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Expositions du 10/9/2016 au 31/10/2016 Terminé
Palazzo Cozza Caposavi Piazza San Rocco, 12, Bolsena Italie
Palazzo Cozza Caposavi Piazza San Rocco, 12, Bolsena Italie
ALONE TOGETHER
Works by Christopher Makos, Paul Solberg,
The Hilton Brothers
Opening: Saturday, 10 September 2016, 7 p.m.
Exhibition duration: 10 September – 31 October 2016
Address: Palazzo Cozza Caposavi
Piazza San Rocco, 12, Bolsena, Italy
© Paul Solberg
“Alone Together”, the newest show by New York based photographers Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg, will open September 10th, 2016 at the historic Palazzo Cozza Caposani (c.1561)
located in the medieval town of Bolsena, Italy.
With some 50 works by Makos and Solberg and their shared art identity, The Hilton Brothers, the unique Palazzo is an effective counterpoint to the works of these two contemporary New York artists. 16-Century meets 21st Century, interacting playfully-to-poignantly through the 3 floors of the exhibition. One example of this synergy of art and venue is We the People (2014), the Hilton Brothers recent series where they explore China/United States parallels, all residing in the stage setting of the palazzo’s opulent Oriental Room. “Our work juxtaposed in this jewel of a palazzo, it was an immediate Yes”, the artistic duo proclaim. “It’s the perfect stage setting full of connection and contradiction, which thrills us”.
Other works exhibited include examples from: Andy Dandy (2007), a portfolio based on Makos’ legendary Altered image (1981) series paired with Solberg’s flower portraits from Bloom (2005), Service, (2010), Solberg’s ghostly portraits of military youth, and the Hilton Brothers’ Truth (2006) & Conscience (2007), portfolios inspired by icons of Western European classical sculpture.
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It’s an intimate window into two contrasting solo careers and their interwoven 12-year collaboration. Alone Together is a selection of works both on and off-road, spanning 4 decades for one artist, and just over a decade for the other. The result is a compelling tapestry of both imagery and time, which seems created only for this particular venue. “Bolsena has such rich artistic earth”, says Solberg + Makos. “From the Etruscans right up to the Arte Povera movement of the 60’s, the spirit of Cy Twombly, Enrico Castellani, and Robert Rauschenberg still echo through the caves.”