Genoa's contemporary art museums in crisis while Imperia's MACI thrives
The art landscape in Liguria presents a stark divide between Genoa and Imperia. Since January 18, 2018, Villa Croce in Genoa has remained shuttered, a decision influenced by dwindling visitor numbers and escalating costs, shortly following the arrival of new curator Carlo Antonelli on January 1, 2018. The situation worsened due to events like the Sampdoria Ultras gathering on June 8-9, 2018, and homophobic remarks from Mario Mondini of Open Srl. Following a conflict with Mayor Bucci, culture councilor Elisa Serafini stepped down. Meanwhile, Palazzo Ducale is on the lookout for a new director after Pietro da Passano's 27-year leadership, with Serena Bertolucci likely to take over. Conversely, Imperia's MACI boasts thriving programming, highlighted by the "Post Punk Situation" exhibition and plans for a multimedia reinstallation of the Lino Invernizzi collection.
Key facts
- Villa Croce closed by Open Srl on January 18, 2018 due to low visitors and high costs
- Carlo Antonelli appointed curator effective January 1, 2018, but unable to implement program
- Sampdoria Ultras party held at Villa Croce on June 8-9, 2018
- Open Srl legal representative Mario Mondini posted homophobic comments on Facebook
- Culture councilor Elisa Serafini resigned after dispute with mayor Bucci
- Palazzo Ducale seeking new director after 27-year tenure of Pietro da Passano
- Serena Bertolucci expected to become new director of Palazzo Ducale
- MACI in Imperia held successful exhibition 'Post Punk Situation' on Sex Pistols
- MACI to reinstall Lino Invernizzi permanent collection with multimedia elements
- Invernizzi collection includes works by Fontana, Richter, Albers, Bill, Marini, Castellani
- Collection of about 60 works donated by Teresa Dané in 2014
Entities
Artists
- Carlo Antonelli
- Anna Daneri
- Ilaria Bonacossa
- Pietro da Passano
- Serena Bertolucci
- Mario Mondini
- Elisa Serafini
- Marco Bucci
- Lino Invernizzi
- Teresa Dané
- Lucio Fontana
- Gerhard Richter
- Josef Albers
- Max Bill
- Marino Marini
- Enrico Castellani
- Max Weber
- Cristoforo Colombo
Institutions
- Villa Croce
- Open Srl
- Palazzo Ducale
- MACI
- Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Imperia
- Soprintendenza per i beni archeologici, le belle arti e il paesaggio
- Artissima
- Adac Archivio Arte Contemporanea Genova
- Comune di Imperia
- Comune di Genova
- Artribune
Locations
- Genoa
- Italy
- Imperia
- Liguria
- Turin
- Camogli