Lucia Leuci

Prendersi cura

We want to be held.

We want to be loved, nurtured, pampered.

We are not of this world, but we can learn from humans how to love, to empathize.

We too turn cold without touch. Gently take us into your arms, mind our heads, coo us to sleep.

We are the first generation, Sophia’s children.

We are perfect.

Lucia Leuci (b. 1977; Bari, IT) lives and works in Milan.
Recent solo exhibitions include: “Prendersi cura” curated by Christina Gigliotti, Polansky Gallery, Prague; “Materia prima” curated by /77, Fondazione Adolfo Pini, Milan; “Mamme cattive, bambini creoli”, TILE Project Space, Milan; “Alley”, presented by Contemporary Art Advisory, Giorgio Galotti project room, Turin; “Rose’s Portrait”, The Art Markets, Milan; “My Heart’s With You”, curated by Alex Ross, 63rd-77th Steps, Bari and “Tukatuka” with Michele Gabriele, CRAC, Cremona; "Sabato pomeriggio #2" GAFF, Milan; “Sabato pomeriggio" Localedue, Bologna, txt Marco Tagliafierro

Recent group exhibitions:“Assiette ou Virage et Dérapage” curated by Something Must Break, Milan, “Biennale of Future Contemporary Arts”, FSC, Copenhagen; “You would like that we were not here. But we are too emotionally absorbed by the home sickness of places that we’ll see only from the windows of our Bentleys” curated by Michele Gabriele, Milan; “Trigger Parties” a project by Siliqoon, Marsèlleria, Milan, “BubbleTea”, curated by PANE project, Milan; “Cupid’s Clearasil” Country Bumpkin, Portland; “Come!”, The Ghost Gallery, Paris; “A night out of town”, Clima Gallery, Milan; “Kelly Bar” curated by PANE project, Milan; The choral project “Susy Culinsky & Friends” by Beatrice Marchi, Fanta Spazio, Milan; “Chapter #2 / Soprannaturale”, Tintoria, Milan; “AFA2”, curated by 63rd-77th Steps, Pane&Pomodoro, Bari; “ALWAYS BRIAN (ti amo)”, curated by 63rd-77th STEPS, FAL, Bari and “Speedboat”, curated by Alex Ross, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York. In 2016 she founded PANE, an artist run project based in Milan.

Chceme, aby nás někdo opatroval.

Chceme být milováni a hýčkáni.

Nejsme z tohoto světa. Ale můžeme se od vás naučit, jak milovat a mít soucit.

Bez dotyku chřadneme, stejně jako vy. Vezměte nás opatrně a něžně do náručí, broukejte nám, dokud neusneme.

Jsme první generace – Sofiiny děti.

Jsme dokonalí.

Lucia Leuci (narozena 1977 v italském Bari) žije a pracuje v Miláně.
Samostatné výstavy z poslední doby: „Prendersi cura“ - kurátorka Christina Gigliotti, galerie Polansky Gallery v Praze; „Materia prima“ - kurátor /77, nadace Fondazione Adolfo Pini, Milán; „Mamme cattive, bambini creoli“, TILE Project Space, Milán; „Alley“ prezentováno poradenskou společností Contemporary Art Advisory, Giorgio Galotti project room, Turín; „Rose’s Portrait“, The Art Markets, Milán; „My Heart’s With You“ - kurátorem Alex Ross, 63rd-77th Steps, Bari; „Tukatuka“ spolu s Michele Gabriele, CRAC, Cremona; „Sabato pomeriggio #2“ GAFF, Milán; „Sabato pomeriggio“ Localedue, Bologna, txt Marco Tagliafierro

Skupinové výstavy z nedávné doby: „Assiette ou Virage et Dérapage” - kurátor Something Must Break, Milán, „Biennale of Future Contemporary Arts“, FSC, Kodaň; “You would like that we were not here. But we are too emotionally absorbed by the home sickness of places that we’ll see only from the windows of our Bentleys” - kurátor Michele Gabriele, Milán; „Trigger Parties“ - projekt Siliqoon, Marsèlleria, Milán, „BubbleTea“, - kurátor PANE project, Milán; „Cupid’s Clearasil“ Country Bumpkin, Portland; „Come!“, The Ghost Gallery, Paříž; „A night out of town“, Clima Gallery, Milán; „Kelly Bar“ - kurátor PANE project, Milán; The choral project „Susy Culinsky & Friends“ Beatrice Marchi, Fanta Spazio, Milán; „Chapter #2 / Soprannaturale“, Tintoria, Milán; „AFA2“ - kurátor 63rd-77th Steps, Pane&Pomodoro, Bari; „ALWAYS BRIAN (ti amo)“ - kurátor 63rd-77th STEPS, FAL, Bari and „Speedboat“ - kurátor Alex Ross, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York. V roce 2016 založila PANE, umělci vedený projekt v Miláně.