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The quotidian sublime of the Extravaganza is the result of infrastructural concealment, of a restless activity that blends in with the scenario, once again revealing a non-fortuitous affinity with the island, whose intrinsic volcanic activity manifests in pure dazzling lights at night, and in brief but acceptable aural interludes during the day.

It is the art of sprezzatura , perfectly incarnated by Milovan Farronato himself, whose statuesque presence sustained by extraordinarily high golden sandals seemed to appear directly from the sea foam, just a few drops on the forehead to attest his marine nature.

Stones were moved from their natural sites to choreograph the dinner that Lydia Ourahmane, with the help of Hiba Ismail and Giulio Ceruti, prepared and offered on the cliffs across the terrace. As in a fable, the result of the sacrifice was majestic and transcendental: not clothes or costumes but newborn beings, entomic entities whose colorful patterning was beyond natural functionalism, effecting hermaphrodite seduction and distant self-representation.

Singing bowls played by Nicoletta Fiorucci and Matilde Cerruti Quara put everything in place again, chaos into kosmos. For days and nights, all has been relentlessly made, consumed, and destroyed. Georg Simmel, Fashion , Read More. Just as Las Vegas seeks to rebrand itself by investing in gourmet dining and smart clubbing instead of musty gambling…. Photography by Amedeo Benestante. Courtesy of the artist and Fiorucci Art Trust. Cecilia Bengolea, Propitiatory Dance, Performance at Volcano Extravaganza, Stromboli, Photography by Tobias Putrih.

Courtesy of the artists and Fiorucci Art Trust. S program. They need to get off their high horses and implement a democratic method of selecting the artists. The Daily Nexus. Thursday, November 11, Nexus File Photo.

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