Escuela Moderna Brings Anti-Colonial Discourse to Venice Biennale
Escuela Moderna Ateneo Libertario del Raval unveiled its study session titled "Scultura Sociale, tecnologia e città" at the Venice Biennale on May 9, 2024. This event, part of the first public day at the Arsenale, featured insights from Massimo Mazzone, Gianluca Stasi, and Alessandro Zorzetto. The public program commenced on May 10 at the Equatorial Guinea Pavilion, curated by Chiara Modica Doná dalle Rose and others. Mazzone's lectio magistralis addressed anti-colonial themes through the lens of Koyo Kouoh's work. Presentations included contributions from artists such as Zhouyang Yang and Kateryna Kovalchuck, highlighting influential thinkers like Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon.
Key facts
- Escuela Moderna Ateneo Libertario del Raval presented a study session at the Arsenale on May 9, 2024, first public day of the Venice Biennale.
- Session titled 'Scultura Sociale, tecnologia e città' referenced Joseph Beuys's 7,000 oaks.
- Massimo Mazzone introduced the session; Gianluca Stasi and Alessandro Zorzetto contributed.
- Public Program launched May 10 at Palazzo Donà dalle Rose, Equatorial Guinea Pavilion.
- Curators: Chiara Modica Doná dalle Rose, Joan Abello, Zhouyun Yang, Massimo Mazzone, Mama Anne.
- Event cataloged in Equatorial Guinea Pavilion catalogue and 'Diaspora in Fa minore'.
- Lectio Magistralis by Mazzone on anti-colonial themes, starting from Koyo Kouoh's 'In Minor Keys'.
- Presentations/videos by Zhouyang Yang, Kateryna Kovalchuck, Franca Marini, G.L.A.C. Caracas, A.I.R. Architects, Nicoletta Braga.
- Mazzone cited négritude founders: Césaire, Senghor, Damas, and journal L'Etudiant noir (1934-1935).
- References to Glissant, Fanon, Milton Santos, Oswald de Andrade, Tersilia do Amaral, José Oiticica, Hélio Oiticica.
Entities
Artists
- Joseph Beuys
- Massimo Mazzone
- Gianluca Stasi
- Alessandro Zorzetto
- Chiara Modica Doná dalle Rose
- Joan Abello
- Zhouyun Yang
- Mama Anne
- Zhouyang Yang
- Kateryna Kovalchuck
- Franca Marini
- Nicoletta Braga
- Koyo Kouoh
- Édouard Glissant
- Frantz Fanon
- Aimé Césaire
- Léopold Sédar Senghor
- Léon-Gontran Damas
- Milton Santos
- Oswald de Andrade
- Tersilia do Amaral
- José Oiticica
- Hélio Oiticica
Institutions
- Escuela Moderna Ateneo Libertario del Raval
- Venice Biennale
- Arsenale
- Palazzo Donà dalle Rose
- Equatorial Guinea Pavilion
- A.I.R. Architects
- G.L.A.C. Caracas
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Arsenale
- Palazzo Donà dalle Rose
- Equatorial Guinea
- China
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Gaza
- Caracas
- Venezuela
- Rome
- Carthage
- Tunisia
- Martinique
- France
- Senegal
- French Guiana
- Brazil
- Catalonia
- Spain
- Algeria
- Palestine
- Congo
- Burkina Faso