Francesco Arena and Chiara Bottici Discuss Art and Society on Artribune Podcast
A new episode of the podcast 'Contemporaneamente' has been launched by Artribune.com and Parallelo42.it, hosted by Mariantonietta Firmani. The episode features artist Francesco Arena, born in 1978 in Torre Santa Susanna, and philosopher Chiara Bottici, who was born in 1975 in Florence. Their conversation explores various topics in art and philosophy, including imagination, social criticism, intersectionality, and collective memory. Arena, who lives in Cassano delle Murge (Bari), is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lecce and has participated in residencies in cities such as Barcelona, New York, Nice, and Como. He has showcased his work at significant events like the Bangkok Art Biennale and the 55th Venice Biennale. Bottici has served as an associate professor at the New School for Social Research since 2014, holding a degree from the University of Florence and a PhD from the European University Institute.
Key facts
- Podcast episode features artist Francesco Arena and philosopher Chiara Bottici.
- Hosted by Mariantonietta Firmani on 'Contemporaneamente'.
- Published by Artribune.com and Parallelo42.it.
- Arena born 1978 in Torre Santa Susanna; Bottici born 1975 in Florence.
- Arena lives in Cassano delle Murge, graduated from Lecce Academy of Fine Arts.
- Arena's residencies include Italian Cultural Institute Barcelona, Columbia University, Villa Arson, Fondazione Ratti.
- Arena participated in Bangkok Art Biennale, 55th Venice Biennale Italian Pavilion, Mario Merz Prize.
- Bottici is associate professor at New School for Social Research, co-directs Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute.
- Bottici holds PhD from European University Institute; authored multiple books including 2022 feminist works.
- Discussion topics: imagination, body, collective memory, state coercion, art's oppositional role.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Arena
- Chiara Bottici
- Mariantonietta Firmani
Institutions
- Artribune.com
- Parallelo42.it
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Lecce
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Barcellona
- Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, Columbia University
- Villa Arson
- Fondazione Ratti
- Bangkok Art Biennale
- Italian Pavilon, 55esima Biennale di Venezia
- Mario Merz Prize
- New School for Social Research
- Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute
- Università di Firenze
- Istituto Universitario Europeo di Fiesole
- Scuola di Francoforte
- Cambridge University Press
- Palgrave
Locations
- Torre Santa Susanna
- Firenze
- Cassano delle Murge
- Bari
- Lecce
- Barcellona
- New York
- Nizza
- Como
- Bangkok
- Venezia
- Torino
- Madrid
- Londra
- Napoli
- Milano
- Reims
- Middelburg
- Roma
- Minneapolis
- Manila
- Palermo
- Shanxi
- Biella
- Fiesole