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5/9/2001

Room for Thought

Gasworks Gallery, London

Roberto Annecchini in conversation with Irene Amore.
Room for Though is a unique opportunity to explore the work-in-progress of the Italian artist, curator and gallerist Roberto Annecchini.

Roberto Annecchini's versatile and yet consistent practice has brought together a number of artists from different corners of the world with the aim to "inhabit the distance" ("Abitare la distanza" is the title of his provisional and adjustable installation). From December 1996 to July 2000, his gallery, Change - Studio d'Arte Contemporanea has been a distinctive independent art space in Rome as well as an exceptional laboratory to experiment an on-going dialogue amongst contemporary international practices.

This 5-day event includes an installation by Roberto Annecchini in the series "Abitare la distanza" and a conversation between Roberto Annecchini and the curator Irene Amore documenting the activities of Change in a new format, with text-based installations and projections incorporating archive materials.

The artist and the curator will be present on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th to discuss issues raised by the exhibition. On Sunday 9th September, at 3pm, the curator will give a talk, followed by a special reading given by the artist and Rebecca R. Rosewarne.

Roberto Annecchini participated in Rome in "Arte a Roma 1980-90: nuove situazioni ed emergenze", curated by L. Pratesi in 1989, and in "'60-'90 Trent'anni di Avanguardie romane: cinque nuovi romani", curated by E. Crispolti in 1991. He also exhibited in solo shows at Galleria La Nuova Pesa in 1990-1, and at Galerie Schütz in Frankfurt in 1998.

For his gallery Change he curated and co-curated an extensive number of solo and group shows involving Italian as well as international artists such as Neal Beggs, Jacopo Benci, Urs Breitenstein, Samantha Clark, Kate Davis, Josef Dabernig, Regina Hübner, Luca Patella, Christiana Protto, Terry Smith, Antonio Tamilia, Alberto Zanazzo. He was also part of the "Progetto Oreste" at the XX Venice Biennale in 1999.

He is now preparing a programme of collaborative events and exhibitions in his new studio in Rome.

Irene Amore is a writer and an independent curator presently based in London.

She is presently setting up an organisation called "Alfabeta" with the aim to initiate cultural and artistic dialogues as well as a programme of exhibitions/events in collaboration with international agencies.

For further information and images please contact Louise Palmer or Fiona Boundy at Gasworks Gallery.

Supported by the MA Creative Curating, Goldsmiths College and the Italian Cultural Institute.

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