Background Noise – group exhibition
28 November 2024 – 16 January 2025 at Des Bains, 20 Great Portland Street, London W1W 8QR
ICI London is pleased to support Background Noise, a group show featuring artists Carmela De Falco, Semin Hong, Magdalen Wong, and Orsola Zane, curated by Giulia Pollicita and Clara Rodorigo.
Borrowing its title from the homonym book by American artist and sound theorist Brandon LaBelle, Background Noise is the dissonant soundtrack to our reality, oversaturated by content, digital interconnectedness, real-time fake news, fast-paced communications, and high-speed, low-fare transport. A carefully crafted dystopia that infiltrates our private, domestic spaces, shifting our focus and causing us to lose sight of wider, shared realities. But what’s left beyond this rotten candy-floss cloud? Selected artworks address the concept of Noise by moving beyond its literal, medium-bound interpretation, assembling a collage of fragments that reveal glimpses into everyday and domestic realities. A tapestry of fragments, whose intentional juxtaposition challenges our perception of the everyday, delving deep into the background noise.
Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, November 28, at Des Bains, featuring the performance reflecting, reflecting, the voice by Carmela De Falco, with special guests the singers Ilenia Cipollari and Serena Braida.
The project is supported by The Italian Cultural Institute in London @iiclondra