ZERO (Weak Fist) is a project by the artist Patrick Tuttofuoco to promote Italian contemporary art in the world. The Arch of Augustus in Rimini has inspired this installation; the Arch is a symbolic structure devoid of doors and barriers, an architecture not of defense but of acceptance, witness of a period of peace and cohabitation among the peoples. Two consular roads branch off from Rimini; the via Emilia and the via Flaminia, which reflect, a “limes” that is both urban and universal, a connection between the boundaries of the city-state and the borders of its political-administrative area. Zero(Weak Fist) is conceived as a traveling exhibition from 15th September 2018 to 17th February 2019: a bright sculpture designed to be relocated in Rimini, Berlin and Bologna, three cities that have the character of a formal archaeological find, unchanged over time. The shape of the falling fist may seem a surrender, but also a sign of non-violence, while ZERO is a sign that- in sign language - is expressed by showing the closed hand with the thumb in contact with the tips of the other fingers, the moment between tension and relaxation. ZERO (Weak Fist) is a changing work, visible during the night, and 'a non-violent gesture crept between strong architectures that marks the persistence of a critical thought.
The event is promoted by the Museum Complex of Emilia Romagna with the collaboration of the Municipality of Rimini, the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, the Italian Cultural Institute of Berlin and the cultural organization Xing.
The places chosen in the three cities are: the Roman Arch of Augustus in Rimini, the courtyard / palace of the Italian Embassy in Berlin and the Porta Zamboni / San Donato, access point to the university district in Bologna.
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