Geographical Un'Espressione
May 19, 2011 - Nov 27, 2011
2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy.
The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo intends to celebrate this historical event withan exhibition realised in collaboration with Banca Fideuram (Gruppo IntesaSanpaolo). Un鈥橢spressione Geografica [A Geographical Expression], curated by Francesco Bonami, will run at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo centre for contemporary art from 19 May until 27 November 2011. The works of twenty international artists will present the multi-faceted identity of Italy from an unusual point of view, highlighting the vast heritage and the peculiarities of each Italian Region. An unprecedented portrait of the social, political and cultural panorama of modern-day Italy will emerge,relating the marvels and the contradictions that characterise a country still today in constant conflict between tradition and innovation, history and contemporaneity.
On August 2nd, 1847 the Austrian statesman Klemens Von Metternichwrote in a note addressed to Count Dietrichstein a famous and controversial sentence: 鈥淚taly is a geographical expression鈥�. The sentence reappeared the following year in the Neapolitan daily newspaper Il Nazionale, this time with a markedly negative connotation: 鈥淚taly is nothing but a geographical expression鈥�. As the revolutionary wave raged in 1948, Italian liberals provocatively embraced this definition and used it with a patriotic flair to stir up anti-Austrian sentiments among the Italian population. Historians mostly agreed in acknowledging that Metternich鈥檚 words were originally intendedas a mere statement or fact, rather than as political criticism: the Austrian statesman noted that, on the political front, Italy was 鈥渕ade up of mutually independent Sovereign States鈥�.This definition, 鈥淎 Geographical Expression鈥�, inspired the FondazioneSandretto Re Rebaudengo to reflect on the fact that today, in a globalised world where cultural and economic exchanges have erased the ancient concept of borders and boundaries, the geographical dimension of a country is once again gaining momentum.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica will present the works of twenty international artists from different European Countries following their journey through Italy, each in one of the twenty Italian Regions. Each artist will be escorted by a local who will accompany the artist in the discovery of the regional territory, its identity and peculiarities. Like a modern-day Goethe, each artist will be called to investigate and to interpret, in his or her own personal language, Italy as it is today through the eyes of someone living elsewhere. Their journey will take them to the most representative sites of each Region and will allow the artists to get in touch with the rich heritage and the varietyof Italy.
The peculiarities of each Region will provide inspiration for new art works, intimately related to the places visited by the artists. After completing their exploration, the artists will be commissioned to create a new work of art that will be presented as part of the group exhibition at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Torino. The works will become like pages of a journal, turning the visitors to the exhibition Un鈥橢spressione Geografica into contemporary voyagers. All the experiences, the stories, the sensations evoked by each Region will give the visitors a chance to look at Italy from new and unexpected points of view. 鈥淲ith this project, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo builds on its tradition to promote innovative contemporary arts, while consolidating its institutional role in supporting the new generations of artists and the production of theirwork. I wish to thank Banca Fideurum for believing in this arts project and for making it possible.鈥� Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, President, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
鈥淏anca Fideuram鈥檚 aim was to contribute towards the celebrations marking the anniversary of the Unification of Italy by lending their support to an event which values the resources of our Country. The exhibition 鈥楨spressione Geografica鈥�, featuring young international artists whose focus is on the Italian regions, has presented us with the right occasion to be able to confirm the importance of the values concerning our territory that have always been at the core of the activities of our Group.鈥� Matteo Colafrancesco, CEO Banca Fideuram.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica is under the patronage of Comitato Italia 150.
The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo intends to celebrate this historical event withan exhibition realised in collaboration with Banca Fideuram (Gruppo IntesaSanpaolo). Un鈥橢spressione Geografica [A Geographical Expression], curated by Francesco Bonami, will run at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo centre for contemporary art from 19 May until 27 November 2011. The works of twenty international artists will present the multi-faceted identity of Italy from an unusual point of view, highlighting the vast heritage and the peculiarities of each Italian Region. An unprecedented portrait of the social, political and cultural panorama of modern-day Italy will emerge,relating the marvels and the contradictions that characterise a country still today in constant conflict between tradition and innovation, history and contemporaneity.
On August 2nd, 1847 the Austrian statesman Klemens Von Metternichwrote in a note addressed to Count Dietrichstein a famous and controversial sentence: 鈥淚taly is a geographical expression鈥�. The sentence reappeared the following year in the Neapolitan daily newspaper Il Nazionale, this time with a markedly negative connotation: 鈥淚taly is nothing but a geographical expression鈥�. As the revolutionary wave raged in 1948, Italian liberals provocatively embraced this definition and used it with a patriotic flair to stir up anti-Austrian sentiments among the Italian population. Historians mostly agreed in acknowledging that Metternich鈥檚 words were originally intendedas a mere statement or fact, rather than as political criticism: the Austrian statesman noted that, on the political front, Italy was 鈥渕ade up of mutually independent Sovereign States鈥�.This definition, 鈥淎 Geographical Expression鈥�, inspired the FondazioneSandretto Re Rebaudengo to reflect on the fact that today, in a globalised world where cultural and economic exchanges have erased the ancient concept of borders and boundaries, the geographical dimension of a country is once again gaining momentum.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica will present the works of twenty international artists from different European Countries following their journey through Italy, each in one of the twenty Italian Regions. Each artist will be escorted by a local who will accompany the artist in the discovery of the regional territory, its identity and peculiarities. Like a modern-day Goethe, each artist will be called to investigate and to interpret, in his or her own personal language, Italy as it is today through the eyes of someone living elsewhere. Their journey will take them to the most representative sites of each Region and will allow the artists to get in touch with the rich heritage and the varietyof Italy.
The peculiarities of each Region will provide inspiration for new art works, intimately related to the places visited by the artists. After completing their exploration, the artists will be commissioned to create a new work of art that will be presented as part of the group exhibition at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Torino. The works will become like pages of a journal, turning the visitors to the exhibition Un鈥橢spressione Geografica into contemporary voyagers. All the experiences, the stories, the sensations evoked by each Region will give the visitors a chance to look at Italy from new and unexpected points of view. 鈥淲ith this project, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo builds on its tradition to promote innovative contemporary arts, while consolidating its institutional role in supporting the new generations of artists and the production of theirwork. I wish to thank Banca Fideurum for believing in this arts project and for making it possible.鈥� Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, President, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
鈥淏anca Fideuram鈥檚 aim was to contribute towards the celebrations marking the anniversary of the Unification of Italy by lending their support to an event which values the resources of our Country. The exhibition 鈥楨spressione Geografica鈥�, featuring young international artists whose focus is on the Italian regions, has presented us with the right occasion to be able to confirm the importance of the values concerning our territory that have always been at the core of the activities of our Group.鈥� Matteo Colafrancesco, CEO Banca Fideuram.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica is under the patronage of Comitato Italia 150.
2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy.
The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo intends to celebrate this historical event withan exhibition realised in collaboration with Banca Fideuram (Gruppo IntesaSanpaolo). Un鈥橢spressione Geografica [A Geographical Expression], curated by Francesco Bonami, will run at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo centre for contemporary art from 19 May until 27 November 2011. The works of twenty international artists will present the multi-faceted identity of Italy from an unusual point of view, highlighting the vast heritage and the peculiarities of each Italian Region. An unprecedented portrait of the social, political and cultural panorama of modern-day Italy will emerge,relating the marvels and the contradictions that characterise a country still today in constant conflict between tradition and innovation, history and contemporaneity.
On August 2nd, 1847 the Austrian statesman Klemens Von Metternichwrote in a note addressed to Count Dietrichstein a famous and controversial sentence: 鈥淚taly is a geographical expression鈥�. The sentence reappeared the following year in the Neapolitan daily newspaper Il Nazionale, this time with a markedly negative connotation: 鈥淚taly is nothing but a geographical expression鈥�. As the revolutionary wave raged in 1948, Italian liberals provocatively embraced this definition and used it with a patriotic flair to stir up anti-Austrian sentiments among the Italian population. Historians mostly agreed in acknowledging that Metternich鈥檚 words were originally intendedas a mere statement or fact, rather than as political criticism: the Austrian statesman noted that, on the political front, Italy was 鈥渕ade up of mutually independent Sovereign States鈥�.This definition, 鈥淎 Geographical Expression鈥�, inspired the FondazioneSandretto Re Rebaudengo to reflect on the fact that today, in a globalised world where cultural and economic exchanges have erased the ancient concept of borders and boundaries, the geographical dimension of a country is once again gaining momentum.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica will present the works of twenty international artists from different European Countries following their journey through Italy, each in one of the twenty Italian Regions. Each artist will be escorted by a local who will accompany the artist in the discovery of the regional territory, its identity and peculiarities. Like a modern-day Goethe, each artist will be called to investigate and to interpret, in his or her own personal language, Italy as it is today through the eyes of someone living elsewhere. Their journey will take them to the most representative sites of each Region and will allow the artists to get in touch with the rich heritage and the varietyof Italy.
The peculiarities of each Region will provide inspiration for new art works, intimately related to the places visited by the artists. After completing their exploration, the artists will be commissioned to create a new work of art that will be presented as part of the group exhibition at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Torino. The works will become like pages of a journal, turning the visitors to the exhibition Un鈥橢spressione Geografica into contemporary voyagers. All the experiences, the stories, the sensations evoked by each Region will give the visitors a chance to look at Italy from new and unexpected points of view. 鈥淲ith this project, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo builds on its tradition to promote innovative contemporary arts, while consolidating its institutional role in supporting the new generations of artists and the production of theirwork. I wish to thank Banca Fideurum for believing in this arts project and for making it possible.鈥� Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, President, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
鈥淏anca Fideuram鈥檚 aim was to contribute towards the celebrations marking the anniversary of the Unification of Italy by lending their support to an event which values the resources of our Country. The exhibition 鈥楨spressione Geografica鈥�, featuring young international artists whose focus is on the Italian regions, has presented us with the right occasion to be able to confirm the importance of the values concerning our territory that have always been at the core of the activities of our Group.鈥� Matteo Colafrancesco, CEO Banca Fideuram.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica is under the patronage of Comitato Italia 150.
The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo intends to celebrate this historical event withan exhibition realised in collaboration with Banca Fideuram (Gruppo IntesaSanpaolo). Un鈥橢spressione Geografica [A Geographical Expression], curated by Francesco Bonami, will run at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo centre for contemporary art from 19 May until 27 November 2011. The works of twenty international artists will present the multi-faceted identity of Italy from an unusual point of view, highlighting the vast heritage and the peculiarities of each Italian Region. An unprecedented portrait of the social, political and cultural panorama of modern-day Italy will emerge,relating the marvels and the contradictions that characterise a country still today in constant conflict between tradition and innovation, history and contemporaneity.
On August 2nd, 1847 the Austrian statesman Klemens Von Metternichwrote in a note addressed to Count Dietrichstein a famous and controversial sentence: 鈥淚taly is a geographical expression鈥�. The sentence reappeared the following year in the Neapolitan daily newspaper Il Nazionale, this time with a markedly negative connotation: 鈥淚taly is nothing but a geographical expression鈥�. As the revolutionary wave raged in 1948, Italian liberals provocatively embraced this definition and used it with a patriotic flair to stir up anti-Austrian sentiments among the Italian population. Historians mostly agreed in acknowledging that Metternich鈥檚 words were originally intendedas a mere statement or fact, rather than as political criticism: the Austrian statesman noted that, on the political front, Italy was 鈥渕ade up of mutually independent Sovereign States鈥�.This definition, 鈥淎 Geographical Expression鈥�, inspired the FondazioneSandretto Re Rebaudengo to reflect on the fact that today, in a globalised world where cultural and economic exchanges have erased the ancient concept of borders and boundaries, the geographical dimension of a country is once again gaining momentum.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica will present the works of twenty international artists from different European Countries following their journey through Italy, each in one of the twenty Italian Regions. Each artist will be escorted by a local who will accompany the artist in the discovery of the regional territory, its identity and peculiarities. Like a modern-day Goethe, each artist will be called to investigate and to interpret, in his or her own personal language, Italy as it is today through the eyes of someone living elsewhere. Their journey will take them to the most representative sites of each Region and will allow the artists to get in touch with the rich heritage and the varietyof Italy.
The peculiarities of each Region will provide inspiration for new art works, intimately related to the places visited by the artists. After completing their exploration, the artists will be commissioned to create a new work of art that will be presented as part of the group exhibition at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Torino. The works will become like pages of a journal, turning the visitors to the exhibition Un鈥橢spressione Geografica into contemporary voyagers. All the experiences, the stories, the sensations evoked by each Region will give the visitors a chance to look at Italy from new and unexpected points of view. 鈥淲ith this project, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo builds on its tradition to promote innovative contemporary arts, while consolidating its institutional role in supporting the new generations of artists and the production of theirwork. I wish to thank Banca Fideurum for believing in this arts project and for making it possible.鈥� Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, President, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
鈥淏anca Fideuram鈥檚 aim was to contribute towards the celebrations marking the anniversary of the Unification of Italy by lending their support to an event which values the resources of our Country. The exhibition 鈥楨spressione Geografica鈥�, featuring young international artists whose focus is on the Italian regions, has presented us with the right occasion to be able to confirm the importance of the values concerning our territory that have always been at the core of the activities of our Group.鈥� Matteo Colafrancesco, CEO Banca Fideuram.
Un鈥橢spressione Geografica is under the patronage of Comitato Italia 150.
Artists on show
- Andro Wekua
- Cornelia Schmidt-Bleek
- Ferhat Özgür
- Gabriel Kuri
- Gintaras Didziapetris
- Hilary Lloyd
- Hugo Markl
- Ibon Aranberri
- Isabelle Cornaro
- Johanna Billing
- Katerina 艩edá
- Maayan Amir
- Markus Schinwald
- Michael Stevenson
- Nathaniel Mellors
- Roman Ondak
- Ruti Sela
- Sunah Choi
- Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs
- Tobias Putrih
- Ulla von Brandenburg
- Victor Man
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