Art contest organized by NABA in collaboration with Nescafé Dolce Gusto, calling for a creative interpretation from an artistic point of view of the 35 tastes of Dolce Gusto coffee. All the 35 works from Naba students, developed under the supervision of Caterina Iaquinta, have been exhibited in a public show curated by Marco Scotini, Director of the Visual Art programs in Naba, and Bruna Roccasalva, Director of Peep-Hole art gallery in Milano.
Video
Selected Projects A-F
In spanish language, being 'at punto de caramelo' means being in view of the goal but not being able to reach it. The video performance shows an action repeated obsessively and ironically, in the attempt of doing something knowing already that it will be a failure.
Iconographic collection of objects and materials from private and personal life, to define an unexpected set of combinations.
The triptych represents the feeling of "saudade" (homesickness) to recall the workers of the coffee plantations in the colonial age.
A wave made of coffee, milk and caramel.
Selected projects (G-P)
In the city of Naples, a "suspended coffee" (caffé sospeso) means to pay a cup of coffee in advance for the benefit of another client, unknown, who can enjoy it later. A little act of social generosity.
The wooden mortar of the African and creole tradition, out of scale and out of context, that calls back the lost traditional way of preparing coffee.
A performance that tells the story of the agriculture of coffee, the four actions performed before the coffee becomes refined and toasts, with the traditional Korean sieve and gallows.
365 standing coffee beans that put-on stage a tiny quiet protest, to invite us to rediscover the joy for the small things of everyday life.
Selected projects (P-Z)
An imaginary tale of a mysterious coffee farmer, intertwined with the artist's own life, depicted through real time drawings.
A series of objects-sculptures originated from the composition and decomposition of the body of the word "convivia": a term that recalls the coexistence of different tastes, different people.
Little luminescent sculptures which remind the traditional glasses for the Arab tea.
Interactive installation inspired by the American Hard-Edge paintings, composed of seven canvases that the public can freely reconfigure in any shape.
The encounter of two worlds, a series of objects with the shape of the milk pack and the material of the typical tea set.
Exhibition opening at Spazio Borsi, Milano.
Special guests: La Pina & Diego, from Radiodeejay.
Credits
Giulia Pellegrini, Isabela Benshimol, Samantha Caligaris, Davide Dicorato, Lorenzo Fioranelli, Alessandro Francescatti, Mafalda Galessi, Mati Jhurry, Yoogin Kim, Giulia Manelli, Guia Patrucchi, Giulia Pellegrini, Raziel Perin, Chiara Principe, Margherita Ramella, Gabriel Stoeckly, Zuo Zhaomin
The collaboration between NABA and Yakult Italy, created to enhance the fascinating world of microbiology through the visual arts, with the project BACTERIART, from invisible to visible, which involved the students of the Bachelor in Painting and Visual Arts and the Master in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies of the Academy, culminated in the digital event Bacteriart Day, which was held on April 21.
Pop! Abitare, voce del verbo popolare is a magazine dedicated to the inhabitants of the social housing owned by the Municipality of Milano. It is printed in more than 30'000 copies and distributed to all the social housing tenants all over the city, directly in their home mail boxes. It is a project promoted by MM Spa, that reaches more than 50'000 people.
Pop! Abitare, voce del verbo popolare is a magazine dedicated to the inhabitants of the social housing owned by the Municipality of Milano. It is printed in more than 30'000 copies and distributed to all the social housing tenants all over the city, directly in their home mail boxes. It is a project promoted by MM Spa, that reaches more than 50'000 people.
