3 + 1 Massa: Sébastien Pignon and Mauro Luperchi

Mauro Luperchi and Sébastien Pignon are gathering for nothing. Their exhibition opens in the empty space of the Bosco at the Villa Medici, from September through October. Mauro Luperchi was born in 1961 in Catania. Sébastien was born in 1972 in Paris. Of course, of course I’m going to open the envelopes— the customer won’t understand a thing; he’ll be very surprised, a bit on edge—he’ll wonder why I’m not opening my mail in front of him—and I think he’ll be a little embarrassed, but it’ll be pretty funny, pretty comical. So I’m going to open these different envelopes until I get to the condom, and that’s when the client will be surprised—and I think he’ll feel reassured… And then I’ll open the condom and put him at ease, reassuring him about the envelopes: I’ll tell him, “Actually, here’s the thing…”