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