ART for The World is closed for our annual break from July 27 to August 28, 2012.
OUR FILM PRODUCTION ON VIEW in August
British Film Institute, London, August 2, 16 and 19: screening of the
short movie THE ACCORDION by Jafar Panahi
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| Still from The Accordion by Jafar Panahi |
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS in Autumn
THE MEDITERRANEAN APPROACH
SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil, from October 6, 2012 to January
13, 2013
Participating artists and filmmakers: Ghada Amer, Ziad Antar, Faouzi
Bensaïdi, Jacques Berthet, Marie Bovo, David Casini, Hüseyin Karabey, Ange
Leccia, Adrian Paci, Maria Papadimitriou, Khalil Rabah, Zineb Sedira, Gal
Weinstein, Peter Wüthrich
For its third and last venue – after Venice (2011) and Marseille (2012) –
The Mediterranean Approach will travel overseas to Brazil, to be hosted in
the spaces of the SESC Pinheiros in Sao Paulo, during the 2012 Sao Paulo
Biennial and in collaboration with the Regional Direction of SESC Sao Paulo. In Brazil, the
exhibition will present some different works, in particular the sculpture 100
Words of Love by Ghada Amer. In this context, the
filmmaker Hüseyin Karabey will held the workshop Digi-Tales, giving to the
participants the chance to turn their personal stories and experiences into
their own digital movie. Furthermore the artist Peter Wüthrich will continue his
series on the city angels in shooting, during his journey in Brazil, the Angels
of Sao Paulo.
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| SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paulo |
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| Ghada Amer, 100 Words of Love, 2010 Courtesy Cheim & Read, New York |
FOOD, Reflections on Mother Earth, Agriculture
and Alimentation
Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland, from December 18, 2012 to
February 24, 2013
Participating artists: Marina Abramovic, John Armleder, Kader Attia,
Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers, Lenora de Barros, Mircea Cantor, Subodh
Gupta, Marcello Maloberti, Antoni Miralda, Tony Morgan, Liliana Moro,
Gianni Motti, Meret Oppenheim, Angelo Plessas, Pipilotti Rist, Dieter
Roth, Raghubir Singh, Shimabuku, Daniel Spoerri, Nari Ward
In the context of the Milan EXPO 2015, FOOD is a large itinerant show on Mother Earth, Agriculture
and
Feeding, inviting artists to explore the fascinating question of food and
alimentation. The project will include performances, workshops, film screenings
as well as conferences and debates embracing culture, economy, traditions, etc.
In partnership with the Department
of Culture of Geneva, the world première opening will be in Geneva on December
18, 2012 in the temporary exhibitions spaces of the Musée Ariana, a neo-classical
building hosting a permanent collection of ceramics.
On October 16, 2012, during
the International World Food Day, a press
conference will take place at Palazzo Isimbardi in Milan, announcing
the ensemble of the project, that, after Geneva, will tour to Milan in
autumn 2013, in collaboration with the Cultural Department of the Province of
Milan. Other venues – such as Sao Paulo, Marseille and New Delhi, among others
- will host the project throughout 2013-2015.
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| Musée Ariana, Geneva |
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| Shimabuku, Kaki and Tomato, 2010 Courtesy the artist and Galerie Air de Paris, Paris |
