Spencer Tunick ha spogliato diciottomila persone a Città del Messimo, riempiendo la più famosa piano della città, lo Zocalo. Di recente è passato per Milano, per inaugurare la sua personale alla galleria di Mimmo Scognamiglio (in occasione di Start, tre giorni di aperture eccezionali di una quarantina di gallerie milanesi).
Questa volta ci presenta ritratti individuali, ognuno con una sua storia.
A Milano lo attendevano sette collezionisti (tre venuti anche da Napoli) che si sono spogliati in diversi luoghi della città (l’edicola di Piazza Croce Rossa, il fossato del Castello Sforzesco, l’aiuola di una via adiacente all’Arco della Pace, un benzinaio di Piazza della Repubblica…).
Alle 6,40 del mattino all’aiuola accanto all’ospedale Fatebenefratelli Fabio e Sara erano nudi come Adamo ed Eva. Alle 7,35 a pochi passi da Palazzo Marino. E così via...
L’artista prepara e studia l’inquadratura quando il suo soggetto è ancora vestito, e poi chiede rapidità nello svestirsi. E lui è altrettanto rapido nello scattare. Non lavora da provocatore, non cerca lo sguardo morboso dei passanti, ma piuttosto il vuoto e il silenzio.
E questo ben si vede anche nei ritratti in mostra (16 settembre-30 novembre) da Mimmo Scognamiglio che ha prodotto la performance milanese. L’eros è altrove. In un’epoca come la nostra in cui il corpo è asservito alla moda, superaccessoriato, la sua ricerca artistica è esattamente all’opposto, si concentra sulla nudità della nostra venuta al mondo. Non sceglie corpi belli, sceglie i corpi così come sono nella loro verità priva di Photoshop. Tunick, con quella “materia”, spoglia per ridisegnare architetture e paesaggi, quasi una forma di land art umana in cui i corpi diventano quasi dei pixel color carne.
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20/09/10
Naturist pensioner says council is breaching his human rights
A pensioner who likes to do his gardening naked has claimed a council is breaching his human rights - by granting permission for three homes to be built overlooking the, er, bottom of his lawn.
Leslie Howard, 70, thinks potential new neighbours will be able to see him as he bares all.
And, after arranging his hedges so he is always out of sight even when trimming his privets in the buff, he insists he is willing to be arrested to protect his way of life.
The retired firefighter, a naturist for 50 years, has been told the occupants of the planned houses may call the police if they become offended by the view from their second-floor windows in Steeton, near Keighley, West Yorks.
But single Leslie said: "The 18-metre garden was the reason I bought the semi 17 years ago.
"Since then, I've spent thousands on fencing and hedging so my neighbours couldn't be offended. Now, I've been told by a Bradford Council officer that I could be charged with indecency if people complain."
Nudism in public is generally legal if it does not cause harassment, alarm or distress to others.
So Leslie added: "After all this time without upsetting anyone round here, I'm willing to be arrested and let a magistrate decide.
"While I'd never walk down the street with nothing on, I'm entitled to my privacy and beliefs." He believes the planners are ignoring sections of the Human Rights Act - including respect for private life, freedom of thought and being able to enjoy property without unnecessary interference.
But council casework manager Ian Wilson said: "The application for housing next to Mr Howard's property will see homes built 30 metres from his boundary - so it was considered there'd be no loss of privacy within habitable rooms.
"We are confident this complies with the Human Rights Act."
News Mirror
Leslie Howard, 70, thinks potential new neighbours will be able to see him as he bares all.
And, after arranging his hedges so he is always out of sight even when trimming his privets in the buff, he insists he is willing to be arrested to protect his way of life.
The retired firefighter, a naturist for 50 years, has been told the occupants of the planned houses may call the police if they become offended by the view from their second-floor windows in Steeton, near Keighley, West Yorks.
But single Leslie said: "The 18-metre garden was the reason I bought the semi 17 years ago.
"Since then, I've spent thousands on fencing and hedging so my neighbours couldn't be offended. Now, I've been told by a Bradford Council officer that I could be charged with indecency if people complain."
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So Leslie added: "After all this time without upsetting anyone round here, I'm willing to be arrested and let a magistrate decide.
"While I'd never walk down the street with nothing on, I'm entitled to my privacy and beliefs." He believes the planners are ignoring sections of the Human Rights Act - including respect for private life, freedom of thought and being able to enjoy property without unnecessary interference.
But council casework manager Ian Wilson said: "The application for housing next to Mr Howard's property will see homes built 30 metres from his boundary - so it was considered there'd be no loss of privacy within habitable rooms.
"We are confident this complies with the Human Rights Act."
News Mirror
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