Casa Italia at Paris 2024 Olympics: A Villa Filled with Contemporary Art
Casa Italia, the official hospitality venue for Italian athletes and teams at the Paris 2024 Olympics, will be housed in Le Pré Catelan, a Napoleon III-style villa in the Bois de Boulogne near the Champs-Élysées. Open from July 26 to August 11, it was inaugurated by Italian President Sergio Mattarella. The venue features works by 19 prominent Italian artists and collectives, including Vincenzo Agnetti, Giovanni Bonotto, Claire Fontaine, and Marinella Senatore, curated by Lorenzo Pellicelli and Beatrice Bertini, with Benedetta Acciari co-curating the exhibition path. The design also incorporates creations by 32 international designers for 11 Italian brands, such as B&B Italia, Flos, and Moroso, with lighting by architecture studio IT’S. The concept, titled 'Ensemble,' emphasizes Italian 20th-century creativity and sustainability. The Celebration Room, an amphitheater-like space with screens, will host victory celebrations. The building itself hosted the 1894 dinner that led to the modern Olympic Games.
Key facts
- Casa Italia is located at Le Pré Catelan in Bois de Boulogne, Paris.
- It operates from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
- President Sergio Mattarella inaugurated the venue.
- 19 artists and collectives contributed works, including Vincenzo Agnetti, Claire Fontaine, and Marinella Senatore.
- 32 designers from 11 Italian brands participated, including B&B Italia, Flos, and Moroso.
- The exhibition is curated by Lorenzo Pellicelli and Beatrice Bertini.
- The building hosted the 1894 dinner that founded the modern Olympic Games.
- The Celebration Room is designed for athlete victory celebrations.
Entities
Artists
- Vincenzo Agnetti
- Marco Bernardi
- Giovanni Bonotto
- Sergio Breviario
- Claire Fontaine
- Paolo Delle Monache
- Alberto Di Fabio
- Agostino Iacurci
- Francesco Jodice
- Margherita Moscardini
- Matteo Nasini
- Gabriele Picco
- Julie Polidoro
- Riccardo Previdi
- Edoardo Tresoldi
- Marinella Senatore
- Stalker (collective)
- Patrick Tuttofuoco
- Fabio Viale
- Antii Kotilainer
- Metrica
- Monica Armani
- Mario Bellini
- Antonio Citterio
- Piero Lissoni
- Gaetano Pesce
- Patricia Urquiola
- Francesco Binfaré
- Fernando Campana
- Humberto Campana
- Jacopo Foggini
- Masanori Umeda
- Marco Lavit
- Patrick Norguet
- Marcello Ziliani
- Michael Anastassiades
- Achille Castiglioni
- Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
- Jasper Morrison
- Barber & Osgerby
- Marcel Wanders
- Tokujin Yoshioka
- Ron Arad
- Tord Boontje
- Sebastian Herkner
- Marc Thorpe
- Ronan Bouroullec
- Erwan Bouroullec
- De Pas
- D'Urbino
- Lomazzi
- Ettore Sottsass
- Superstudio
- Brodie Neill
- Formafantasma
- Nava+Arosio
- Lorenzo Pellicelli
- Beatrice Bertini
- Benedetta Acciari
- Sergio Mattarella
- Robert Ingersoll
- Masaccio
- Van Gogh
- Canova
- Stalker
- Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Institutions
- Casa Italia
- Le Pré Catelan
- Bois de Boulogne
- IT'S (architecture studio)
- Arper
- B&B Italia
- Edra
- Ethimo
- Flos
- GlasItalia
- Moroso
- Mutina
- Poltronova
- Riva 1920
- Rubelli
- Artribune
- CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee)
- Team Italia
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Bois de Boulogne
- Champs-Élysées
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Innsbruck
- Austria
- Rome
- Italy
- Palermo
- Venice
- Le Pré Catelan
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil