Public Art a Trieste e dintorni: il catalogo

Stiamo organizzando alcune presentazioni del catalogo di Public Art a Trieste e dintorni, appena pubblicato da Silvana Editoriale.
La prima sarà a Trieste, alla Stazione Rogers, venerdì 30 gennaio 2009, ore 18.30.
La seconda a Milano, a careof, mercoledì 18 marzo 2009, ore 18.

Public Art a Trieste e dintorni è il documento di un’articolata operazione svoltasi nel capoluogo giuliano tra il 2007 e il 2008. Risponde alla volontà di informare su un argomento mobile e sfuggente: l’arte che cresce fuori dai suoi spazi deputati, dal mitico quanto irreale white cube della galleria, dal sistema mercantile esaltato dalle fiere. È l’arte che va incontro alla gente negli spazi pubblici – dove il termine “pubblico” conosce svariate declinazioni – che s’identifica nella quotidianità e nelle problematiche che la vita di ogni giorno comporta. È l’arte che pone alla base la relazione del sé con l’altro e partecipa a un miglioramento sostenibile dell’habitat e della qualità della vita, ponendosi quale piattaforma e legante di ogni attività umana.
“Public Art a Trieste e dintorni” compie questa esplorazione con “Manifesti d’artista”, vetrina d’arte aperta sulla strada, con una mostra documentativa internazionale disposta in tre sedi, con eventi di arte relazionale nel territorio urbano e suburbano, con lo svolgimento di vari workshop e con un convegno internazionale, di cui questo volume offre ampia documentazione.

a cura di Maria Campitelli e Elisa Vladilo
edito da Silvana Editoriale, 2008
formato 23x28 cm, 238 pagg.
100 ill. a colori, ril. brossura con alette
ed. bilingue italiano/inglese
ISBN/EAN: 9788836613106

DoDai in Ljubljana

A project conceived and coordinated by BridA / Sendi Mango, Tom Kerševan, Jurij Pavlica, Cesare Pietroiusti & Alenka Gregorič.

Artists: Elena Bajo, Dafne Boggeri, BridA / Sendi Mango, Tom Keršvan, Jurij Pavlica, Morwenna Catt / Duncan Burnett, Beatrice Crastini, Vuk Ćosić, Emilio Fantin, Dušan Kirbiš, Warren Neidich, Luigi Negro, Sally Noall, Giancarlo Norese, Slobodan Peladić, Cesare Pietroiusti, Therese Sunngren, Miha Štrukelj, Giorgio Valvassori, Marcella Vanzo

The project is on from December 17, 2008 till January 13, 2009 at Galerija Škuc and you can also contribute to the project at www.brida.si.

You are kindly invited to attend the closing of an exhibition on Tuesday, January 13 at 8 pm. 2009 at Galerija Škuc.

Irrespective of the hysteria of the last few months of the financial crisis, which is imbuing all pores of economic, political and social life, of all the guessing about how the situation which has arisen is going to impact upon the different spheres of our lives, the present exhibition provides, when speaking about art and its market orientation in the Slovenian space, the résumé, respectively, the result of the confrontation of the views of the various actors within the domain of modern art and its market orientation - a pressing theme also within the local space during the last few years. We have initiated the creation of the project together with the artists of the BridA group (Sendi Mango, Tom Kerševan, and Jurij Pavlica) about a year ago; however, the initial steps of the project were aiming at completely different goals. Our discussions, in which the artist of Italian origin, Cesare Pietroiusti (with whom Galerija Škuc has already worked), has been taking part upon the ulterior invitation of the artist, were most frequently focused in particular at questions focused on the marketing of the modern art, the advantages and weaknesses generated by the latter, and where Slovenian art has been located in this context.

In particular, the view from outside, where we can expose the point of view of Pietroiusti in the actual communication, who not only is not acquainted with the specificities of the Slovenian (non-)market of modern art, but is so much more acquainted with the specificities of the far more advanced Italian market, and whose practice is founded just on anti-marketing oriented artistic production, has well installed the course and implementation of the exhibit project DoDai - Add. First of all, the discussions generated questions about so-called "art" tourism, the production mechanisms, as well as the positive and negative market outcomes concerning modern art. We have established parallels between great international manifestations of modern art – biennale, triennial, document (“grand tour” - from Venice via Muenster and Kassel to Basel) to the juxta-position with trade fairs, which (at least some of them) strongly parry to the spectacle of the large non-market manifestations of modern art. We have not searched for great answers with which we could draw a conclusion and write down what is right and what is wrong, better or worse, more or less harmful, authentically binding for modern art’s production. Just the opposite, the answers have launched new questions and dilemmas, which have not however been presenting any novelty in the local environment, and even less in the international environment.

Likewise the question of audience, respectively the general public, played an important part in the creation of the exhibition project, that is, the part of the system which should present to every acting subject in the public sphere one of the most important articles of our activity. If the general public does not play an important part, then we should ask ourselves why should we act in public, why should we spend public financial assets, and why should we conduct our activities in public premises? Nevertheless, the most important audience of modern art is the general public, who are being encouraged by artists through their works and using the means of various artistic methods and practices, to reflect, respectively, confront everyday routine. If this factor is not in the forefront of the activities of a modern art public institution, then quite soon we can approach the logics of commercial galleries, whose principal motivational power is capital in the hands of a handful of individuals who provide for the survival of these premises.

For some people the presentation, assuming the image of a public gallery presentation, is rather simple, perhaps even naive and non-spectacular. And this is just about it. We did not wish the seeming spectacle, which should dictate answers to pressing issues, but we were searching for the way in which we could address, respectively, encourage the general public in the best possible manner to take an active part in the project via the internet, by visiting galleries, thus contributing through the means of such general public engagement to the designed final form.

For this reason the artists of the BridA group and Cesare Pietroiusti invited about twenty artists from different countries who they have made friends with, respectively, whose artistic work they are acquainted with and respect, and consequently wish to present to the general public. For this reason the exhibited works have no conceptual framework through which we could expose questions or theses; there is only one moment uniting these works – the works in the gallery as those contained in the website are waiting for the audience to respond with comments, interpretation, critique, or any other personal effusion. There is no financial reward for writing, yet there is a possibility that the artist either from enthusiasm, or from any other personal impulse, will gift his work to the writer of text, who according to his opinion will touch the core of his work. The social capital of an individual is the only component by means of which the project operates, since it is going to be a guideline for the possibility of possessing the artistic work presented in the gallery. The writer of the best texts following the judgment of the artists, the majority of whom will participate in the closing event, will be gifted with the works of artists without ceremonies and speeches on the last day of the exhibition.

The decision, however, is the exclusive right of the artist and therefore the works might not pass to another owner and will return to the artist's ateliers, cabinets, shelves, hard discs, etc.

Alenka Gregorič


Project supported by Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia and City Council Ljubljana-Cultural department.

For further information contact Alenka Gregorič on + 386 1 251 65 40 or galerija.skuc(at)guest.arnes.si

Progetto Oreste (1997-2001) as a Public Figure

fama_fame: the video show

fama_fame / fame_hunger is an ongoing project which entails an array of initiatives, events and exhibits at an international level. The concept “to become famous” focuses both on the ambition of the artist to be accepted in the art system and on the basic need to survive in the everyday life, by reasoning on large numbers: how many poor people are needed to maintain the status of a star?
And on the contrary, how many hopeless people need well-known celebrities to dream of a better life?

After the two swiss steps, now fama_fame / fame_hunger is in The Netherlands with the artists videos from the network, moving to Italy and Germany in the next months.

fama_fame / fame_hunger
the network

Meinrad Feuchter, Norbert Klassen, Fiorenza Bassetti, Béatrice Bader, Paul Le Grand, Marco Giacomoni, Markus Furrer, Claude Gaçon, Stefania Beretta, Ernesto Nicolai, Daniele Pario Perra, Anaïs Gumy, Gian Paolo Minelli, Silvano Repetto, Jérôme Leuba, Giancarlo Norese, Cesare Pietroiusti, Emilio Fantin, Filippo Leonardi, Antonio Scarponi, Roberto De Luca, Giuliano Galletta, Patrizio Travagli, Emile Zile, Julie Upmeyer, Maurizio Ruggiano, Loredana Longo, Roberta Baldaro. Agent Provocateur: Rolf Lyssy & Anne Rüffer, Tobias Nölle, Peter Aerschmann, Chris Niemeyer & HC Vogel, Hanspeter Ammann, Andrea Štaka, Lutz/Guggisberg, Claudia Remondino, Breitenmoser, Huaman, Porschberger, Bernie Forster, Tashi Brauen, Béla Batthyany / Sibilla Semadeni, Marc Dusseiller / Philipp H., Carmen Stadler, Delia Mayer, Nathalie Oestreicher, Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger, Baggenstos / Rudolf. Art Shakes the Politics: Riccardo Lisi, Luigi Negro, Iolanda Pensa, Lisa Binder, Marco Villani, Lucia Babina, Federico Baronello, Elvira Vannini, Federico Zanfi, Stefano Romano, Pippo Delbono, Steve Piccolo, Karl Ingar Roys.

Rotterdam special project: The PrintROOM

The PrintROOM collection is a growing and travelling, international collection of artists’ publications and print projects. For this occasion a selection is made of publications and printed matter dealing with the project title: fama_fame. Some artists want to share their personal lives and ideas with an audience; they help stilling the voyeuristic hunger that many people have and at the same time their own craving for exposure is satisfied.

PrintROOM is a project by Rotterdam based artist Karin de Jong. This special selection contains works by: Peter Köhler, Dagloze Krant, Gone To Texas, Guestroom, Sarah Doyle, Zub, Slave, Floss, Tony Garifalakis, Carla Cruz, Rebecca Moran, Damp, Iris van Dongen, Olivia Plender, Indra, Graeme Walker, Influenza, Matthew Griffin, Cesare Pietroiusti & Platform, Paul Rooney, rm103, Peggy Franck, Sally Alatalo, Maura Biava, Agata Zwierzyñska, Fw:, Snazz, Giancarlo Norese, Antistrot, Marc Bijl, Maria Nymfiadi, Fukt, Rienke Enghardt, Bart Lodewijks, Mareike Lee, Eva Weinmayr, Mark Pawson, Code and many more...

Het Wilde Weten
Robert Fruinstraat 35
3021 XB Rotterdam
November 28-29, 6-12 pm
opening saturday 6 pm

press & info: fame.hunger(at)gmail.com

200 artisti per Careof

Battuta d’asta giovedì 27 novembre 2008, ore 18
Le opere sono visibili a partire da mercoledì 19 novembre 2008
dalle ore 15 alle 19 da lunedì a sabato o su appuntamento

200 artisti per Careof… riunisce gran parte degli artisti che hanno collaborato con l’associazione milanese nei suoi vent’anni d’attività. A ognuno di loro è stato richiesto un lavoro che sarà battuto all’asta giovedì 27 novembre 2008 a partire dalle ore 18.
Nata da un’idea di Roberto Pinto, 200 artisti per Careof… trasforma lo spazio in un caleidoscopio di forme, colori e suoni. La scelta di presentare i lavori – pittura, fotografia, disegno, video, scultura – in forma anonima (naturalmente autenticati sul retro) sfida il pubblico e i possibili acquirenti a riconoscere le opere di alcuni fra i più rappresentativi artisti italiani.
Una caratteristica importante da sottolineare: tutte le opere partono da una base d’asta di 300 euro. I proventi andranno a sostegno dell’attività di Careof e in particolare all’acquisto di materiale tecnologico per l’Archivio Video.

Partecipano gli artisti:
A Constructed World, Rebecca Agnes, Nicoletta Agostini, Alek O, Marta Allegri, Piero Almeoni, Alessandro Ambrosini, Yuri Ancarani, Guido Anderloni, Luciana Andreani, Alessandra Andrini, Meris Angioletti, Paola Anzichè, Maurizio Arcangeli e Clara Bonfiglio, Francesco Arena, Elena Arzuffi, Giovanni Bai, Matteo Balduzzi, Marina Ballo Charmet, Simone Barresi, Massimo Bartolini, Fabrizio Basso, Michele Bazzana, Marco Belfiore, Dario Bellini, Riccardo Benassi, Antonella Bersani, Simone Berti, Davide Bertocchi, Paolo Bertocchi, Diego Bianchi, Alvise Bittente, Stefano Boccalini, Dafne Boggeri, Ivo Bonacorsi, Flavio Bonetti, Corrado Bonomi, Anna Valeria Borsari, Sergio Breviario, Brigata Es, Barbara Brugola, Alessandra Caccia, Pierluigi Calignano, Pierpaolo Campanini, Rita Canarezza, Jacopo Candotti, David Casini, Gea Casolaro, Alessandra Cassinelli, Beatrice Catanzaro, Antonio Catelani, Caterina G., Alice Cattaneo, Annalisa Cattani, Umberto Cavenago, Alex Cecchetti, Simone Cesarini, Alessia Chiappino, Paolo Chiasera, Vanessa Chimera, Manuela Cirino, Silvia Cini, Gianluca Codeghini, Daniela Comani, Pier Paolo Coro, T-Yong Chung, Giovanni De Francesco, Federico De Leonardis, Flavio De Marco, Marta Dell’Angelo, Raffaella Della Olga, Martina della Valle, Elenia Depedro, Paola Di Bello, Stanislao Di Giugno, Rä Di Martino, Gabriele Di Matteo, Simonetta Fadda, Cleo Fariselli, Barbara Fässler, Giovanni Ferrario, Dino Ferruzzi, Michael Fliri, Michela Formenti, Luca Francesconi, Alicia Frankovich, Sophie Franza, Linda Fregni Nagler, Marina Fulgeri, Chiara Fumai & Pippi Kid, Alessandra Galbiati, Stefania Galegati, Letizia Galli, Gavino Ganau, Tarin Gartner, Dario Ghibaudo, Pina Gigi, Arianna Giorgi, Goldiechiari, Meri Gorni, Sabina Grasso, Francesca Grilli, Alice Guareschi, Cecilia Guastaroba, Nazzareno Guglielmi, Marianne Heier, Debora Hirsch, Daniele Innamorato e Federica Perazzoli, Invernomuto, Francesco Lauretta, Valentina Loi, Claudia Losi, Roberto Lucca Taroni, Federico Maddalozzo, Domenico Mangano, Elia Mangia, Roberto Marossi, Amedeo Martegani, Annamaria Martena, Sebastiano Mauri, Ferdinando Mazzitelli, Samuele Menin, Sabrina Mezzaqui, Marzia Migliora, Jacopo Miliani, Lorenzo Missoni, Ottonella Mocellin e Nicola Pellegrini, Maria Morganti, Margherita Morgantin, Liliana Moro, Marco Moschini, Bruno Muzzolini, Nark Bkb, Alessandro Nassiri, Elena Nemkova, Sandrine Nicoletta, Giancarlo Norese, Giovanni Oberti, Adrian Paci, Pantani-Surace, Riccardo Paracchini, Daniele Pario Perra, Maria Pecchioli, Alessandro Pessoli, Massimo Pianese, Gabriele Picco, Cesare Pietroiusti, Alex Pinna, Luigi Presicce, Alessandro Quaranta, Marco Raparelli, Moira Ricci, Giovanna Ricotta, Antonio Riello, Francesca Rivetti, Stefano Romano, Sara Rossi, Antonio Rovaldi, Matteo Rubbi, Sabrina Sabato, Paola Sabatti Bassini, Nordine Sajot, Andrea Sala, Marco Samorè, I Santini del Prete, Santomatteo, Alessandro Sarra, Davide Savorani, Gabriele Sedda, Manuela Sedmach, Marinella Senatore, Serz, Francesco Simeti, Federico Solmi, Donatella Spaziani, Alessandra Spranzi, Carlo Steiner, Studio Azzurro, Bert Theis, Eugenio Tibaldi, Patrizia Tibaldo, Grazia Toderi, Nicola Toffolini, Sabrina Torelli, Alessandra Tortarolo, Alessandro Traina, Massimo Uberti, Enzo Umbaca, Lucia Uni, Marco Vaglieri, Marcella Vanzo, Nico Vascellari, Vedovamazzei, Lucia Veronesi, Dubravka Vidovic, Cesare Viel, Mauro Vignando, Luca Vitone, Elisa Vladilo, Wurmkos, Sandro Zaccardini, ZimmerFrei, Italo Zuffi…

(per la lista aggiornata consultare www.careof.org)

Careof DOCVA
Fabbrica del Vapore Via Procaccini 4, Milano
+39.02.3315800 careof/at)careof(dot)org
www.careof.org - www.docva.org

Apartment Art

Apartment art, progetto ideato da Elisa Bollazzi e Raffaella Bandera, propone una nuova tappa del proprio percorso dopo le sei edizioni in Italia e all’estero.

Come per gli appuntamenti precedenti, le artiste progettano una sorta di one-day exhibition, una mostra di un giorno in cui altri artisti, critici, performer e pubblico vivono l’arte in una dimensione differente, familiare, accogliente, calda e quotidiana.

A cura di Alessandro Castiglioni. Con Raffaella Bandera, Marilena Bertolli, Elisa Bollazzi, François Bourdon, Miriam Broggini, Umberto Cavenago, Gaia Clerici, Ermanno Cristini, Karin Freschi, Celine Linsey, Alberto Magnani, Aldo Manenti, Manuela Martines, Microcollection, Vinicio Momoli, Giancarlo Norese, Riccardo Paracchini, Luca Scarabelli, Paolo Tangari.

Sabato 22 novembre 2008, ore 15.30-24. Corso Roma 38, Solbiate Arno (Varese). info(at)microcollection(dot)it

Snapshots from the workshop