Living Room 2026 Brings "Forcing Eutopias" to Cuneo's Historic Center
On 9 October 2023, the historic center of Cuneo was transformed by four artists—Matteo Attruia, Federica Di Carlo, Giulia Poppi, and Lihi Turjeman—during the exhibition Living Room 2026, curated by Andrea Lerda under the title Forcing Eutopias. This initiative, organized by Art.ur, resulted from four artist residencies. The artworks were showcased at various locations, including ESSECI, Conservatorio Ghedini, Museo Diocesano, and Teatro Toselli. Lerda's writing links "eutopias" to the Greek words eû (good) and tópos (place). Attruia’s work draws inspiration from Vittorio Alfieri and Hieronymus Bosch, while Turjeman presented four pieces, one being a ten-meter canvas. Di Carlo created a 3D print of the Moon's dark side along with a custody letter, and Poppi incorporated feathers in the Chiesa di San Sebastiano.
Key facts
- Living Room 2026 opened on 9 October in Cuneo, curated by Andrea Lerda and organized by Art.ur
- The edition's concept was Forcing Eutopias, developed through four artist residencies
- Matteo Attruia, Federica Di Carlo, Giulia Poppi and Lihi Turjeman were the participating artists
- Works were shown at ESSECI, the Conservatorio Ghedini, the Museo Diocesano and the Teatro Toselli
- Attruia's piece references Vittorio Alfieri's phrase written on 6 September 1783 to Ranieri de' Calzabigi
- Di Carlo registered a poetic custody letter for the Moon with the Agenzia delle Entrate on 14 September 2026
- The Outer Space Treaty was signed on 27 January 1967 by 62 nations
- Poppi intervened in the choir of the Chiesa di San Sebastiano with feathers emerging from braziers
Entities
Artists
- Andrea Lerda
- Matteo Attruia
- Federica Di Carlo
- Giulia Poppi
- Lihi Turjeman
- Elisa Piras
- Jenny Ufer
- Thomas More
- Francesco Bacone
- Vittorio Alfieri
- Ranieri de' Calzabigi
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Michel Foucault
- Victor Turner
- Caretto | Spagna
- Enzo e Barbara
- Simon Faithfull
- Francesca Grilli
- Suzanne Husky
- La Grande Acqua
- Elena Mazzi
- Laurie Debove
- Stefano Fenoglio
- Mirca Zotti
Institutions
- Art.ur
- ATPdiary
- ESSECI
- Conservatorio Ghedini
- Museo Diocesano
- Teatro Toselli
- Chiesa di San Sebastiano
- Agenzia delle Entrate
- Eurac Research
- Center for Advanced Studies
- Associazione Art.ur
- Biblioteca Civica – Esseci
- Conservatorio Statale di Musica "G.F. Ghedini"
- Center for Advanced Studies – Eurac Research
- Parco fluviale Gesso e Stura
- Ferrino
- La Relève et La Peste
- Università degli Studi di Torino
- Università di Genova
- DISTAV
- ATP DIARY
Locations
- Cuneo
- Italy
- Bolzano
- Largo Audiffredi
- Largo Giovanni Audiffredi
- Piazzale Cavallera, 13
- Turin
- Genoa