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GIANNI
MOTTI – SISLEJ XHAFA
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Motti,
Swiss Guards, SI, 2001 |
Xhafa,
Casino, SI, 2001 |
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Motti,
Levitation, SI, 1995 |
Motti,
Assistants, SI, 1981-1998 |
TALK
IS CHEAP
APRIL 5 – MAY
19 2001
He
is the man who claimed responsibility for the explosion of the space
shuttle Challenger and the earthquake in California ; the one who
threatened telepathically President Samper of Colombia. He is a
magician possessed with the powers of levitation and disappearance.
His assistants appear simultaneously in the four corners of the
globe ; belly dancers work for him. He does not want to hear about
the art world, but the art world needs him. He lives in Geneva and
speaks with an Italian accent. His name : Gianni Motti.
A former
pickpocket plaguing the area of the Piazza dell Signora in Milan, he is
the man who transforms police stations into posh hotels. He proposes the
construction of mosques facing cathedrals. Elusive, he encourages illegality
and mobility. He lives in New York and speaks with a Kosovar accent. His
name : Sislej Xhafa.
For
their first exhibition in New York, Gianni Motti and Sislej Xhata
join forces with Vatican Swiss Guards and Casino workers.
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