auroras is proud to present Messinscena, the first exhibition of Alba Clemente, theater actress,
designer, costume designer and visual artist.
The central object of the exhibition is an installation in the library where the artist recreates a
small theater she built in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The backdrop is an image of the Teatro Asolo
(Treviso, IT, 1798), overlaid with a drawing of two Tarot cards, an image that symbolizes her and
her husband as one. In Alba’s miniature reproduction of this theater, the spectator is
placed in an imaginary place, where the actor’s vision and the audience’s vision overlap.
Still in the library, the artist displays a series of drawings on canvas inspired by “Victory City”,
Salman Rushdie’s latest book. Surprisingly graphic, and at the same time quiet and
understated, this series is titled “City of Words”.
The main space is dedicated to a series of drawings on paper and fabric recently published in
her book, “A Clear Mind”. The book is a key and a map of Alba Clemente’s eclectic life
experience, and is divided into five parts: memories, thoughts, emotions, politics and
fantasies. All these themes are represented in her witty and surprising drawings.