PHILLIP TOLEDANO. ANOTHER AMERICA

“The book opens with a reflection on truth in America: ‘Truth in America has been slowly dying over the past decade’, describing a country consumed by conspiracy theories, where facts and history have become personal choices. With artificial intelligence, it is possible to create visual evidence to support any theory, turning lies into something seemingly real. For millions of people, facts are a choice. The arrival of Artificial Intelligence is the next phase in the disappearance of truth. We can recreate the world as it has never been. For every conspiracy theory, there can be visual evidence. Another America takes this idea and creates a story that never existed. Did it really happen? Is this the true story? The images are both familiar and strange, just like the world we live in.”

“I created a small series on the idea ‘What if Donald Trump was born as a middle-class person in New York, how would his life be?’ This opened my eyes to the ability of Artificial Intelligence to recreate and reinvent history, which culturally is where we are in the United States at this moment.”
Text from Rebecca Delmenico’s interview with Phillip Toledano,

The artist defines his work as a form of historical surrealism, using artificial intelligence to reimagine history in a way that makes us question what is real. Creating an alternative story of America through plausible images set in the 1940s is one of the ways he explores this theme. Looking to the future, Toledano reflects on the growing role of Artificial Intelligence in art and photography. Just as the advent of photography in the 19th century represented a new frontier that some artists were able to exploit with mastery, AI also represents a new frontier. The artist wonders how photography might evolve in response to AI’s capabilities, suggesting that we might witness an artistic movement similar to Impressionism, born as a response to photographic realism.

Phillip Toledano’s “Another America” offers a provocative glimpse into how Artificial Intelligence can transform our understanding of history and visual truth. His work invites us to reflect on how technology is redefining the boundaries between reality and fiction, raising new questions about the future of art and visual culture.

Tallulah Studio Art

Founded in 1999 by Patrizia Madau, a visionary and sensitive mind attuned to the evolution of visual language, Tallulah Studio Art is a project that combines creativity and consultancy in the worlds of art, design, and photography. For over twenty years, the studio’s focus has been on discovering emerging talents, with a constant attention to new generations and experimental languages. Form, matter, and critical thinking intertwine to create a dynamic and profoundly contemporary curatorial proposal. Tallulah Studio Art’s strength lies in its continuous aesthetic evolution, capable of adapting to global trends while maintaining a genuine vision. Each project is the result of careful study and open dialogue with the present, where creative intuition blends with ethical commitment.
Actively engaged in promoting diversity, inclusion, and respect, the studio has collaborated with Arcus Pride Art – Clifford Chance in support of Casa Arcobaleno Milano. More recently, it has initiated a synergy with Fondazione TOG, integrating art and care in an innovative path dedicated to well-being through creativity.
Tallulah Studio Art’s online platform hosts a curated selection of contemporary art and photography, with a section dedicated to emerging photographic research. Patrizia Madau actively promotes cultural exchange between Italian and international artists, supporting their growth through exhibitions, fairs, events, and talks.
Since 1999, Tallulah Studio Art has curated and promoted numerous artistic events, including:
Wopart Svizzera Lugano
Mia Photo Fair Milano
The Phair Photo Art Ogr Torino
Arcus Pride Art Exhibition, Clifford Chance Milano
Boscolo Art Nizza
The studio collaborates with internationally renowned artists, including:
Nigel Coates, Michael Roberts, Gerry De Bastiano, Gian Paolo Barbieri, Edland Man, Gian Piero Gasparini, Renzo Buttazzo, Thomas Berra, Federico Unia, Fabio Roncato, Piero Lorenzo Salvoni, Giada Barbieri, Donata Clovis, Patrick Corrado, Riccardo Bonfadini, Bruna Rotunno, Piero Figura, Dario Zucchi, Carlo Bevilacqua, Keila Guilarte, Elmer De Haas, Maurizio Forcella, Dina Goldstein, Donatella Izzo, Glen Wexler, Phillip Toledano

Fabbrica EOS

Fabbrica Eos was founded in Milan in the early 1990s. After his experience at a renowned gallery in Milan, Giancarlo Pedrazzini embarked on an independent path with the intention of promoting emerging artists, guided by the instinctual theory of the importance of “encounters” and the conviction that art reaches maturity thanks to the complicity and exchange between the gallerist and the artist. The gallery does not follow a dogmatic line in searching for new artists, but rather an idea: “Art is 5 minutes ahead of now.” This concept was also alluded to by “20 years or 5 minutes,” the title of some exhibitions in 2013 with which the gallery celebrated two decades of activity: the exhibitions presented works, both old and new, by all the artists discovered over time, suggesting reflections and cross-readings on the evolution of the various paths. Fabbrica Eos has indeed had the pleasure of opening the exhibition curriculum of numerous artists still active in the contemporary art scene. Since its inception, it has distinguished itself for its attention to emerging artists.

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