Pink #1, from the series A Dalston Anatomy, 2013

Lorenzo Vitturi

You are invited to join us on Thursday 17 October for the official opening of two new exhibitions: 

LORENZO VITTURI -&nbsp;MATERIA IMPURA<a href="/museum/programme/lorenzo-vitturi"><img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/595x298/5b3bff284c/fused_cotisso_terracotta_manta_ccochinilla_dyed_yarn_green_pigment_plum_in_gocta_from_the_series_caminantes_2019_c_lorenzo_vitturi-595x298-foam-2.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="298" /></a> Fused Cotisso, Terracotta, Manta, Ccochinilla Dyed Yarn Green Pigment, Plum in Gocta, from the series Caminantes, 2019 &copy; Lorenzo Vitturi
The body of work of Lorenzo Vitturi (1980, Italy) investigates urban changes beyond Western cities, processes of cultural mixing and their complexities, and the movement of people and goods in a globalised world.&nbsp;Playing with the combination of reality and fiction, mixing photography, sculpture, painting and performance, he builds temporary sets in his studio, drawing from specific geographical environments. His projects focus on cities including Lagos, London and Venice and selected areas in Peru; on their colours and shapes and the communities that inhabit them.
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The exhibition is made possible by the Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds. 
FOAM 3H: DUSTIN THIERRY - OPULENCE <a href="/museum/programme/dustin-thierry"><img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/595x298/98e9050420/untitled__from_the_series_opulence_c_dustin_thierry_595x298.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="298" /></a> f.l.t.r. Matyouz LaDur&eacute;e, Vinii Legendary Father of the House of Revlon, Gigi Da Blizzard Revlon at the 'On The Cover of Vogue' Ball under direction by Zueira Mizrahi. Berlin 2018, from the series Opulence &copy; Dustin Thierry
The work of Amsterdam-based photographer Dustin Thierry (Cura&ccedil;ao, 1985) testifies to a vibrant and timely revival of the Ballroom scene, but also points to persistent discrimination and marginalisation of black and queer communities worldwide. Thierry is a self-taught photographer and started employing photography as a means of empowerment after moving to the Netherlands from the Caribbean island of Cura&ccedil;ao as a teenager. Becoming increasingly exposed to racial issues, he sought a way to channel and convey his own awareness to others.
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This exhibition is made possible with support of the Van Bijlevelt Foundation and Kleurgamma. With thanks to the Van Abbemuseum.
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, City of Amsterdam, Foam Members, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.

<div class="sidebar__content"> Official Opening 
Thursday 17 October 2019 from 17.30 hrs onwards The opening will take place in the presence of the artists.&nbsp; MUSIC by Helena (<a href="https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/hellieberry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hellie Berry)</a></div>

Official opening: Lorenzo Vitturi & Dustin Thierry

The body of work of Lorenzo Vitturi (1980, Italy) investigates urban changes beyond Western cities, processes of cultural mixing and their complexities, and the movement of people and goods in a globalised world.&nbsp;
Playing with the combination of reality and fiction, mixing photography, sculpture, painting and performance, he builds temporary sets in his studio, drawing from specific geographical environments. His projects focus on cities including Lagos, London and Venice and selected areas in Peru; on their colours and shapes and the communities that inhabit them. Vitturi uses selected materials in his sculptures and photographs to investigate the passage of time in a globalised world, capturing its mutations.
<img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/595x893/d882f3f721/from_the_series_caminantes_2019_c_lorenzo_vitturi_595.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="893" /> From the series Caminantes 2019 &copy; Lorenzo Vitturi
The exhibition Materia Impura&nbsp;summarises ten years of research, combining Vitturi&rsquo;s earlier projects&nbsp;Dalston Anatomy, Droste Effect, Debris and Other Problems&nbsp;and&nbsp;Money Must Be Made. It also presents the first output of Vitturi&rsquo;s new work&nbsp;Caminantes&nbsp;(Spanish for walkers). This project draws inspiration from his family history and explores the encounters between and merging of different cultures. In the 1960s, his father, originally from Venice, crossed the Atlantic to open a Murano glass factory in Peru. In Vitturi&rsquo;s photographs, we see a cacophony of texture and colour. The camera documents the makeshift sculptures and interventions in the landscape, and as such, they endure. The landscape interventions mirror the impermanent nature of a rapidly changing globalised world in which cultures fuse. Meanwhile, their reintroduction in the exhibition space as photographic images and physical sculptures allows us to reflect on constant cycles of production, destruction, and recreation.
SMARTIFY AUDIO TOUR Discover the stories behind some of the works presented in the first room of the exhibition Materia Impura via the Smartify app. Scan the tagged works to follow an audio tour by Lorenzo Vitturi in which he shares anecdotes from his journey to creating this latest series: Caminantes. The free Smartify app is available at the&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smartify-scan-discover-art/id1102736524?mt=8">Apple App Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobgen.smartify&amp;hl=en">Google Play Store</a>.
The exhibition is made possible by the Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds.&nbsp;
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, City of Amsterdam, Foam Members, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.
ABOUT LORENZO VITTURI Lorenzo Vitturi (1980, Venice) lives in London, UK. Vitturi&rsquo;s first institutional solo show took place at Foam 3h in 2013.Solo exhibitions include&nbsp;Dalston Anatomy&nbsp;at The Photographers&rsquo; Gallery, London, at Contact Gallery, Toronto, and CNA, Luxembourg. Vitturi also participated to group exhibitions at MAXXI in Rome, at Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, at Palazzo Reale in Milan, at La Triennale in Milan, at BOZAR in Brussels, at K11 Art Museum in Shanghai, at Barbican Centre and Somerset House in London. Publications include&nbsp;Dalston Anatomy&nbsp;(2013) and&nbsp;Money Must Be Made&nbsp;(2017). Vitturi won several awards including the&nbsp;Photography Grand Prix&nbsp;at the Hyeres International Festival in 2014. More recently he was chosen as one of the winners of the&nbsp;Grand Prix Images Vevey&nbsp;in Switzerland (2018).

<div class="sidebar__content">danza* 
Wednesday 15 January 2020 18.00 - 19.30 hrs *dance performance in the canal garden of Foam</div>

Lorenzo Vitturi - Materia Impura

An ode to the sensual pleasures of London&rsquo;s bustling Ridley Road Market. Lorenzo Vitturi: &ldquo;The market is a unique place where you can get to understand the people of Dalston in Hackney. Everyone together makes this place feel special&rdquo;. 

Near this vibrant and kaleidoscopic market is the studio of Lorenzo Vitturi (1980, Venice Italy) located. The photographer spent time at the market taking pictures, making sculptures and creating collages with materials and objects he found amongst the debris of the marketplace.
Vitturi visited the market stalls and found parts of organic and inorganic matter, fabrics food, flesh, debris, and pigments. He rearranged their form, painted the parts and created colorful objects. Playing with the combination of illusion and reality, mixing together different mediums such as photography,&nbsp;sculpture, painting and collage he builds temporary sets. Vitturi uses all kinds of materials&nbsp;to investigate the effect of passing time capturing its transformation and decay.
The makeshift sculptures he creates mimic the organic and temporary nature of the market, and documenting this by photographing the objects is the way in which they endure before diminishing once more.&nbsp;In the photographs we see a cacophony of texture and color: Afro&rsquo;s and braids, fruit, pork, fish and balloons, bright paint and tarps used for the stalls. Vitturi focuses on the abstract but universal language&nbsp;of shapes, colours and composition.&nbsp;
<img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/700x600/60e7046180/installatie.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="510" /> Installation Lorenzo Vitturi at Foam 3h, 2013 &copy; Christian van der Kooy
This exhibition was realized in close collaboration with curator Francesca Seravalle.
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, City of Amsterdam, Delta Lloyd, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.
ABOUT LORENZO VITTURI Lorenzo Vitturi is a photographer living and working between London, Milan and Venice.&nbsp;After graduating in photography and graphic design at IED in Rome he received a scholarship at the Benetton Communication Centre,&nbsp;Fabrica.&nbsp;He started out as a cinema set-painter in the movie industry in Rome and has brought this experience into his photographic projects, which revolve around&nbsp;site-specific installations using space, light and matter.&nbsp;Vitturi just published his book Dalston Anatomy (JibiJana &amp; SPBH Editions, circulation of 700) that will prove to be a classic photobook soon.

Foam 3h: Lorenzo Vitturi

Lorenzo Vitturi collects materials from his neighbourhood market, Ridley Road, in East London and arranges them into vibrant compositions.

Pink #2, from the series A Dalston Anatomy, 2013

Foam is supported by the VriendenLoterij, Foam Members, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the VandenEnde Foundation and the City of Amsterdam.

In 2021 Foam receives additional support from the Mondriaan Fund and Kickstart Cultuurfonds

more from the series

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Vitturi is interested in decay as it manifests itself in the falling apart of organic materials. He regards photography as a medium to record the precarious temporary condition of things. The temporality of his compositions is comparable to the changing identity of the Ridley Road Market. His photographic still lifes are an attempt to capture the energy of the multicultural market before it falls victim to gentrification.

Pink #2

Pink #1

Carlijn Jacobs works with today's leading brands and celebrities but manages to keep her images quirky and alienating. 

 is an invitation to the subconscious, where anything is possible. The exhibition features a combination of commissioned work and autonomous work that will premiere at Foam. The space in the museum will be enriched with designs by 

Foam

“I am fascinated by the idea of the mask. You hide behind something and can become someone else. The whole fashion world is actually a form of escapism: you create a new persona.”

Carlijn Jacobs

The Foam 3h exhibition is made possible by the Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds. 

The exhibition by Liz Johnson Artur is made possible by Fonds 21.

In 2021 Foam receives additional support from the Mondriaan Fund and Kickstart Cultuurfonds.

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of two new exhibitions at Foam: 

of life of love of sex of movement of hope

Foam 3h - 15 Years Talent from the Collection

Glasses  - Traces of the Familiar, 2014

Opening exhibitions Liz Johnson Artur and Foam 3h

Opening Liz Johnson Artur and Foam 3h

Over the past 15 years, Foam has presented the work of over 95 emerging talents in Foam 3h which has become an important meeting place for photographers, artists, students, collectors and other players in the photography field. 

Foam 3h – 15 Years of Talent from the Collection

 presents a selection of artists whose work has been acquired for the Foam Collection.