In this video we attend the opening of Mexican artist Damián Ortega’s solo exhibition Casino at HangarBicocca in Milan, Italy. Curated by HangarBicocca’s artistic director Vicente Todolí, the show offers an overview of the artist’s work that is characterized by the use of simple or recycled materials. On display are sculptures, installations, and films. On the occasion of the opening, Ortega’s performance Moby Dick was presented, a work that is part of his Beetle Trilogy. The Beetle Trilogy revolves around the iconic Volkswagen Beetle car and includes a dismantled Beetle (the installation Cosmic Thing), a buried Beetle (the film Escarabajo), and a man “fighting” with a Beetle while the Led Zeppelin song “Moby Dick” is played. We had the chance to speak with the artist before the opening of the exhibition. In this interview, Damián Ortega talks about the basic concept of the show, the Beetle Trilogy, and his use of everyday objects and materials. Damián Ortega: Casino. HangarBicocca, Milan (Italy). Interview. June 4, 2015. More videos on contemporary art, design, architecture: http://vernissage.tv Connect: http://www.facebook.com/vernissagetv http://twitter.com/vernissagetv Browse our Archive: http://vernissage.tv/archive/posts/ Find Artists, Designers, Architects: http://vernissage.tv/archive/artists/ Art TV pioneer Vernissage TV provides you with an authentic insight into the world of contemporary fine arts, design and architecture. With its two main series "No Comment" and "Interviews", art tv channel VernissageTV attends opening receptions of exhibitions worldwide, interviews artists, designers, architects. VTV provides art lovers with news, reports and features from the international art scene. VernissageTV: the window to the art world. Das Fenster zur Kunstwelt. La fenêtre sur le monde de l'art. A janela para o mundo da arte. La ventana al mundo del arte. نافذة على عالم الفن. 到艺术世界的窗口。Окно в мир искусства. Since 2005.
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