A women's exhibition dedicated to visual poetry in Lucca

In Lucca, Terzopiano arte contemporanea presents an exhibition entitled Every letter is a love letter until January 26, 2020. This is proposed as a transgenerational exhibition declined to the feminine and dedicated to visual poetry that focuses on intimate writing, the experience of the off-topic and all that is on the margins of official narratives.

Curated by Alessandra Poggianti and Elvira Vannini, the exhibition showcases works by three artists, Anna Oberto, Marcela Moraga and Clarissa Falco; the title of the exhibition refers to Chris Kraus’ novel, I Love Dick, first published in 1997, in which the protagonist gives voice to her feelings and frustrations through letters addressed to a man, with the complicity of her husband.

Every letter is a love letter kicks off with Anna Oberto (Ajaccio, 1934), one of the main exponents of the Italian verbo-visual scene: in fact, her art focuses on language and writing. Already in the Feminist Anacultural Manifesto, drafted in December 1971, the artist focused on the issue of women’s writing, especially private writing: “Let us liberate language and we will liberate women!” along with the possibility of experiencing a writing inhabited by the “feminine.” In her panels and collages, the writing is handwritten and intended to counter grammar, the alphabet and patriarchal culture through a feminized language.

We continue with Clarissa Falco (Genoa, 1995) who presents works centered on theidea of the body: bodies as “desiring machines,” deprived of their own semblances to become gears or mechanical parts. The female body thus becomes a set of industrial elements in her works.

Finally, Marcela Moraga (San Fernando, 1975) intends to convey, through her Andean textiles, the essential features of a society’s life. Indeed, at the center of the Andean community is the tradition of weaving: textiles become the surface on which women express their culture, history and values. The Chilean artist intervenes on different textiles with felt and embroidery to tell another story, namely that about the processes of mineral extraction in the Andean mountain range, the cause of water contamination and drought and the resulting social and econimic problems that affect the indigenous people. For the first time, the complete series is presented with the addition of two new works made in Tuscany.

The exhibition can be visited by reservation by contacting +39 3487252628.

Pictured is a work by Anna Oberto.

A women's exhibition dedicated to visual poetry in Lucca

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