Patrick Tuttofuoco

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Folkestone, 2008. Photograph © Thierry Bal

Title: 'Folkestone' and 'Folkestone Express'
Location: FOLKESTONE Sculpture on Harbour Arm. Film shown in Visitor Centre, Old High Street

The Orient-Express, most glamorous of trains and epitome of stylish international travel, still pulls in weekly at Folkestone. Tuttofuoco and two of his collaborators re-enacted the classic journey from Istanbul to Paris and Folkestone. FOLKESTONE, his large sculpture on the harbour arm, is the result of this journey. The individual ‘letters’ were chanced upon by the artist through social situations and incidents with people along the route. Like a classic ‘road movie’, Folkestone Express, Tuttofuoco’s accompanying film, documents these encounters as the journey evolves.
Film: 90 Mins
FOLKESTONE sculpture suggested viewing points: The East Cliff or Sunny Sands.

About Patrick

Photo: Tom Buzzi

Born Milan, 1974. Lives and works in Milan.

Patrick Tuttofuoco is known for his utopian ideals and his interest in society, cities and community. He composes a practice inspired by a desire for interaction and an interest in social and political dynamics making frequent use of fluorescent colours, loud music and quirky architecture within his work.

Recent solo shows include

Dandelion, Künstlerhaus Bethanien – Berlin 2008
Chindia, Haunch of Venison – London 2007
Revolving Landscape, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo – Turin 2006
The Circle Guenzani – Via Melzo, Milan 2005
My private-2 – Via Pasteur, Milan 2005.

Recent group exhibitions include

Mediterranee, Carre d´Art, Musee d´Art Contemporain de Nimes – France 2007
On Mobility, De Appel Foundation – Amsterdam 2006
HyperDesign, Biennale of Shanghai – Shanghai, China 2006
LUNA PARK. Arte Fantastica, Villa Manin Centro Arte Contemporanea – Codroipo, Udine, Italy 2005;
The Encounters in the 21st Century: Polyphony – Emerging Resonances, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art – Kanazawa, Japan 2004
Manifesta 5, San Sebastian – Spain 2004
Sogni e Conflitti. La Dittatura dello Spettatore, Esposizione Internazionale d´Arte, Biennale di Venezia, section "La Zona" – Venice, Italy 2003
Spectacular, Museum Kunstpalast – Dusseldorf, Germany 2003

In 2003 Tuttofuoco was awarded the Premio Artegiovane by the Associazione Artegiovane, Turin.

See Patrick Tuttofuoco's work
www.haunchofvenison.com