Liliana Moro on Her Career, Documenta, and the Upcoming Italian Pavilion
In a conversation with Artribune, Italian artist Liliana Moro reflects on her artistic journey since the 1990s, highlighting her involvement in Documenta 9 and the Venice Biennale, as well as her contribution to the 2019 Italian Pavilion under Milovan Farronato's curation. She reminisces about launching the Via Lazzaro Palazzi exhibition space in Milan in 1988 and curating "Politica per del o riguardante il cittadino" in Novi Ligure. Under the mentorship of Luciano Fabro at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, she recalls her experience at Documenta 9 in 1992, where she had to abandon her project "Tira molla" due to safety issues. Moro also took part in "Aperto 93" at the Venice Biennale and shares insights about her relationship with gallerist Emi Fontana and the obstacles encountered by her contemporaries in the Italian art scene.
Key facts
- Liliana Moro co-founded the Via Lazzaro Palazzi exhibition space in Milan in 1988.
- She studied under Luciano Fabro at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.
- Moro was invited to Documenta 9 in 1992 by Jan Hoet.
- Her Documenta project 'Tira molla' involved a steel cable attached to her Fiat 126.
- The project was canceled due to safety issues and institutional opposition.
- She participated in 'Aperto 93' at the Venice Biennale, curated by Achille Bonito Oliva and Helena Kontova.
- Moro was represented by gallerist Emi Fontana in Milan.
- She will be one of three artists in the 2019 Italian Pavilion curated by Milovan Farronato, alongside Enrico David and Chiara Fumai.
Entities
Artists
- Liliana Moro
- Luciano Fabro
- Saverio Terruso
- Bernhard Rudiger
- Damien Hirst
- Matthew Barney
- Pipilotti Rist
- Grazia Toderi
- Stefano Arienti
- Martegani
- Mario Airò
- Isa Genzken
- Bruce Nauman
- Thomas Schütte
- Pierre Huyghe
- Olafur Eliasson
- Monica Bonvicini
- Vedovamazzei
- Eva Marisaldi
- Luca Vitone
- Chiara Fumai
- Enrico David
- Marcello Maloberti
- Paolo Canevari
- Jannis Kounellis
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
- Via Lazzaro Palazzi
- Neue Galerie
- Fridericianum
- Museo Pecci
- Galleria Emi Fontana
- Viafarini
- Flash Art
- Rotonda della Besana
- PAC
- Artribune
- Madre – museo d’arte contemporanea Donnaregina
- MACTE
- ISIA di Pescara
- De' Foscherari
- Francesco Pantaleone
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Novi Ligure
- Kassel
- Venice
- Los Angeles
- Berlin
- Rome
- Florence
- Turin
- Porta Venezia
- Via Breda