Fondazione Ferrero and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Launch 'Da vicino' Public Program Ahead of Alba 2027
Between October and November 2026, the Fondazione Ferrero and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo will host 'Da vicino. Lezioni e itinerari per l'arte contemporanea' in Alba, Italy, as part of the city's preparation for being the Italian Capital of Contemporary Art in 2027. Sponsored by the Comune di Alba, the initiative features six events: four lectures at the Fondazione Ferrero Auditorium and two guided tours of outdoor art installations in Dogliani, Bene Vagienna, and Guarene. The speakers include Giorgina Bertolino (6 October), Alessandro Botta (20 October), Orietta Brombin (3 November), and Francesca Comisso (17 November), with tours scheduled for 17 and 24 October. Attendance is free, but reservations are required at info@fondazioneferrero.it.
Key facts
- The public program 'Da vicino' runs from October to November 2026 in Alba, Italy.
- It is organized by Fondazione Ferrero in collaboration with Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, with patronage from Comune di Alba.
- The program includes four lectures at the Fondazione Ferrero Auditorium and two guided visits to outdoor artworks in Dogliani, Bene Vagienna, and Guarene.
- Lectures are held by art historians and professors from the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino: Giorgina Bertolino, Alessandro Botta, Orietta Brombin, and Francesca Comisso.
- Lecture dates: 6 October, 20 October, 3 November, and 17 November 2026.
- Visit dates: 17 October 2026 to see works by Petrit Halilaj (Dogliani) and Iván Argote (Bene Vagienna), and 24 October 2026 to the Parco d'arte Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Guarene.
- The outdoor works by Halilaj and Argote are part of the Radis program by Fondazione Arte CRT, curated by Marta Papini and supported by Fondazione CRC.
- The Parco d'arte Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, inaugurated in 2019, features about twenty installations and is part of the CO₂ reduction project by Asja Energy, expected to sequester around 200 tonnes of CO₂ over twenty years.
- Access is free with reservation, and a free shuttle service is available.
- The program anticipates Alba Capitale Italiana dell'Arte Contemporanea 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Giorgina Bertolino
- Alessandro Botta
- Orietta Brombin
- Francesca Comisso
- Eleonora Pietrosanto
- Chiara Sabatucci
- Harold Rosenberg
- Marcel Duchamp
- Piero Gilardi
- Félix González-Torres
- Yayoi Kusama
- Giuseppe Penone
- Petrit Halilaj
- Iván Argote
- Marta Papini
- Mario Airò
- Stefano Arienti
- Tauba Auerbach
- Francesco Arena
- Stefano Boeri
- Sol Calero
- Ludovica Carbotta
- Manuele Cerutti
- Binta Diaw
- Carsten Höller
- Mark Handforth
- Marguerite Humeau
- Sanya Kantarovsky
- Paul Kneale
- Wilhelm Mundt
- Katja Novitskova
- Parasite 2.0
- Susan Phililpz
- Marinella Senatore
- Felice Casorati
- Pinot Gallizio
- Nella Marchesini
Institutions
- Fondazione Ferrero
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Comune di Alba
- Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino
- Fondazione Arte CRT
- Fondazione CRC
- Asja Energy
- GAM
- Musei Reali di Torino
- Palazzo Reale
- Mart
- MAN
- Castello di Rivoli
- PAV Parco Arte Vivente
- a.titolo
- CESAC
- Mondadori Arte
- Nuovi committenti/Les Nouveaux commanditaires
Locations
- Alba
- Italy
- Dogliani
- Bene Vagienna
- Guarene
- Cuneo
- Torino
- Kosovo
- Colombia
- Langhe
- Roero
- Venezia
- Milano
- Rovereto
- Nuoro
- Caraglio