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18/11/2010
OVER THE UNDER - MANHOLE ART TELLS THE STORY OF A CABLED CITY
5 international urban painters, 5 capital cities of the world and of street art, 20 manholes, the most iconic and famous fashion street of the world and an illuminated patron, METROWEB, owner of the biggest metropolitan network of optic fibres in Europe. After the great success of the first edition, that has seen 32 artistic manholes in "zona Tortona", "Sopra il Sotto"- Tombini Art raccontano la Città Cablata", "Over the Under- Manhole Art Tells the Story of a Cabled City" returns to Milan. A project born from an idea of Monica Nascimbeni for Metroweb, the open air exhibition of cast-iron manhole art (the manholes of Metroweb's optic fibre, placed on the sidewalks of the street) which experiments a new language of art and communication.
This time the range is global: five great international street artists from the capital cities of public art and of graffiti (Milan, Berlin, Paris, London, New York) have been invited to produce a multiple work on more than one manhole, almost a personal exhibition for each artist. The artistic direction is of Gisella Borioli who has been focusing on the themes and the promotion of street art as a new form of contemporary art. Also in collaboration with Matteo Donini, curator and collector of street art.
Shepard Fairey (New York), Flying Fortress (Berlin), Rendo (Milan), The London Police (London), Space Invader (Paris) will take part in the on the road exhibition from November the 18th till December 2011 in via MonteNapoleone, in the heart of Milan, iconic fashion street of the "made in Italy" and world wide luxury, confirming the increasing sensitivity, also in the world of fashion, to evade the confines and classifications and to open up to contemporary art and design with site-specific projects, especially on an international level.
With the Municipality of Milan and the patronage of Culture, Street Furniture and Green Areas. In collaboration with the Associazione di via MonteNapoleone.