almost CURATORS » Nutrice https://www.almostcurators.org/en E se Duchamp avesse collezionato farfalle? / What if Duchamp had collected butterflies? Thu, 26 May 2016 08:26:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 TripBlog #1 Bologna 24-25 gennaio 2015 https://www.almostcurators.org/en/tripblog-1-bologna-24-25-gennaio-2015/ https://www.almostcurators.org/en/tripblog-1-bologna-24-25-gennaio-2015/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:24:57 +0000 http://www.almostcurators.org/?p=1988 Once again, this year almost CURATORS took part in Set Up Art Fair.
We got back yesterday night and, after a long drive chitchatting and brainstorming, we can firmly state that Bologna and Set Up never let you down!
The Fair (Third Edition) has considerably improved. The cultural program was very extensive and matched the seemingly rich offer from galleries and special projects… our favorite one? Maria Lucrezia Schiavarelli’s Nutrice (Cradle) – we will have the chance to further talk about this later…
This year marked also the birth of Set Up Plus, a combination of side events and exhibitions in partnership with Set Up Art Fair as a great opportunity to spend Saturday night strolling from show to show… allowing also for a little break to taste authentic Bolognese cooking!
Wandering around Bologna, we had the good chance to meet Zed1 and his work at Spazio San Giorgio gallery, as well as Sissi’s works around the city.
On Sunday, we presented our lecture Seeds of Identity in the context of Art Mise en Place, curated by Martina Liverani. Among our guests we had artist MariaLucrezia Schiavarelli and Rosanna Figna (Ricerca e Sviluppo Agugiaro & Figna), who discussed about the theme of cultural identity based on food and especially the importance of cereals as nutritional elements and cradle of civilization. The lecture developed directly from Maria Lucrezia Schiavarelli’s work Nutrice (Cradle), an amazing work made up of colored hand-sewn cloths and frameworks portraying astronomical, astrological, and mythological symbols.
Finally, we spent a long afternoon looking for all the works at the bus station… among our favorite ones? The works and installations presented by Panem et Circenses, Antonello Ghezzi, Raul, Monica Maggi, Michele Fattori, Uno, Stefano W. Pasquini, Zino, Sponge Arte Contemporanea, Print About Me, Van Der, Augusto di Giorgio Donini’s performance “Il pane” (Bread), and many more…
Once again, Set Up and Bologna left us with eyes filled with images and aching legs!
Among Bologna’s musts (as many of you probably already know) the Archiginnasio and the Anatomical Theatre!
Here are some pictures from our trip for you…
Next TripBlog coming soon!

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]]> https://www.almostcurators.org/en/tripblog-1-bologna-24-25-gennaio-2015/feed/ 0 Seeds of identity – almost CURATORS @ Set Up Art Fair 2015 https://www.almostcurators.org/en/seeds-of-identity-almost-curators-set-up-art-fair-2015/ https://www.almostcurators.org/en/seeds-of-identity-almost-curators-set-up-art-fair-2015/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:36:24 +0000 http://www.almostcurators.org/?p=1971 almost CURATORS is pleased to present Seeds of identity, a talk focusing on the theme of cultural identity-building in relation with produced and consumed food, in the occasion of the project Art Mise en Place – sponsored by Expo 2015 – at Set Up Art Fair 2015.

The growing seasons and the related rituals have influenced the development and habits of the greatest societies since antiquity. Starting from the work Nutrice (Cradle) by Maria Lucrezia Schiavarelli, we will try to understand how the relationship between humans and nature has changed over the centuries and how this produced different outcomes from a cultural, philosophical and social point of view. Founder and manager of almost CURATORS Pia Lauro will be presenting the talk – in close collaboration with the artist -; also, Rosanna Figna (Agugiaro & Figna Research and Development) will be attending the talk to enhance the debate over modern cereal production.

During the fair, the talk area will be hosting the work Nutrice (Cradle) by Maria Lucrezia Schiavarelli. The work is inspired by the artist’s autobiography and employs ritualism to evoke the bond and connection existing between man and nature through culture and food. Rousing from Steiner’s anthroposophy, the installation portrays the tradition of rural societies and their foundation on the cyclic nature of the days of the week, the planetary motion and the growing seasons to mark the rhythm of life since antiquity. The seven most important seeds for human nutrition are sewn on large cloths and represent astronomical, astrological and mythological symbols.

The project was born in collaboration with Villa Contemporanea as a double exhibition at both Atelierhof Kreuzberg in Berlin and Villa Contemporanea in Monza to present the work of the Italian artist in Germany.

Seeds of identity

a talk in the framework of Art Mise en Place

January 25 2015, 3 p.m.

Set Up Art Fair

Autostazione delle Corriere

Piazza XX Settembre, 6 – Bologna

 

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