Anna Capolupo, Pauline Rintsch, Dorotea Tocco
Intimate Territories
RizzutoGallery is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition "Intimate Territories" featuring the latest works by Anna Capolupo, Pauline Rintsch, and Dorotea Tocco. The show will open on Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 2 to 7 PM at the gallery's Düsseldorf location on Ackerstraße 34 and will run until Saturday, February 22, 2025.
For this exhibition, the three artists reinterpret the body and femininity as territories of freedom and resistance against established aesthetic and social norms. Through distinct perspectives and approaches, they explore the feminine in all its nuances—from dark and provocative facets to more intimate and mysterious expressions—presenting the body not as a passive object of gaze but as a subject of profound self-determination.
Anna Capolupo, through her reinterpretation of still-life painting, transforms ordinary, intimate objects into symbols of a universe suspended between dream and memory. Her paintings depict platforms and stages hosting toys, plants, and everyday objects imbued with a poetic aura. This domestic and seemingly harmless dimension becomes, for Capolupo, a reflection of the feminine inner world: every element transforms into a symbol evoking stories, emotions, and memories, elevating the mundane to a symbolic and enigmatic experience. Her art explores the feminine as a collection of symbols emerging from childhood and tradition, breathing new life into the prosaic.
Pauline Rintsch paints enigmatic female figures immersed in suspended atmospheres and poses that amplify emotional and psychological intensity. Rintsch captures femininity as a restless state of mind, where pleasure intertwines with anguish and everyday life takes on a subtle and ambiguous eroticism. Her works, teetering between reality and delirium, interpret femininity as a narrative oscillating between vulnerability and power, drawing the viewer into a world where the banal transforms into a kind of modern enchantment.
Dorotea Tocco represents femininity through bodies that defy all aesthetic canons, inhabiting domestic spaces turned into stages for intimate and symbolic rebellion. Her women, immersed in disordered environments or transgressive atmospheres, navigate excessive and kinky practices, asserting an autonomous, uninhibited dimension. Tocco explores a femininity stripped of conventions to affirm its identity, inviting viewers to reflect on the limits and preconceptions surrounding women's roles in contemporary society.
Intimate Territories is a celebration of contemporary femininity in its complexity and mystery. The works on display reflect a multiplicity of approaches and languages, collectively sketching a portrait of the feminine that is free, intricate, and defiant. It is a journey through identity, sensuality, and memory that challenges stereotypes, inviting the public to a profound reflection on freedom and female self-determination.
