Claire Fontaine's 'La borsa e la vita' at Palazzo Ducale, Genoa

The conceptual feminist collective Claire Fontaine, founded in Paris in 2004 and based in Palermo, presents 'La borsa e la vita' at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa. The exhibition, curated by Anna Daneri, explores precarious economics through about forty works. The site-specific installation 'Newsfloor' covers the floors of the Loggia degli Abati with pages of Il Sole 24 Ore, prompting reflection on information value and financial power. Works include 'Begging Paintings' that magnetically attract coins, 'Fresh Monochrome' anti-intrusion paints that never dry, levitating sculptures like 'Pinocchio, Yoda, Anonymous' (2016), modified objects such as 'Change' (2006) and 'Money Trap' (2015), and video-instructions on lock-picking. The exhibition draws a parallel between Genoa's history as the seat of the Banco di San Giorgio (1407) and the birthplace of the bill of exchange, and contemporary financial precarity. Each room features theoretical statements referencing early 20th-century artistic practices, especially Duchamp's. The title plays on the phrase 'your money or your life,' suggesting that now both are demanded.