Mural for NYC Residence
New York City (August 2011)
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A 15-foot-long mural of Midtown Manhattan's East Side (from approximately 40th to 53rd Streets) for a private residence in New York City.
Technique: Acrylic on prepped wall
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Windows on the World
The New York Times Op-Ed page
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On Sunday August 1st, 2010, a series began on the Op-Ed page of the New York Times titled "Windows on the World".
Each month, Matteo Pericoli will publish a drawing of a window view from writers around the world. Each drawing will be accompanied by the writer's description of his/her view. Here are the installments published so far:
Orhan Pamuk and Istanbul,
Daniel Kehlmann and Berlin,
Andrea Levy and London,
Ryu Murakami and Tokyo,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Lagos,
Maria Kodama on Jorge Luis Borges's window view in Buenos Aires,
Rana Dasgupta and Delhi,
Nadine Gordimer and Johannesburg,
Alaa Al Aswany and Cairo,
Richard Flanagan and Bruny Island (Australia),
Marina Endicott and Edmonton,
Nuruddin Farah and Mogadishu,
Elmore Leonard and Michigan.
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The series also appears here in the Observer, and was introduced with an extensive feature on "The City Out My Window." In addition, the project was also picked up by the Frankfurter Allgemeine (Germany), the Göteborgs-Posten (Sweden), the Politiken (Denmark), and La Nacion (Argentina).
Skyline of the World
American Airlines Terminal, JFK International Airport, New York (2005-2007)
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Depicting recognizable, landmark architecture alongside lesser known buildings from more than 70 cities throughout the world, Skyline of the World is a monumental drawing commissioned by American Airlines for its new Terminal 9 at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Geometry and geography fade away, cities appear and disappear, and the foreground does not necessarily obstruct the background. At 397 feet long, and spanning more than one and half city blocks, this beautifully detailed panoramic drawing inspires travelers to create their own travel memories and reminds us of the interconnectedness of our world.
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“Pericoli’s freehand style is both precise and gentle: the buildings are meticulously detailed." — The New Yorker
(to read more, click here)
“The scattered skyline [takes the] travelers on a trip down memory lane before they even board the plane." — Mass Appeal magazine
(to read more, click here)
Series of Ceramics
Turin - New York
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Originally commissioned by American Express as a series of customized gifts for a special event in New York City, this series of ceramics comes from a collaboration with the Turin-based laboratory Unomi, a series of ceramic plates and dishes based on Manhattan Unfurled.
From potter and art-therapist Cristina Boselli, founder of Unomi: "I like to think of this project as a combination of three-dimensional and two-dimensional drawing techniques. I imagined making these plates as if I were drawing with a pen, just like Matteo does, with all the roughness, sketchiness and lightness one may find in an ink drawing on a piece of white rice paper. Throwing pottery is, after all, drawing three dimensionally on a spinning wheel. The plates are all hand-built and literally drawn out of clay. The chosen material for the pieces is Japanese raku clay, with a rough texture. The 'white rice paper' glaze is a unique recipe that is the result of years of testing and its 'naked effect' is inspired by the ideas of one of the greatest potters of all times, Bernard Leach."
NEW: Based on the La Stampa series "Un anno alla finestra", Cristina Boselli's Turin-based ceramic laboratory UNOMI produced a limited series of ceramic trays. Window views of Friedrich Nietzsche, Cesare Pavese, Italo Calvino, among others. Original drawings on display. For additional information and/or other inquiries, clik here or contact Unomi directly: www.unomi.it.
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Un anno alla finestra: Torino, 53 viste sull'Unità d'Italia
One Year at the Window: Turin, 53 Views on Italy's Unification
La Stampa (Turin), March 2010 - March 2011
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A 53-week-long journey through Turin's window views - among historic, present and past, known and unknown citizens of Italy's first capital. The Thursday weekly column will be published on the national newspaper La Stampa starting on March 11, 2010.
Visit La Stampa's web page dedicated to the project:
www.lastampa.it/unannoallafinestra.
Or click here to view the public Facebook album of all the drawings published so far.
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Finestra sull'Italia: uno sguardo privato sul Belpaese attraverso le finestre dei suoi abitanti
Window on Italy: an intimate glance over the Belpaese through its inhabitants' windows
Bell'Italia magazine, January 2010 - ongoing
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A monthly column of window view drawings from around Italy.
If you wish to submit your window view for possibly being drawn by Matteo Pericoli and published in the magazine, please send a photo or two of your view to: bellitalia@cairoeditore.it. |
Beastie Boys: "To the 5 Boroughs"
Capitol Records (2004)
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Grammy nominated cover design. CD digi pack, vinyl album and merchandise inspired by Manhattan Unfurled. The digi pack unfolds to reveal large portions of the East Side drawing.
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“Matteo Pericoli’s art is the perfect compliment to the Beastie Boy’s tribute to NYC." — Sleevage.com
“Matteo Pericoli's intricate drawing of the New York City skyline complements the Beasties' inspired tribute." — USA Today
Truth (and Relativism)
University of Turin, 2010 - Poster design
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The event is organized by the University of Bologna and the University of Turin and it is the result of the national research project Aspects of Truth.
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Manhattan
Galison Books (2006)
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Series of Journals and Notecards inspired by Manhattan Unfurled.
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To purchase directly from Galison, click here.
Project Violet
UMDNJ Foundation, WHO (2008)
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The Violet logo was created as symbol of the fight against tuberculosis, a disease that still kills two million people a year worldwide. Violet is the heroine of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata", the ill-fated cortesan who dies of tuberculosis after leaving the man she loves not to ruin his reputation. The Violet logo will be used for advocacy and awareness campaigns by the Foundation of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the Stop TB Partnership/World Health Organization and for fundraising for tuberculosis research.
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