My Masochism

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May 18-19-20, 2012  MACRO – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma | Boffi-Barberini | Circolo degli Artisti FREE ENTRANCE

My Masochism is the new title chosen for the new and intriguing event that the creative Roman team of Cityvision will presents next May 19th, 2012 at 4pm at the MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, via Nizza 138.

After the experience and the success of I Have Seen The Future and Y1, a new independent architecture event, will features theLondonarchitect Robert Stuart-Smith, design director and founding partner of Kokkugia.

The underlying theme of the new Cityvision issue and the event itself will be the theme

“MY MASOCHISM”  that calls for a critical and ironical remark on the perverse attitude of being architect/artist/creative.

“If masochism means to be pleased by an act of violence on our body, then it is certainly inherent in the role of an architect.”

During the event will be also presented and freely distributed CityVision Magazine # 6 with cover artwork by Luigi Presicce, artist in residence at the Macro from February to May 2012.

For this event, CityVision, choosed a short festivals. From May 18th until 20th, Rome will be affected by two other interesting and important appointments also related to the theme “MY MASOCHISM.”

On May 18th at 19.00 at the Boffi-Barberini showroom in Rome a Preview will take part. During the evening, reserved for journalists and professionals, ome prominent personalities from the world of architecture will be answering the question “What is your masochism?”.

On May 20th, at 20.20, the cycle of events will end with the Pecha Kucha Night Rome 6 organized by CityVision and Renault at the Circolo degli Artisti where will be presented also the new electric car Twizy.

Curated by Francesco Lipari and Vanessa Todaro

with Paolo Emilio Bellisario and Marco Arciero

web site:  mymasochismproject.tumblr.com | e-mail: info@cityvision-mag.com

phone: + 39 06.39031053

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ORGANIZATION  CityVision

ACADEMIC PARTNER  AA School

MAIN SPONSOR  Renault

PARTNERS Boffi Barberini – Radisson – Tecnoart – Multicom srl

MEDIA PARTNERS  Shoo TV – Architonic – Archinect – Atemporary studio – Circolo Degli Artisti

Robert Stuart-Smith / London

www.kokkugia.com

Kokkugia is a progressive architecture and urban design practice exploring generative design methodologies developed from the complex self-organising behavior of biological,social and material systems. It is a networked practice, led by Roland Snooks and Robert Stuart-Smith, with offices in New York and London, operating through design, research and teaching.

Robert is a Design Director and a Founding Partner of Kokkugia. He holds a Masters in Architecture + Urbanism from the Architectural Association School of Architecture’s Design Research Laboratory (AA.DRL). He teaches at the AA where he is a Studio Master in the AA.DRL and co-coordinator of Digital Design. He has previously taught atRMITUniversity(Australia), the University of East London (UK), and is an internationally invited lecturer and critic.

Kokkugia are currently working on projects in Australia, Mexico and the US.