Connexxion Festival Returns to Savona with 'Elegia della fragilità'
The upcoming fourth edition of Connexxion, a contemporary art festival under the curation of Livia Savorelli, is scheduled to take place in Savona from September 18 to 26, 2026. Entitled 'Elegia della fragilità', the festival will utilize several locations, including the Pinacoteca Civica, Santuario, ex Carcere Sant'Agostino, and Villa Cambiaso, with the ex Carcere serving as the main venue. The concept of fragility will be examined through the lens of openness. Featured artistic endeavors include Monica Carrera's 'Exercise on Foucault', Matteo Mandelli's 'The Algorithm Creed' and 'The Contact', Max Magaldi's 'Vainglory', Elisabetta Di Sopra's 'Attraversamenti', Riccardo Bandiera's floral pieces, Fatma Ibrahimi's 'Germogli di una natura postuma', and community-engaged projects, highlighting fragility as a form of resistance to efficiency and algorithmic dominance.
Fatti principali
- Connexxion Festival's fourth edition runs from 18 to 26 September 2026 in Savona, Italy.
- The festival is curated by Livia Savorelli and titled 'Elegia della fragilità'.
- Venues include Pinacoteca Civica, Santuario, ex Carcere Sant'Agostino, and Villa Cambiaso.
- The ex Carcere Sant'Agostino is the festival's central hub.
- Monica Carrera presents 'Exercise on Foucault', addressing body discipline and writing.
- Matteo Mandelli shows 'The Algorithm Creed' and 'The Contact'.
- Max Magaldi's 'Vainglory' uses 130 smartphones in the former prison chapel.
- Elisabetta Di Sopra's 'Attraversamenti' connects mastectomy scars to carceral space via kintsugi.
Entità
Artisti
- Livia Savorelli
- Monica Carrera
- Matteo Mandelli
- Max Magaldi
- Elisabetta Di Sopra
- Riccardo Bandiera
- Fatma Ibrahimi
- Martina Fontana
- Camilla Marinoni
- Francesca Catellani
- Luca Carlevarino
- Fabio Bix
- Stefania Loreto
- Veronica Benedetti
- Aldo Masullo
- Antonello Tolve
- Matteo Musetti
- Clarissa Falco
- Roberto Gramiccia
- Stefano Sensi
- Simone Sensi
- Michele Alberto Sereni
- Lucio Fontana
- Milena Milani
Istituzioni
- Connexxion
- Pinacoteca Civica
- Santuario
- ex Carcere Sant'Agostino
- Villa Cambiaso
- RSA Santuario
- Auser
- Artribune
- CONNEXXION – Festival Diffuso di Arte Contemporanea
- Pinacoteca Civica di Savona
- RSA Santuario di Savona
- Collezione Milena Milani in memoria di Carlo Cardazzo
- FLAT Farfalle Libere
- Mastectomia semplice senza ricostruzione
- CONNEXXION
- Diarkos
Luoghi
- Savona
- Italy
- Zinola
- Ex Carcere Sant'Agostino
- Santuario
- Villa Cambiaso
Fonti
- Artslife —
- segnonline —
- Artuu Magazine —
- Artribune —