DATE: January 9, 2010
Paolo Ventura, Winter Stories #55 (The Sword Swallower), 2009, Courtesy
Paolo Ventura/HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER NYCBecause every detail of these sites is meticulously realized, the work is as seductive as a magic act; you know it's all an elaborate fake, but you're enjoying it too much to locate the flaws. Ventura takes us to a small-town carnival, complete with sword-swallower, fire-eater, juggler, and clowns. The settings, with their pale, weathered color, may be dour—this fairy tale is grounded in some harsh reality—but marvelous things happen here such as the appearance of a bird-headed man.
From The New Yorker.
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Paolo Ventura at Hasted Hunt Kraeutler
"Winter Stories" continues Ventura's imaginary re-creation of prewar Italy, in photographs of wonderfully evocative sets and figures he constructs himself.
Paolo Ventura, Winter Stories #55 (The Sword Swallower), 2009, Courtesy
Paolo Ventura/HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER NYCFrom The New Yorker.
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