Chiara Fumai and the Legacy of Pino Boresta: A Reflection on Art, Death, and Recognition
At the Doppelgaenger gallery in Bari, Pino Boresta contemplates the passing of artist Chiara Fumai, criticizing the art community's insincere accolades following her death. Fumai, who studied at the Corso Superiore di Arti Visive at Fondazione Ratti, rose to fame in 2010 at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. She was later invited by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev to participate in Documenta 2012 after a discussion at 26cc in Rome. Her work, centered on anarcho-feminist concepts, earned her the XI Premio Furla in 2013 for her performance of Valerie Solanas's text. Boresta also reflects on his own death on February 6, 2021, at 59, and the recognition he received posthumously after advocating for radical artistic change since 2007.
Key facts
- Chiara Fumai was found dead at the Doppelgaenger gallery in Bari.
- Fumai attended the Corso Superiore di Arti Visive at Fondazione Ratti.
- She gained prominence in 2010 during a lecture at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin.
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev invited Fumai to Documenta 2012 after a talk at 26cc in Rome.
- The talk at 26cc was organized by Cecilia Casorati and Sabrina Vedovotto.
- Fumai won the XI Premio Furla in 2013 for her performance of Valerie Solanas's text.
- Pino Boresta died on February 6, 2021, at age 59.
- Boresta started his artistic renewal in 2007, moving beyond conceptual art.
- Boresta's book is titled 'Il caso Piero Manzoni ‒ Quando l'escremento diventa Arte' by Antonella Fabemoli.
- Boresta was born in Rome and lived in Segni.
Entities
Artists
- Chiara Fumai
- Pino Boresta
- Valerie Solanas
- Andy Warhol
- Piero Manzoni
- Lucio Fontana
- Gerard Depardieu
- Nicolas Ballario
- Fabio Macaluso
- Pietro Marino
- Emanuela Longo
- Stefano W. Pasquini
- Antonella Fabemoli
Institutions
- Doppelgaenger
- Fondazione Ratti
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Documenta
- 26cc
- Premio Furla
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- galleria Rino Costa
- galleria Guido Costa
- Artribune
Locations
- Bari
- Italy
- Turin
- Rome
- Segni
- Valenza
- Alessandria
- Venezia