soon.
May 25, 2024, 9.00 pm
Concerto Live Concert Devendra Banhart
30 May 2024, 9 pm (link di prenotazione dal 25 Maggio)
Live ConcertMYRA MELFORD´S SPLASH TRIO with Michael Formanek & Ches Smith
June 7, 2024, 6.30 pm
Dean Rader & Carlos Peris in conversation about the publications:
Dean Rader, Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly (2023);
Carlos Peris, From State of Mind to the Tangible. The Photographic Cosmos of Cy Twombly (2022)
June 22, 2024, 9.00 pm
Dance PLAY/Michèle Murray, Wilder Shores (2020)
June 29, 2024, 9.00 pm
Live Concert Eraldo Bernocchi & Rita Marcotulli