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Wed 08 May

LUAN SCARINGELLA (Rome 1967) Mockery at MAXXI - spray orgasm, 2010 Mixed media and collage on canvas, 50 x 30 cm. Artist's mark at lower left Signature, date and title on the back Authentication by the Artist Roman artist mocks museum and exhibits his 'Spray Orgasm'. Luan Scaringella managed to clandestinely hang his work in one of the galleries. 'An act of artistic terrorism'. Director Art: 'Amusing off-program.' Foundation president: 'Pleasant and witty performance but a second time would lose originality.' This is the title of an article that came out on October 4, 2010 in the pages of 'La Repubblica,' recounting the action performed by Luan Scaringella who mocking MAXXI's surveillance managed to hang his work 'Orgasm Spray' in one of the galleries. The exponent of neo conceptual pop managed to introduce it to the Maxxi thanks to its small size and accompanied it with an illustrative plaque identical in graphics and measurements to those of the other works exhibited in the museum on Via Guido Reni. It reads: 'Luan Scaringella (Rome, 1967) - Spray Orgasm (2010) - As 'sarcasm' on human triviality - understood as money, vice and primary satisfaction. From today, available in spray packaging'. The self-disclosed artist explained his act as an underground artist, which he calls 'bordering on artistic terrorism,' as follows: 'The motive? I dreamed of exhibiting at the Maxxi. One night, I dreamed of exhibiting at the Maxxi. One day, my work was exhibited at the Maxxi,' adds the artist who also photographed the whole operation. The action aroused great curiosity and resonated with various national press outlets, including, in addition to La Repubblica, Il Giornale, Insideart, Artribune, Exibart, Un.Do Net, Il Secolo XIX and Dagospia

Estim. 1 200 - 1 800 EUR