8 albe: New Contemporary Art Festival in Sicily's Val di Noto
The inaugural edition of 8 albe, a contemporary art festival in Sicily, is running until August 31, 2023, at Dimora delle Balze in Val di Noto. Curated by Carolina Ciuti, the festival features a group exhibition titled 'Quattro radici. Appunti su un’idea di parentela' and a video art series with outdoor screenings. The exhibition, set in 19th-century rooms, explores interspecies kinship and coexistence through the lens of philosopher Empedocles' four elements. Artists include Francesca Banchelli (paintings), Lara Fluxà (glass sculptures), Nina Carini (visual poetry), Ilare (watercolors), Anna Dot (photography with text and flowers), and Joana Escoval (sculpture). The video program, held on Thursday evenings in August, presents works by 13 international artists, including Rachel Rose, Jonathas de Andrade, and Bárbara Sánchez Barroso & Adriana Vila Guevara, addressing human-nature relationships and antispeciesism. The screenings are organized in collaboration with Fondazione In Between Art Film and the Isabelle and Jean-Conrad Lemaître video art collection. 8 albe aims to support contemporary art in Sicily and Southern Italy, running annually with themes of nature, time, and dreams.
Key facts
- 8 albe is a new contemporary art festival in Sicily's Val di Noto.
- The first edition runs until August 31, 2023.
- The festival is held at Dimora delle Balze.
- Curator Carolina Ciuti organized the group exhibition and video art series.
- Exhibition title: 'Quattro radici. Appunti su un’idea di parentela'.
- Exhibition features six artists: Francesca Banchelli, Lara Fluxà, Nina Carini, Ilare, Anna Dot, Joana Escoval.
- Video program includes 13 international artists, with works by Rachel Rose, Jonathas de Andrade, and Bárbara Sánchez Barroso & Adriana Vila Guevara.
- Video screenings are in collaboration with Fondazione In Between Art Film and the Isabelle and Jean-Conrad Lemaître collection.
- The festival will be held annually.
- Themes include nature, time, and dreams.
Entities
Artists
- Carolina Ciuti
- Francesca Banchelli
- Lara Fluxà
- Nina Carini
- Ilare
- Anna Dot
- Joana Escoval
- Rachel Rose
- Jonathas de Andrade
- Bárbara Sánchez Barroso
- Adriana Vila Guevara
- Maria Marvilla
- Pedro Torres
- Anne Duk Hee Jordan
- Pauline Doutreluingne
- Valentina Alvarado Matos
- Cédrick Eymenier
- Clare Langan
- Enrique Ramírez
- Mel O’Callaghan
- Empedocles
- Donna Haraway
- Alberto Villa
Institutions
- Dimora delle Balze
- Fondazione In Between Art Film
- Isabelle and Jean-Conrad Lemaître collection
- Artribune
Locations
- Sicily
- Val di Noto
- Dimora delle Balze
- Agrigento
- Italy
- Milano