Join artist Diego Marcon in person for the closing weekend of his exhibition at the Renaissance Society, which marks his U.S. debut. Marcon is known for his radical rethinking of cinema, sound, and space. His practice is rooted in entertainment and structural cinema, which eschews traditional storytelling to explore the mechanics of filmmaking itself. For this exhibition, Marcon presents Krapfen, a newly commissioned musical dance film that stages an encounter between a kid and four characters represented by disembodied costume props. Featuring choreography that mixes contemporary dance, classical ballet, and popular forms, Krapfen is also an encounter between the golden age of American animation and Italian opera.
Lead support for this exhibition at the Renaissance Society is provided by the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation.
Diego Marcon’s Krapfen is co-commissioned and made possible by Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Lafayette Anticipations, New Museum, the Renaissance Society, and The Vega Foundation with additional support from Sadie Coles HQ, London, and Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York.
