Aldo Premoli replies to Luca Beatrice over Barcolana migrant controversy
Aldo Premoli, founder of the NGO Mediterraneosiciliaeuropa.org, responds to art critic Luca Beatrice's defense of a Lega official who criticized Marina Abramović's Barcolana banner reading "We are all in the same boat" as too pro-migrant. Premoli argues Beatrice reduces migration to a tragedy, ignoring that for millions it is an opportunity, and invites him to visit Catania's port where thousands of migrants have arrived. He cites the UN Global Compact for Migration, noting 250 million people live abroad, mostly in safety. Premoli, a former director of L'Uomo Vogue, now resides in Cernobbio and spends time in New York.
Key facts
- Aldo Premoli responds to Luca Beatrice's defense of a Lega official who criticized Marina Abramović's Barcolana banner.
- The banner read 'We are all in the same boat' and was deemed too pro-migrant by the Lega assessor.
- Beatrice argued the banner ignored everyday struggles of Italians.
- Premoli founded the NGO Mediterraneosiciliaeuropa.org, which educates migrant and poor Sicilian minors without public funds.
- Premoli invites Beatrice to Catania's Molo di Levante, where tens of thousands of migrants and dozens of bodies have arrived in three years.
- Premoli cites the UN Global Compact for Migration, stating 250 million people live in a country different from their origin, mostly in safety.
- Premoli notes migration can be a source of prosperity, innovation, and sustainable development.
- Premoli was director of L'Uomo Vogue from 1989 to 2000.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
- Luca Beatrice
- Aldo Premoli
- Helga Marsala
- Gad Lerner
- Roberto Saviano
- Louis Ferdinand Celine
- Padre Mario Sirica
Institutions
- Artribune
- Mediterraneosiciliaeuropa.org
- L'Uomo Vogue
- Locanda del Samaritano
- Nazioni Unite
- Barcolana di Trieste
Locations
- Trieste
- Italia
- Catania
- Porto di Catania
- Molo di Levante
- Milano
- Piazzale Corvetto
- Capalbio
- Cernobbio
- New York
- Sicilia