Art for the World's 'Home is where we start from' Explores Female Migration in Geneva
The exhibition 'Home is where we start from,' organized by Art for the World and curated by Adelina von Fürstenberg, opened at Maison Tavel in Geneva. It features 26 contemporary female artists, including Marina Abramović, Mona Hatoum, Shirin Neshat, and Zineb Sedira, who explore themes of migration, gender, and home. The show runs alongside a collateral program on March 8–9, 2025, with film screenings and debates at Cinéma Bio and Tempio di Carouge. A new version titled 'Casa è dove ogni cosa comincia' is planned for 2026 at Villa Torlonia in Rome, curated with Alessandra Mammì. The exhibition highlights women as symbols of resilience and their bodies as sites of memory, addressing issues of displacement, care, and cultural transmission.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Home is where we start from' at Maison Tavel, Geneva
- Curated by Adelina von Fürstenberg for Art for the World
- Features 26 female artists including Marina Abramović, Mona Hatoum, Shirin Neshat
- Explores migration and gender through contemporary art
- Collateral program on March 8–9, 2025, with films and debates
- New version planned for 2026 at Villa Torlonia, Rome
- Maison Tavel is the oldest private house in Geneva, rebuilt in 1334
- Artists include first and second generation migrants from French-speaking Switzerland and international backgrounds
Entities
Artists
- Nayyirah Waheed
- Adelina von Fürstenberg
- Clara Alloing
- Anna Barseghian
- Marie José Burki
- Marisa Cornejo
- Fabiana de Barros
- Anjesa Dellova
- Vanna Karamaounas
- Elisabeth Llach
- Keiko Machida
- Maria-Carmen Perlingeiro
- Mai-Thu Perret
- Carmen Perrin
- Alexandra Roussopoulos
- Davide-Christelle Sanvee
- Vivianne van Singer
- Marina Abramović
- Silvina Der-Meguerditchian
- Elena El Asmar
- Ekene Emeka-Maduka
- Mona Hatoum
- Kimsooja
- Shirin Neshat
- Rosana Palazyan
- Iris Sara Schiller
- Zineb Sedira
- Maria Tsagkari
- Christina Kitsos
- Margherita Giusti
- Fanny Ardant
- Eric Nazarian
- Alessandra Mammì
- Santa Nastro
Institutions
- Art for the World
- Deste Foundation
- Maison Tavel
- Ville de Genève
- Cinéma Bio
- Tempio di Carouge
- Villa Torlonia
- Soprintendenza per il Patrimonio delle Ville Storiche di Roma Capitale
- Artribune
Locations
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Athens
- Greece
- Rome
- Italy
- Como
- Germany
- Armenia
- Argentina
- Kosovo
- Lebanon