Emanuele Guidi Unveils 2018 Program for ar/ge kunst Bolzano
Emanuele Guidi, the artistic director of ar/ge kunst in Bolzano, revealed the exhibition schedule for 2018, which includes four solo exhibitions and accompanying public programs. The season kicks off on February 23 with Matilde Cassani. Following this, Slavs and Tatars will present their inaugural solo show in Italy on May 18, while Islands Songs will unveil a project on September 7. Otobong Nkanga's first solo exhibition is set for November 23. Each exhibition will feature a public program as part of 'La Mia Scuola di Architettura,' curated by Frida Carazzato, Simone Mair, and Nina Tabassomi. The funding ranges from 50,000 to 60,000 euros, primarily sourced from the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, along with contributions from Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Alto Adige, the Municipality of Bolzano, and the Region of Alto Adige.
Key facts
- Four solo exhibitions in 2018: Matilde Cassani (Feb 23), Slavs and Tatars (May 18), Islands Songs (Sep 7), Otobong Nkanga (Nov 23)
- Public program 'La Mia Scuola di Architettura' continues with guest curators Frida Carazzato, Simone Mair, Nina Tabassomi
- Budget of 50,000-60,000 euros from public sources including Autonomous Province of Bolzano
- Matilde Cassani's project co-invited with Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen, Innsbruck
- Slavs and Tatars founded in 2006 by Payam Sharifi and Kasia Korczak
- Islands Songs duo formed three years ago, participated in Documenta 14 radio program
- Otobong Nkanga previously invited for Prologue Part II in 2013
- Guidi notes increased young audience from Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Entities
Artists
- Emanuele Guidi
- Matilde Cassani
- Slavs and Tatars
- Payam Sharifi
- Kasia Korczak
- Islands Songs
- Nicolas Perret
- Silvia Ploner
- Otobong Nkanga
- Gareth Kennedy
- Can Altay
- Alex Martinis Roe
- Riccardo Giacconi
Institutions
- ar/ge kunst
- Museion
- ar/ge kunst/BAU
- Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol
- Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
- Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Alto Adige
- Comune di Bolzano
- Regione Alto Adige
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano
- Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen
- Frac Champagne-Ardenne
- Grimmuseum
- Documenta 14
- Artribune
- Isisuf – Istituto Internazionale di Studi sul Futurismo
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Innsbruck
- Austria
- Berlin
- Germany
- Alto Adige
- South Tyrol
- Eurasia