ar/ge kunst Bolzano 2020 Program: Bourouissa, Khazrik, and Hostile Environments
In an interview with Artribune, Emanuele Guidi, the director of ar/ge kunst in Bolzano, outlines the 2020 agenda. This includes individual exhibitions featuring Mohamed Bourouissa and Jessika Khazrik, the 'Hostile Environments' symposium, and a residency with Austrian artist Katrin Hornek. Bourouissa's exhibition, which runs until mid-November, delves into the colonial history of Algeria-France through the lens of Frantz Fanon. Khazrik's work focuses on the toxic waste trafficking that occurred between Italy and Lebanon in the 1980s. Hornek investigates Mussolini's ammonia factory located in Sinigo. Guidi emphasizes the significance of culture beyond mere ticket sales, noting that all events are free. He endorses the #arteculturabenicomuni campaign by the Italian Contemporary Art Forum and recommends two books: 'E poi basta' by Esperance Hakuzwimana Ripanti and 'Morestalgia' by Riccardo Benassi.
Key facts
- ar/ge kunst in Bolzano presents solo shows by Mohamed Bourouissa and Jessika Khazrik in 2020.
- The symposium 'Hostile Environments – Designing Hostility, Building Refugia' and its online platform continue Lorenzo Pezzani's research.
- Katrin Hornek is the fifth One Year-Long Research Project artist, in collaboration with BAU.
- Bourouissa's exhibition focuses on Frantz Fanon and colonial history between Algeria and France.
- Khazrik's work examines toxic waste trafficking between Italy and Lebanon in the 1980s.
- Hornek's project addresses ammonia production at Sinigo, a former Mussolini-era factory near Merano.
- Elena Mazzi's 'Silver Rights' won the Italian Council and involves production in South America.
- A workshop on plant classification inspired by Bourouissa's 'Incomplete Herbarium' was fully booked.
- Guidi recommends books by Esperance Hakuzwimana Ripanti and Riccardo Benassi.
Entities
Artists
- Emanuele Guidi
- Mohamed Bourouissa
- Jessika Khazrik
- Lorenzo Pezzani
- Katrin Hornek
- Elena Mazzi
- Frantz Fanon
- Esperance Hakuzwimana Ripanti
- Riccardo Benassi
- Santa Nastro
- Francesco Arcangeli
Institutions
- ar/ge kunst
- Artribune
- BAU
- Italian Council
- Museo di Scienze Naturali
- Eurac
- Brera
- Forum dell’arte contemporanea Italiana
- People
- Nero
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Algeria
- France
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Austria
- Sinigo
- Merano
- Europe
- South America
- Napoli
- Bologna