In Conversation
Piero Golia
Pier Paolo Pancotto
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 12pm est (6pm cet)
Piero Golia will speak with curator Pier Paolo Pancotto in conjunction with the publication of a new book about the artist’s recent work at La Fondazione, Rome. On January 18, 2020, a team of construction workers with jackhammers appeared at the institution and rather than conducting maintenance work, as might be expected, were directed by Golia to engrave the phrase “The End” into the floor as the third and final performance of his Roman Trilogy. Over the course of the work’s production, the unrelenting drilling disrupted the surrounding commercial gallery spaces—both literally and conceptually—causing the paintings hanging on the walls to shake uncontrollably. To watch the live conversation conducted in Italian, visit www.youtube.com.
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Piero Golia’s performance “The End” from Roman Trilogy at La Fondazione, Rome, 2020 © Piero Golia. Photo: Daniele Molajoli
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