Alessandra Franetovich's 'L'arte italiana e il post 1989' Examines Italian Art System
Alessandra Franetovich, a research fellow at the University of Florence and curator for Cripta747 in Turin, has released a book titled 'L'arte italiana e il post 1989: Domeniche alla periferia dell'impero' through Postmedia books, with backing from the Quadriennale of Rome. This publication examines the Italian art landscape after 1989, emphasizing the unstable situations of artists, the prevailing market influence, and the emergence of self-organized venues. Franetovich, who received the Moscow Prize in 2020, contends that artists expose systemic flaws while institutions remain stagnant. The work references Fausto Romitelli and the concepts of Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's 'Empire,' featuring artists such as Elisabetta Benassi and Francesco Arena, while discussing skepticism and the rise of collaborative practices in spaces like Macao and Isola Art Center.
Key facts
- Alessandra Franetovich published 'L'arte italiana e il post 1989: Domeniche alla periferia dell'impero' with Postmedia books.
- The book is supported by the Quadriennale of Rome via a post-doc scholarship 'Panorama dell'arte del XXI Secolo'.
- Franetovich is a research fellow at the University of Florence, curator for Cripta747 in Turin, co-lecturer at NABA in Milan, and lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts of Verona.
- She won the 2020 Moscow Prize for young curators from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture.
- Her critical texts appear in e-flux Journal, Middle Plane, Cosmic Bulletin, and Dune.
- The title references composer Fausto Romitelli and Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's 'Empire'.
- Artists discussed include Elisabetta Benassi, Francesco Arena, Rossella Biscotti, Alessandra Ferrini, Chiara Fumai, Alterazioni Video, Stefano Serretta, and Giulio Saverio Rossi.
- Self-organized spaces mentioned: Macao, Isola Art Center, Viafarini, Careof, Zingonia, Cherimus, Spazio GRIOT, Cripta747, Fondazione Baruchello, and PAV.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandra Franetovich
- Fausto Romitelli
- Michael Hardt
- Antonio Negri
- Elisabetta Benassi
- Francesco Arena
- Rossella Biscotti
- Alessandra Ferrini
- Chiara Fumai
- Teresa Macrì
- Alterazioni Video
- Stefano Serretta
- Giulio Saverio Rossi
Institutions
- University of Florence
- Cripta747
- NABA
- Academy of Fine Arts of Verona
- Quadriennale of Rome
- Garage Museum of Contemporary Art
- V-A-C Foundation
- Postmedia books
- Macao
- Isola Art Center
- Viafarini
- Careof
- Zingonia
- Cherimus
- Spazio GRIOT
- Fondazione Baruchello
- PAV
- Forum dell’arte contemporanea
- AWI
- Artribune
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Turin
- Milan
- Verona
- Rome
- Moscow
- Tuscany
- Sicily