Peres Project, Il Giardino dei Lauri and Citta’ della Pieve are present Alex Israel’s first solo show in Italy, at the Museo Civico Diocesano di S. Maria dei Servi in Citta’ della Pieve (PG), Umbria until October 1st, 2012. Continuing with Property, an ongoing body-of-work, Israel has rented his newest prop sculptures from the legendary Italian film studio Cinecittà. He selected an array of replica Styrofoam and fiberglass antiquities and objects, iconic and anonymous, drawn from an amalgam of cultures, eras, and narratives, and composed them in dialogue with each other and with the unique venue.
