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c/o careof

Non-profit organization for contemporary art

c/o careof

A cosa servono le mostre?

7.10 - 8.10.2011

What (and whom) are exhibitions for? What is the role of the curator, the director of a center or a contemporary art museum? Is there space for criticism? What are the working margins and goals of an artist today?

Careof — in collaboration with curators Adelina von Fürstenberg and Roberto Pinto — organizes two days of discussion on topics considered highly important for the current moment in Italian culture. New global paradigms seem to prevail today in contemporary art. The increase in fairs and biennials, the growing number of people attending art events, the spectacularization of these events, the prevailing interest in the commercial, provocative, or glamorous value of the artwork, the identification of the curator as a provider of entertainment and status or an advisor for investors, are just some of the aspects that call into question the value of art and criticism.

In this perspective, looking at recent exhibitions, and at the role and needs of the artist, the curator, the critic, and the public, represents a necessary step to redefine the function of art, emphasizing its ability to understand and reinterpret contemporaneity.

Thanks to Fratelli Branca Distillerie for the cocktails offered at the close of the working sessions on Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8.

With the contribution of Fondazione Cariplo

With the support of Fratelli Branca Distillerie

Program

Friday, October 7 (5:00 PM > 9:00 PM)
Answering the question What are exhibitions for (and for whom)? What is the role of the curator?
Moderator: Adelina von Fürstenberg
Chiara Bertola
Andrea Lissoni
Patrizia Brusarosco
Marco Scotini
Stefano Arienti
Marco De Michelis
Francesca Guerisoli
Francesca Pasini
Katia Anguelova
Gabi Scardi
Stefano Baia Curioni
Eva Fabbris
Giacinto Di Pietrantonio
Adrian Paci
Paola Nicolin

Saturday, October 8 (10:30 AM > 1:30 PM)
Answering the question Is there a space for criticism?
Moderator: Roberto Pinto
Francesco Poli
Angela Vettese
Emanuela De Cecco
Valerio Del Baglivo (Radical Intention)
Francesca Alfano Miglietti
Anna Daneri
Francesco Tedeschi
Lea Vergine
Alberto Garutti
Alessandra Galasso
Massimiliano Gioni

Saturday, October 8 (3:00 PM > 8:00 PM)
Answering the question What are the working margins and goals of an artist today?
Moderator: Mario Gorni

Anna Stuart Tovini and Vincenzo Chiarandà (Undo.net)
Giorgio Zanchetti (Department of Art History, Università degli studi di Milano)
Luisa Protti (Casa degli Artisti)
Marta dell’Angelo
Remo Salvadori
Gianni Caravaggio
Stefano Boccalini
Paolo Rosa
David Casini
Elena Quarestani
Simeone Crispino (Vedovamazzei)
Claudia D’Alonzo (DIGICULT)
Massimo Uberti
Italo Zuffi
Cesare Pietroiusti