{"id":1995,"date":"2016-12-16T20:11:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T20:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectmarta.com\/opere\/feel-mysterious-today-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:18:55","slug":"feel-mysterious-today","status":"publish","type":"opera","link":"https:\/\/projectmarta.com\/en\/opere\/feel-mysterious-today\/","title":{"rendered":"I feel mysterious today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span title=\"L\u2019opera I feel mysterious today si compone di una scaffalatura realizzata in medium density, suddivisa in 88 ripiani contenenti ognuno 88 dorsi rivestiti con tessuti e materiali differenti \u2013 velluto, pellame \u2013 che ricordano dei volumi rilegati di svariati colori.\"><em>I feel mysterious today<\/em> consists of a shelving made of medium density, divided into 88 shelves each containing 88 backs covered with different fabrics and materials &#8211; velvet, leather &#8211; reminiscent of bound volumes of different colors. Under 80 of the 88 backs there are engraved phrases, such as \u201cGoing into a room let the objects look at you\u201d or \u201cBlue Tapestry on synthetic line of Dadaism\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span title=\"Sotto 80 degli 88 dorsi sono incise delle frasi, ad esempio \u201cEntrando in una stanza lasciare che gli oggetti vi guardino\u201d oppure \u201cArazzo blu sulla linea sintetica del dadaismo\u201d o ancora \u201cEntrando in una stanza lasciare che gli oggetti vi guardino\u201d.\">\u00a0<\/span><span title=\"Alcune delle incisioni sulla scaffalatura riportano a performance che effettivamente l\u2019artista ha messo in atto, altre sono volutamente impossibili. \">Some of the engravings on the shelves bring a performance that actually the artist has put in place, others are deliberately impossible.<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"it\"><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"it\"><span title=\"Alcune delle incisioni sulla scaffalatura riportano a performance che effettivamente l\u2019artista ha messo in atto, altre sono volutamente impossibili. \"><br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Si tratta di un\u2019installazione che racchiude le informazioni necessarie per altre 80 ipotetiche opere d\u2019arte.\">This is an installation which contains the necessary information for other 80 hypothetical artworks. <\/span><span title=\"Il titolo dell\u2019opera evoca una sorta di paradosso: per far comprendere al pubblico il valore dell\u2019opera Vetrugno ha voluto realizzare una biblioteca con una serie di volumi consultabili. \">The title evokes a kind of paradox: to make the public understand the value of the work, Vetrugno has decided to build a library with a range of volumes consulted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"I dorsi sono 88 perch\u00e9 l\u20198 per i cinesi \u00e8 un numero propizio, e Vetrugno ha scelto di raddoppiarlo nel realizzare il numero di dorsi totale. \">The backs are 88 because the 8 for the Chinese is an auspicious number, and Vetrugno chose to double it in achieving the total number of spines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Estratti dall\u2019intervista tecnica a Maurizio Vetrugno: \">Excerpts from the technical interview with Maurizio Vetrugno:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span title=\"\u201cIn generale devo dire che gli inizi del mio percorso artistico sono costellati da cambi di assetto radicali, comprensivi di scelte tecniche e di materiali spesso diversi, per cui ad un certo punto mi sono sentito privo di un&apos;iconografia di riferimento, anche se a\">&#8220;I<\/span>n general I have to say that the beginning of my artistic career is dotted with radical changes of structure, consisting of technical and often different material choices, so at some point I felt to not have any iconographic reference, while when they ask me directly then I am able to answer and explain each choice and motivation about my work. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>\u201cThis artwork was exhibited in May 1994, but I had not been commissioned nor I designed it especially for that exhibition, I remember that it took me about a year to project and complete it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>\u201cRegarding the backs in I feel mysterious today, I liked the idea that those in skin and scalp evoke the image of great libraries and important volumes, while the coloured ones move this perception, creating confusion and expectation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ve always thought properly about the durability and also the transport of my works, for example, I chose not to work with pewter, heavier and more difficult to roll and then be packaged.\u00a0I\u2019ve never worked on paper because I consider it a problematic material, which gives big issue to the collector after thirty years, such as sputtering. I choose solid materials. &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span title=\"L\u2019intervista \u00e8 stata eseguita all\u2019interno del progetto Interview with art, a cura di Benedetta Bodo di Albaretto in collaborazione con il Centro di Conservazione e Restauro della Venaria Reale e la Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo di Torino.\">The interview was carried out within the project <\/span><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cs-Interview-with-art.pdf\">Interview with art<\/a>,<\/strong> <span title=\"L\u2019intervista \u00e8 stata eseguita all\u2019interno del progetto Interview with art, a cura di Benedetta Bodo di Albaretto in collaborazione con il Centro di Conservazione e Restauro della Venaria Reale e la Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo di Torino.\">by Benedetta Bodo Albaretto in collaboration with the\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centrorestaurovenaria.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center of Conservation and Restoration of Venaria Reale<\/a><\/strong> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsrr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo,<\/strong><\/a> Turin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I feel mysterious today consists of a shelving made of medium density, divided into 88 shelves each containing 88 backs covered with different fabrics and materials &#8211; velvet, leather &#8211; reminiscent of bound volumes of different colors. 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