aA29 Project Room Opens New Space in Caserta with Political Group Show

On December 16, 2017, aA29 Project Room, directed by Gerardo Giurin, inaugurates its new venue at Palazzo dei Commestibili in Caserta, near the Royal Palace. The gallery moves from a 35-square-meter space on via Leonetti to a 130-square-meter apartment in the 19th-century building, driven by winning the Sustainable Art Prize at ArtVerona, awarded by Ca' Foscari University of Venice for projects addressing environmental sustainability and sociopolitical research. The prize-winning project, 'La terra dei fiori' by Sasha Vinci and Maria Grazia Galesi, tackled the 'land of fires' issue. The new space enables more ambitious exhibitions and artist residencies. The inaugural show, 'Four Directions,' curated by Daniele Capra, features works by Nemanja Cvijanović, Ivan Grubanov, Patrizia Posillipo, and Sasha Vinci, each occupying a separate room. The exhibition explores political art through history, anthropology, environment, participation, and social critique. Cvijanović's works suggest subtle insubordination and small utopias; Grubanov uses text and altered national flags to critique mainstream narratives; Posillipo's photography analyzes social and urban spaces; Vinci's drawings address news, social issues, and environmental destruction.