On the occasion of ART CITY Bologna, with a talk at Sof:tart Activa Cultural Project presents Ŏpĕra magazine #12. The talk will feature Lorenzo Xiques and Simona Da Pozzo, authors of the contribution “Può un monumento diventare unə alleatə?” (Can a monument become an ally?) for the column A proposito di.

February 3rd, 6:30 pm at Sof:Art, Corte Isolani 2F – 40125, Bologna

“In the 𝘼 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙄𝙏𝙊 𝘿𝙄 ” column of Ŏpĕra 12, artist Simona Da Pozzo dialogues with queer curator and activist Lorenzo Xiques about the 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰 𝘥𝘪 𝘕𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪, a famous monument in Naples which is depicted here in its fluid dimension.

LX: To me, statues have always represented symbols of power, of history narrated by the victors, of the ruling class, and thus of patriarchy. I usually ignore them when I encounter them on the street; it is difficult for me to imagine them as allies.

SDP: In my opinion, this statue, unlike many others, lends itself to dismantling the narrative of masculinity and the 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦. It is called ‘Corpo di Napoli’ because when it was discovered in the 16th century, headless and with other missing parts, it was thought to be a female body nursing putti […]”

From 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺? by Simona Da Pozzo e Lorenzo Xiques