Tag: identity
‘The call’
The action is a response to gender mannerisms and the perception of self-identification embedded in the structures of heteronormative society. Coinciding with the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, and guided by the principles of 2024 International Art Exhibition, PERFORMATICA...
‘SOLITAIRE’, 243 km and 136.5 hours performance as part of ‘Ivan Lupi’s musings’ solo exhibition at the City Art Depot, Christchurch 2024.
Ivan Lupi’s art is inseparable from the artist’s person, whether that be through performances, autobiographical reference, the fascination with bodily integrity and skin (tattoo, scarification, wounding) as a medium, or through external artworks that integrate with these elements. Lupi is...
‘DURATIONAL RAPTURE’ (Untimely series)
From: 'Durational rapture' as part of 'Ivan Lupi's Untimely series'. Scott Lawrie Gallery. Auckland, 2023. Credits: V. Garg The artist's mother passed at the age of 39, when Lupi was 8. In the action, Lupi interacts with three of her...
‘THE THROWING GAME’
From: 'The throwing game', performance. Christchurch, 2023. Credits: Ee Allchurch-Rush From: 'The throwing game', performance. Christchurch, 2023. Credits: Ee Allchurch-Rush Read More
‘NOT AS SIMPLE AS IT SOUNDS’ & ‘NOT AS SIMPLE AS IT SOUNDS – CONCERTO’
From: 'Not as simple as it sounds'. Audio Foundation, (Auckland 2021). Credits: V. Garg From: ‘Not as simple as it sounds’. Audio Foundation, (Auckland 2021). Credits: V. Garg From: ‘Not as simple as it sounds’. Audio Foundation, (Auckland 2021). Credits:...
‘ENLIGHTENMENT’
In 'Enlightenment' the artists asks the audience to leave their chairs and come closer to him. Without any form of mirror, he asks them to guide him verbally to place the tattoo machine in the middle of his forehead between...
‘AN OPEN WOUND’
From: 'An Open Wound', performance in Collaboration with Simon King. Featured in Deep Trash Romance. Working Men's Club, (London 2018). Makeup: Agnė Bučmytė, Costume Design: Zilard Sabo, Picture by Martina O'Shea In 'An open wound', the artist opens a wound...
‘BENCH’
From: 'Bench', performance. Featured in 'Visualeyez' annual festival of performance art, curated by Todd Janes. With the support of Laitude 53 art gallery and Edmonton Art Council. Beaver Hills House Park. Edmonton. Canada. Picture by: Sandra Der. Read the article: http://www.visualeyez.org/2017/12/18/ivan-lupi-bench/...
‘SPOTLIGHT’
I stand in a room in the dark. The audience can enter the room one person at a time and contemplate the palms of my hands softly lit by a spotlight. From: 'Spotlight', performance. Featured in the exhibition 'Experimenting with...