So happy to announce that two works that I made while in residency at the Kohler Foundry (WI), Sometimes I dream of the dead (2023) and When things fall from the sky (2023) are now on view until April 30, 2026, at the Kentucky Museum.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Museum
I will be showing new work along with Marijke de Pous in Aosta (Italy) from June 5 to July 5. The show is the result of a long-distance collaboration with Marijke, who I have had the pleasure to get to know thanks to a shared prize by the Alina Art Foundation. We will be showing individual works, but we have been working in close collaboration since learning about the two-person show. Marijke is a truly inspiring artist and woman who makes sculptural and performative pieces that I find very compelling. More information about the exhibition and press release, below.
WON’T BE TAMED
A dual exhibition by Alessia Lupo Cecchet and Marijke de Pous
Opening: June 5, 2025 – 6:00 PM
Inarttendu Gallery, Aosta – Italy
On view through July 5, 2025
There’s a wild force at the heart of true art — something that resists explanation, containment, and control. This force animates WON’T BE TAMED, a two-person show featuring Alessia Lupo Cecchet and Marijke de Pous, joint winners of the second prize at ArteAlta 2024 with the works “Balaena” and “Choreographies of Care and Resistance.” ArteAlta is organized by Alina Art Foundation in collaboration with Inarttendu Cultural Association.
With the video installation “Balaena”, Alessia Lupo Cecchet offers a poetic reflection on ecological fragility and grief: a beached whale becomes a symbol of imbalance, pain, and resistance.
Marijke de Pous’s photographic series “Choreographies of Care and Resistance” captures the intimate language of gesture and vulnerability, turning surrender into strength.
Rather than simply sharing a space, the two artists have created a unified, new, immersive project where their distinct voices meet harmoniously without losing identity. The exhibition spans multiple media — video, photography, installation, performance, drawing, and sculpture–forming a rich emotional landscape.
Born out of the ArteAlta experience in the Italian Alps, WON’T BE TAMED is both a collaboration and a statement in which both artists present new work.
EXHIBITION DETAILS
Title: WON’T BE TAMED
Artists: Alessia Lupo Cecchet, Marijke de Pous
Opening: June 5, 2025 – 6:00 PM
Dates: June 5 – July 5, 2025
Venue: Inarttendu Gallery, Via Martinet 6, Aosta – Italy
Admission: Free
Contact
📧 info@alinaartfoundation.com
🌐 www.alinaartfoundation.com
🌐 www.inarttendu.it
Streaming and broadcasting on MAY 21 at 9:35 PM (CET) here
Excited to announce that balaena received the Juror’s Choice Award (top prize) in the 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition at Marshall University, Huntington, WV. The show was juried by Rebecca Ness. Overall, there were 260 entries from 19 different states, with only 30 works selected.
WWW {the whale who wasn’t} is featured on LABOCINE’s first 2025 issue: The Giant World
“In The Giant World, we explore the notion of "giant" across dimensions—physical, conceptual, and metaphorical. This program invites audiences to zoom in and out, shifting perspectives to examine scale and its implications in our natural and constructed worlds. From the vastness of cosmic horizons to the microscopic giants ruling unseen realms, these films delve into how we perceive and grapple with enormity.”
balaena has been shortlisted for the 2024 Henki Art Prize! The committee selected 12 artworks for the longlist along with 5 finalists. More information here.
A total of 117 artists with 335 artworks applied to the show, which was guest judged by Sarah Knobel, Professor of the Art and Art History Department and Digital Media and Film co-chair at St. Lawrence University. A huge thank you to the Mattie Kelly Art Center Galleries at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL for the support!
I am very happy to announce that my film balaena will be exhibited around some art venues in the coming months:
Included in the group show FEAR curated by ArteAlta and Alina Foundation, the film will be on view in Aosta (Italy) August 29-October 1 2024. The show received 432 submissions from 18 countries and tehy selected 30 finalists. balaena won the show’s second prize.
balaena will be featured also at the 32nd Annual Emerald Coast National juried art exhibition, which will be on view September 5 - December 12 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries in NIceville, Florida.
Another venue will be announced soon!
Alessia Cecchet is so excited to announce that she will be in residence at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center for 15 weeks starting at the end of January. At Kohler, Alessia will be working in the foundry and she will make objects and string puppets made of iron for her upcoming project la memoria degli smiracoli (in-progress title).
FULL PRESS RELEASE can be found here.
This week balaena (2022) will have its Italian Premiere at the 40th Torino Film Festival. My deep appreciation to this festival and its programmers, that throughout the years has featured innovative and exploratory work!
Al Bano’s Dinosaurs (2022), an experimental animation that employs found images to deconstruct and reconstruct dinosaur representation, will be screened Saturday, November 12, in Los Angeles at ArtShare LA. TIME: 8:00 pm (doors open 7:45) WHERE: 801 E. 4th Place Los Angeles, CA
After Uppsala, balaena (2022) will have its Italian premiere at the 40th Torino Film Festival (Italy), marking the 4th Torino Film Festival selection for Alessia’s work. Previous selections include Onikuma (2016), il sentire dell’occhio (2017), WWW {the whale who wasn’t} (2018)— THANK YOU TFF for bringing us back again!
Alessia’s newest project, balaena (2022), will have its World Premiere at the 41 Uppsala Short Film Festival!
The ARTIST TALK + SCREENING (WWW [the whale who wasn’t}) that took place on September 8, 2022 as part of the Lecture Series organized by the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in partnership with the Department of Culture and Communication, CSU Maritime Academy, is now available to watch!
Alessia Cecchet will be doing an ARTIST TALK + SCREENING (WWW [the whale who wasn’t}) on September 8, 2022 as part of the Lecture Series organized by the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in partnership with the Department of Culture and Communication, CSU Maritime Academy. The Lecture Series will run during the weeks before the 24-hour Moby Dick reading marathon in the Maritime Museum (October 22).
Additionally, WWW {the whale who wasn’t} will be on view for a month (Oct 7-Nov 6) at Visions in the Nunnery (Bow Arts, London, UK), the gallery’s biennial showcase of moving image, digital and performance art. More info here.
il sentire dell’occhio {The Hearing of the Eye} will be screened at Braziers International Film Festival (UK) on September 3rd.
Big news! Finally you can watch Onikuma for free by tuning to the official Slamdance YouTube Channel! So happy to see this happen - such an honor to be supported by this amazing film festival.
This month I had the privilege to be interviewed by agnes film. It was a pleasure to talk about my practice and recent work! You can check out the interview here.
Very excited to be a virtual visiting artist at SUNY Oswego next week!
