Ludovico Pratesi's '30 Mostre in 30 Anni' Chronicles Three Decades of Curating
Ludovico Pratesi's book 'Contemporaneo 30×30. Trenta mostre in trent'anni' (Castelvecchi, 2019) recounts three landmark exhibitions he curated between 1992 and 2015. The first, 'Molteplici Culture' (1992) at Rome's Museo del Folklore, was co-curated with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and featured 25 international curators and artists including Damien Hirst, David Hammons, and Philippe Parreno. The second, 'Soltanto un Quadro al Massimo' (2003–2013) at Villa Massimo with director Joachim Blüher, paired German and Italian artists such as Georg Baselitz with Enzo Cucchi, Jannis Kounellis with Jörg Immendorff, and Rebecca Horn with Marisa Merz. The third, 'Shifting Identities' (2015) at MACRO Testaccio, presented 21 Finnish and Estonian artists exploring identity through video, photography, and installation. The book offers a personal account of curatorial practice and Italy's evolving art scene.
Key facts
- Book published by Castelvecchi in 2019, 76 pages, €13.50.
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev co-curated 'Molteplici Culture' in 1992.
- 25 curators and artists participated in 'Molteplici Culture'.
- Damien Hirst exhibited 'Elements that Swim in the Same Direction' (1991).
- 'Soltanto un Quadro al Massimo' ran from 2003 to 2013 with 21 exhibitions.
- Joachim Blüher was director of the German Academy in Rome.
- 'Shifting Identities' featured 12 Finnish and 9 Estonian artists.
- Exhibition catalog for 'Shifting Identities' published by Silvana.
- Pratesi was artistic director of Centro Arti Visive Pescheria (2001–2017).
- Book includes three exhibitions: 1992, 2003–2013, and 2015.
Entities
Artists
- Ludovico Pratesi
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Damien Hirst
- David Hammons
- Philippe Parreno
- Alfredo Jaar
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
- Renée Green
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Georg Baselitz
- Enzo Cucchi
- Jannis Kounellis
- Jörg Immendorff
- Emilio Vedova
- Markus Lüpertz
- Rebecca Horn
- Marisa Merz
- Nico Vascellari
- Christian Pilz
- Gino De Dominicis
- Sigmar Polke
- Giuseppe Penone
- Isa Genzken
- Iwona Blazwick
- Von Phaphanit
- Alanna Heiss
- Éric Troncy
- Chris Dercon
- Viktor Misiano
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Giorgio Verzotti
- Laura Cherubini
- Angela Vettese
- Massimo Carboni
- Giacinto di Pietrantonio
- Domenico Bianchi
- Timo Valjakka
- Jyrki Jauhiainen
- Liina Siib
- Jan-Olof Mallander
- Abel Abidin
- Flo Kasearu
- Riikka Kuoppala
- Eva Labotkin
- Liisa Lounila
- Kristina Norman
- Mark Raidpere
- Jani Ruscica
- Eva Sepping
- Pilvi Takala
- Reio Aare
- Aino Kannisto
- Paul Kuimet
- Antti Laitinen
- Tania Muravskaya
- Nelli Palomäki
- Anna Rokka
- Pia Sirén
- Mikko Kuorinki
- Paivi Rakajari
- Lasse Lehtinen
- Alberta Campitelli
- Benedetta Carpi De Resmini
- Paolo Battistuzzi
- Maria Cristina Biagi
- Marco Micangeli
- Franco Sapio
- Ivan Karp
- Steven D. Lavine
- Lucio Amelio
- Isy Brachot
Institutions
- Museo del Folklore e dei Poeti Romaneschi
- Accademia Tedesca Roma (Villa Massimo)
- MACRO Testaccio
- Väinö Tanner Foundation
- Castelvecchi Editore
- Silvana Editoriale
- Artribune
- Cheap Thrills gallery
- Istituto finlandese
- Centro Arti Visive Pescheria
- Fondazione Guastalla
- Università IULM
- C.P.C. di Marco Micangeli
- Galleria Pièce Unique
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Museo del Folklore, Rome
- Villa Massimo, Rome
- MACRO Testaccio, Rome
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Tallinn
- Estonia
- Kassel
- Germany
- Castello di Rivoli
- Paris
- France
- Piazza Sant'Egidio, Rome
- Villa Lante sul Gianicolo, Rome