First Retrospective of Chiara Fumai Opens at CAC Geneva

The first retrospective dedicated to Chiara Fumai (1978–2017) opens at the CAC – Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva, co-produced with Centro Pecci in Prato. Curated by Milovan Farronato and Francesco Urbano Ragazzi, the exhibition focuses on writing as the interpretive key to Fumai's practice, rather than performance. Fumai's work, which includes performances, videos, collages, and talismans, is presented as constellations of objects held together by writing. The show travels to Centro Pecci (March 2021), La Loge in Brussels (September 2021), and La Casa Encendida in Madrid (February 2022). A 400-page catalogue is published by Nero edizioni. CAC director Andrea Bellini discusses Fumai's feminist political art, her interest in the medium figure, and her unfinished project on Christine de Pizan's 'The Book of the City of Ladies.' The exhibition was originally scheduled to open November 3, 2020, but museum closures due to the pandemic may affect the closing date of January 31, 2021.