Alessandro Di Pietro in residence at Gasworks in London

From January 6 to March 24, 2025, Alessandro Di Pietro is in residence at Gasworks in London. On March 15, there will be an Open Studio from 12 to 6 pm, with an artist presentation at 2 pm.

Alessandro Di Pietro creates sculptures, films, and installations that resist notions of synthesis or completeness, often drawing on the structures of narrative cinema and the blurred imagery of science fiction. He blends artistic and biographical references to construct shifting and distorted realities within his works. In his recent project Ghostwriting Paul Thek, Di Pietro produced new artworks that he posthumously attributed to artist Paul Thek (1933–1988), merging fact and fiction to highlight the relationships between the late artist and other contemporary artists.

During his residency, Alessandro has developed a new work centered on an imaginary dialogue between two familiar figures from the worlds of art and music: artist Marcel Duchamp and Brian Molko, lead singer of the British alternative rock band Placebo. The dialogue between these two characters takes place as they bet on a “rat race” and playfully examines the tensions and contradictions of living in a post-capitalist society.

Alessandro Di Pietro’s residency is supported by Fondazione Memmo.