JAPANESE ALPS Lecture di Francesco Tenaglia

In Japanese Alps, Francesco Tenaglia draws from decades of interest for the Alps (and the panoramic mountain views of the surrounding countries) shown by Japan’s consumer culture, placing it in parallel with the idea of “nostalgia” (a neologism and sentiment about the Alps “produced” at the end of the seventeenth century). During the lecture, Tenaglia would like to illustrate – using historical research, anecdote and speculation – some forms in which philosophers and sociologists have identified a specific postmodern incarnation in this eastern country: from academics to customs, through to models of production and consumption. In an anticipation of the radical transformation of the ideas of narrative and representation that we are witnessing in an age of hyper-connectivity.

Francesco Tenaglia was born in Chieti (1974) and works in Milan at the editorial office of the contemporary art magazine and publishing house, Mousse. He works on art, music and culture, including Rolling Stone, Prismo, Vice and Rivista Letteraria.

Video editing: Marcello Tacconelli.
Poster design: Massimiliano Pace