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Article: David Casini: T293.(NAPLES)
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- Artforum International
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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The point of departure for this exhibition by David Casini, a Tuscan artist who lives in Geneva, was an untitled pair of portraits from 2003--one of John Calvin, the other of Guillaume Farel. Images of these two religious reformers stood out against a wall directly across from the gallery entrance. The subtle black line defining the faces of these sixteenth-century thinkers recalls prints from that era, and the carved frames that surround the two portraits are consonant with the style of the works.
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Casini made a bold choice in opening the show with two historical images, light years away from our desire for the contemporary and a ...
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