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Ludovica Gioscia
Arturo and the Vertical Sea, 5 January - 20 February 2021

Ludovica Gioscia: Arturo and the Vertical Sea

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Ludovica Gioscia, Arturo and the Vertical Sea

Baert Gallery is pleased to announce Ludovica Gioscia's second solo show, Arturo And The Vertical Sea.

 

Three large-scale wooden structures act as looms that weave together different textures, colour palettes and materials to form ecological assemblages. These giant looms host devotional ceramic compositions resembling ex-votos, textile hangings acting as portals to interspecies tenderness, talismanic robes, double-sided hand painted wallpapers and watercolours recording telepathic exchanges. 

 

Many works in the show are collaborations between Gioscia and her cat Arturo that employ intimacies such as affection, joy and purring as elements of production. These organic and emotional ingredients are distilled through processes borrowed from Vibrational Medicine, with the distillate permeating a series of new papier-mâchés. These are stacked on live edge wooden shelves made in collaboration with designer Mark Thurgood from wood sourced from Kew Gardens in southwest London, home to the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collection in the world. 

 

With titles such as Mapping Emotions, Gift For Arturo, Autumn Harvest and Making Kin, the layered compositions are informed by Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene, a recent book by multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway. In the context of climate change, Haraway offers new perspectives on how we could reconfigure our relations to the earth and all of its inhabitants. 

 

'Making kin' refers to the act of cultivating connections with the other souls - plants, animals and microbes - with whom we share the planet. Although not biologically family-based, such kinship connections foster equally important and urgent obligations and consequences. To make kin is a multi-species call for care. 

 

To accompany the show Gioscia has created an artist's book in collaboration with curator Marina Dacci titled Cosmic Flow. Inspired by the artist's teenage diaries and sticker albums, the publication is a non- linear journey into her practice, punctuated by Dacci's texts printed on unbound tracing paper.


A real labour of love, it includes four different print methods - a screen printed cover, laser printed pages with risograph accents and stickers. 

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As part of the body of works created for the show, the artist has transcribed a brief conversation with Arturo in which their daily interactions and processes are explored. A diary of daily textures can be read alongside an interview with gallery director Christian Baert in which the artist expands on her processes and ideas within the exhibition.

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Works
  • Ludovica Gioscia Portal 23, 2020 Fabric, VHS and magnetic tape, Arturo’s hair, wool, distilled affection, thread and metal pole 91 x 47 1/4 in 231 x 120 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Portal 23, 2020
    Fabric, VHS and magnetic tape, Arturo’s hair, wool, distilled affection, thread and metal pole
    91 x 47 1/4 in
    231 x 120 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Tramonti Felini, 2020 Watercolor on lining paper 393 3/4 x 22 1/8 in 1000 x 56 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Tramonti Felini, 2020
    Watercolor on lining paper
    393 3/4 x 22 1/8 in
    1000 x 56 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Weave, 2015 Ceramic and screw 12 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 1 5/8 in 31 x 32 x 4 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Weave, 2015
    Ceramic and screw
    12 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 1 5/8 in
    31 x 32 x 4 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Making Kin, 2020 Wood shelf made in collaboration with Mark Thurgood. Dried flowers, ceramic digits, wood shelf made from Horse Chestnut and Southern Yellow Beech from Kew Gardens and papier-mâché made from pulps of: CBD tea, distilled joy, my pyjamas, 90’s photos, newspaper, natural pigments, distilled affection, Arturo’s hair, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, household paint, iridescent, gold and fluorescent paper, Khadi cotton rag paper, Toupret, plaster, The Economist, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, Khadi cotton rag paper, Indian ink, glitter, hessian, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, Arturo’s purring, mica flakes, paper found in recycling bag, wallpaper paste and PVA glue 37 3/8 x 56 1/4 x 9 1/8 in 95 x 143 x 23 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Making Kin, 2020
    Wood shelf made in collaboration with Mark Thurgood.
    Dried flowers, ceramic digits, wood shelf made from Horse Chestnut and Southern Yellow Beech from Kew Gardens and papier-mâché made from pulps of: CBD tea, distilled joy, my pyjamas, 90’s photos, newspaper, natural pigments, distilled affection, Arturo’s hair, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, household paint, iridescent, gold and fluorescent paper, Khadi cotton rag paper, Toupret, plaster, The Economist, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, Khadi cotton rag paper, Indian ink, glitter, hessian, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, Arturo’s purring, mica flakes, paper found in recycling bag, wallpaper paste and PVA glue
    37 3/8 x 56 1/4 x 9 1/8 in
    95 x 143 x 23 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Message from Arturo, 2020 Watercolor on paper 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in 25 x 19 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Message from Arturo, 2020
    Watercolor on paper
    9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in
    25 x 19 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Autumn Harvest, 2020 Wood shelf made in collaboration with Mark Thurgood. Dried flowers, pine cones, algae, ceramic digits, wood shelf made from English Oak (Quercos robur) from Kew Gardens and papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, debris from Giant Decollages from the past and from the future, magazines, cosmetic packagings, acrylic paint, natural pigments, distilled affection, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, iridescent and fluorescent paper, Arturo’s hair, wood, screen-printing ink, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, Indian ink, hessian, Arturo’s purring, mica flakes, surface attractor, GIF paper, studio draw mixed papers, Mary’s handmade paper, wallpaper paste and PVA glue 23 5/8 x 33 1/8 x 7 1/8 in 60 x 84 x 18 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Autumn Harvest, 2020
    Wood shelf made in collaboration with Mark Thurgood.
    Dried flowers, pine cones, algae, ceramic digits, wood shelf made from English Oak (Quercos robur) from Kew Gardens and papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, debris from Giant Decollages from the past and from the future, magazines, cosmetic packagings, acrylic paint, natural pigments, distilled affection, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, iridescent and fluorescent paper, Arturo’s hair, wood, screen-printing ink, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, Indian ink, hessian, Arturo’s purring, mica flakes, surface attractor, GIF paper, studio draw mixed papers, Mary’s handmade paper, wallpaper paste and PVA glue
    23 5/8 x 33 1/8 x 7 1/8 in
    60 x 84 x 18 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Portal 24 (front and back sketches), 2020 Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper Each 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in 25 x 17 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Portal 24 (front and back sketches), 2020
    Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper
    Each
    9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in
    25 x 17 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Portal 23 (front and back sketches), 2020 Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper Each: 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in 25 x 17 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Portal 23 (front and back sketches), 2020
    Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper
    Each:
    9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in
    25 x 17 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Portal 24, 2020 Fabric, screen-printing ink, thread and metal pole 91 3/4 x 44 1/2 in 233 x 113 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Portal 24, 2020
    Fabric, screen-printing ink, thread and metal pole
    91 3/4 x 44 1/2 in
    233 x 113 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Message from Arturo 2, 2020 Watercolor on paper 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in 25 x 19 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Message from Arturo 2, 2020
    Watercolor on paper
    9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in
    25 x 19 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Arturo and the Vertical Sea, 2020 Watercolour on acid free paper 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in 21 x 29.7 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Arturo and the Vertical Sea, 2020
    Watercolour on acid free paper
    8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in
    21 x 29.7 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Dream Robe 3 (front and back sketches), 2020 Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper Each: 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in 25 x 17 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Dream Robe 3 (front and back sketches), 2020
    Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper
    Each:
    9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in
    25 x 17 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Ultramarine Embrace, 2020 Watercolor and screen printing ink on lining paper 315 x 22 1/8 in 800 x 56 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Ultramarine Embrace, 2020
    Watercolor and screen printing ink on lining paper
    315 x 22 1/8 in
    800 x 56 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Kiki 2, 1994 Chalk on paper 11 3/8 x 11 1/8 in 29 x 28 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Kiki 2, 1994
    Chalk on paper
    11 3/8 x 11 1/8 in
    29 x 28 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Moist Feelings, 2020 Ceramic, screws and papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, Arturo’s purring, The Economist, natural pigments, India ink and glitter 23 5/8 x 26 3/4 x 2 in 60 x 68 x 5 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Moist Feelings, 2020
    Ceramic, screws and papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, Arturo’s purring, The Economist, natural pigments, India ink and glitter
    23 5/8 x 26 3/4 x 2 in
    60 x 68 x 5 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Dream Robe 3, 2020 Fabric and thread 77 1/8 x 48 1/8 x 9 1/2 in 196 x 122 x 24 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Dream Robe 3, 2020
    Fabric and thread
    77 1/8 x 48 1/8 x 9 1/2 in
    196 x 122 x 24 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Ultramarine Touch, 2020 Ceramic, twine, screw and papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, 90’s photos, glitter, Indian ink, CBD tea, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, Canson paper, The Economist, hessian, distilled purring, wallpaper paste and PVA glue 29 7/8 x 18 7/8 x 1 5/8 in 76 x 48 x 4 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Ultramarine Touch, 2020
    Ceramic, twine, screw and papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, 90’s photos, glitter, Indian ink, CBD tea, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, Canson paper, The Economist, hessian, distilled purring, wallpaper paste and PVA glue
    29 7/8 x 18 7/8 x 1 5/8 in
    76 x 48 x 4 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Mycelium Magic, 2020 Ceramic and screw 11 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 3/4 in 29 x 20 x 2 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Mycelium Magic, 2020
    Ceramic and screw
    11 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 3/4 in
    29 x 20 x 2 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Kiki, 1994 Coffee on paper 11 3/8 x 11 1/8 in 29 x 28 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Kiki, 1994
    Coffee on paper
    11 3/8 x 11 1/8 in
    29 x 28 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Dream Robe 2, 2020 Fabric, Arturo’s hair and thread 77 1/8 x 48 1/8 x 9 1/2 in 196 x 122 x 24 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Dream Robe 2, 2020
    Fabric, Arturo’s hair and thread
    77 1/8 x 48 1/8 x 9 1/2 in
    196 x 122 x 24 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Arturo, 2020 Ceramics, pine cone, twine and screws 41 x 23 5/8 x 1 5/8 in 104 x 60 x 4 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Arturo, 2020
    Ceramics, pine cone, twine and screws
    41 x 23 5/8 x 1 5/8 in
    104 x 60 x 4 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Portal 22, 2020 Fabric, screen-printing ink, paper pulp, plastic, thread and metal pole 88 1/4 x 47 1/4 in 224 x 120 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Portal 22, 2020
    Fabric, screen-printing ink, paper pulp, plastic, thread and metal pole
    88 1/4 x 47 1/4 in
    224 x 120 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Mapping Emotions, 2020 Wood shelf made in collaboration with Mark Thurgood. Wood shelf made from Horse Chestnut and Holm Oak from Kew Gardens, papier-mâché made from pulps of: Interfacing fabric, crepe paper, screen print from 2005, CBD tea, distilled joy, my pyjamas, 90’s photos, newspaper, natural pigments, distilled affection, Arturo’s hair, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, household paint, iridescent, gold and fluorescent paper, Khadi cotton rag paper, Toupret, plaster, The Economist, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, Indian ink, glitter, hessian, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, Arturo’s purring, mica flakes, paper found in recycling bag, wallpaper paste and PVA glue on board 43 1/4 x 44 1/8 x 9 7/8 in 110 x 112 x 25 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Mapping Emotions, 2020
    Wood shelf made in collaboration with Mark Thurgood.
    Wood shelf made from Horse Chestnut and Holm Oak from Kew Gardens, papier-mâché made from pulps of: Interfacing fabric, crepe paper, screen print from 2005, CBD tea, distilled joy, my pyjamas, 90’s photos, newspaper, natural pigments, distilled affection, Arturo’s hair, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, household paint, iridescent, gold and fluorescent paper, Khadi cotton rag paper, Toupret, plaster, The Economist, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, Indian ink, glitter, hessian, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, Arturo’s purring, mica flakes, paper found in recycling bag, wallpaper paste and PVA glue on board
    43 1/4 x 44 1/8 x 9 7/8 in
    110 x 112 x 25 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Superorganism, 2020 Fabric and thread 218 1/2 x 22 1/2 in 555 x 57 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Superorganism, 2020
    Fabric and thread
    218 1/2 x 22 1/2 in
    555 x 57 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Death of the Diet, 2017 Ceramics and screws 22 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/8 in 58 x 26 x 3 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Death of the Diet, 2017
    Ceramics and screws
    22 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/8 in
    58 x 26 x 3 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Arturo's Incarnations, 2020 Ceramics and screws 23 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 2 in 59 x 45 x 5 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Arturo's Incarnations, 2020
    Ceramics and screws
    23 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 2 in
    59 x 45 x 5 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Portal 22 (front and back sketches), 2020 Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper Each: 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in 25 x 17 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Portal 22 (front and back sketches), 2020
    Marker pen, fabric, thread and sewing pins on paper
    Each:
    9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in
    25 x 17 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Gift For Arturo, 2020 Pine cones, dried flowers, ceramic digits, wood shelf made from Horse Chestnut and Southern Yellow Beech from Kew Gardens and papier-mâché made from pulps of: CBD tea, Mary’s handmade paper, distilled joy, Arturo’s purring, natural pigments, distilled affection, Arturo’s hair, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, surface attractor GIF paper, electricity cards, studio draw mixed papers, iridescent and gold paper, The Economist, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, screen printing ink, Indian ink, glitter, hessian, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, dried flowers, mica flakes, paper found in recycling bag, wallpaper paste and PVA glue 31 1/8 x 20 7/8 x 9 7/8 in 79 x 53 x 25 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Gift For Arturo, 2020
    Pine cones, dried flowers, ceramic digits, wood shelf made from Horse Chestnut and Southern Yellow Beech from Kew Gardens and papier-mâché made from pulps of: CBD tea, Mary’s handmade paper, distilled joy, Arturo’s purring, natural pigments, distilled affection, Arturo’s hair, cork, commercial and screen printed wallpaper, surface attractor GIF paper, electricity cards, studio draw mixed papers, iridescent and gold paper, The Economist, Fabriano and Canson paper, tissue paper, screen printing ink, Indian ink, glitter, hessian, wood shavings from Seb’s workshop, dried flowers, mica flakes, paper found in recycling bag, wallpaper paste and PVA glue
    31 1/8 x 20 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
    79 x 53 x 25 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Painted Lady, 2020 Papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, Canson and Fabriano paper, Indian ink, hessian, Mary’s handmade paper, paper in recycling bag, Arturo’s hair, natural and artificial pigments, silver, gold and iridescent card, coffee, surface seductor and surface attractor GIF paper, glitter, electricity cards, screen printing ink, studio draw mixed papers, screen printed and commercial wallpaper, screen print from 2006, debris from previous Giant Decollage, acrylic paint, distilled affection, wallpaper paste and PVA glue in Oak frame 42 1/2 x 45 5/8 x 3 1/2 in 108 x 115.9 x 9 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Painted Lady, 2020
    Papier-mâché made from pulps of: distilled joy, Canson and Fabriano paper, Indian ink, hessian, Mary’s handmade paper, paper in recycling bag, Arturo’s hair, natural and artificial pigments, silver, gold and iridescent card, coffee, surface seductor and surface attractor GIF paper, glitter, electricity cards, screen printing ink, studio draw mixed papers, screen printed and commercial wallpaper, screen print from 2006, debris from previous Giant Decollage, acrylic paint, distilled affection, wallpaper paste and PVA glue in Oak frame
    42 1/2 x 45 5/8 x 3 1/2 in
    108 x 115.9 x 9 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Earth Couture, 2020 Ceramics, twine and screws 36 1/4 x 28 3/4 x 2 in 92 x 73 x 5 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Earth Couture, 2020
    Ceramics, twine and screws
    36 1/4 x 28 3/4 x 2 in
    92 x 73 x 5 cm
  • Ludovica Gioscia Dream Robe 2 (front and back sketches), 2020 Marker pen, fabric, pencil, thread and sewing pins on paper Each: 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in 25 x 17 cm
    Ludovica Gioscia
    Dream Robe 2 (front and back sketches), 2020
    Marker pen, fabric, pencil, thread and sewing pins on paper
    Each:
    9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in
    25 x 17 cm
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Press
  • Ludovica Gioscia, "Dream Robe 2" (2020) | Photo Jonathan Bassett

    Ludovica Gioscia

    Jody Zellen, Artillery Magazine, March 9, 2021
  • Installation view of the exhibition "Arturo and the Vertical Sea", Los Angeles | Photo Joshua White

    Pick of the Week: Ludovica Gioscia

    Cole Sweetwood, Artillery Magazine, February 17, 2021
  • Arturo and the Vertical Sea (Italian)

    Review by Angelica Gatto, ATP DIARY, February 5, 2021
  • Ludovica Gioscia "Arturo and the Vertical Sea"

    Interview by Andrea Lerda, Platform Green, January 13, 2021
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