Claudia Cardinale Foundation Launches in Nemours with Artist Residencies and Exhibitions
In 2024, the Fondazione Claudia Cardinale, located in Nemours, France, commenced its initiatives under the leadership of Claudia Squitieri and Perrin Gamot. This foundation aims to promote artists through exhibitions and residency programs, with a particular emphasis on ecology and female artists. Tied to Claudia Cardinale's heritage and Italy's history, Nemours was the site of the inaugural residency program, WONDERFUL!, during the summer of 2024, featuring artists such as Friedrich Andreoni, Lucia Cantò, Benedetta Fioravanti, Giovanna Repetto, along with curator Benedetta Casini. An exhibition showcasing Andreoni's works is currently on display at Château-Musée de Nemours and Château de Fontainebleau, running until March 3, 2025. His pieces, including 'Sabr' and 'Sometimes,' delve into themes of sound and matter, with upcoming projects planned for Bologna and Greifswald in 2025.
Key facts
- Fondazione Claudia Cardinale is located in Nemours, France, 40 minutes from Paris by train.
- The foundation launched activities in 2024.
- Directors are Claudia Squitieri and Perrin Gamot.
- Claudia Squitieri is the daughter of actress Claudia Cardinale and filmmaker Pasquale Squitieri.
- The foundation supports emerging and established artists with a focus on ecology and women artists.
- Nemours has historical ties to Italy: Rosso Fiorentino and Francesco Primaticcio founded the School of Fontainebleau there around 1530.
- Nemours was a Medici duchy under Giuliano in 1515.
- The first residency program WONDERFUL! in summer 2024 involved artists Friedrich Andreoni, Lucia Cantò, Benedetta Fioravanti, Giovanna Repetto, and curator Benedetta Casini.
- The residency was in collaboration with Museo Novecento in Florence.
- Friedrich Andreoni's exhibition runs until March 3, 2025 at Château-Musée de Nemours and Château de Fontainebleau.
- Andreoni's work 'Sabr' features a magnetic tape installation with a recorded muezzin voice.
- His work 'Sometimes' uses recordings dispersed into Fontainebleau's Renaissance water network.
- Andreoni will be in residence at Associazione Alchemilla in Bologna and have a solo show at Caspar David Friedrich Zentrum in Greifswald in summer 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Friedrich Andreoni
- Lucia Cantò
- Benedetta Fioravanti
- Giovanna Repetto
- Benedetta Casini
- Claudia Cardinale
- Pasquale Squitieri
- Claudia Squitieri
- Perrin Gamot
- Rosso Fiorentino
- Francesco Primaticcio
- Andrea del Sarto
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Giuliano de' Medici
- Théodore Rousseau
Institutions
- Fondazione Claudia Cardinale
- Museo Novecento
- Château-Musée de Nemours
- Château de Fontainebleau
- Associazione Alchemilla
- Caspar David Friedrich Zentrum
- Artribune
Locations
- Nemours
- France
- Paris
- Loing
- Fontainebleau
- Tunisia
- Sicily
- Florence
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany
- Barbizon
- Bologna
- Greifswald