Marinella Senatore on Participation, Failure, and Horizontal Learning
In a conversation with Davide Dal Sasso for Artribune's 'Dialoghi di estetica' series, Marinella Senatore, born in 1977 in Cava dei Tirreni and currently residing in Rome and Paris, reflects on her collaborative approach, the concept of failure, and non-hierarchical education. She received her education at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli (1994-97), Conservatorio di Musica di Avellino (1997), and Scuola Nazionale di Cinema di Roma (1999-2001). Her notable solo exhibitions feature CCA Tel Aviv (2023), Blitz Malta (2022), and the 34th Bienal de São Paulo (2021). Senatore challenges the capitalist notion of success and failure, promoting failure as a path to discovery, particularly through her initiative 'The School of Narrative Dance,' which draws from Jacques Rancière's ideas. Mindfulness is a key theme in her artistic practice.
Key facts
- Marinella Senatore was born in 1977 in Cava dei Tirreni, Italy.
- She studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, Conservatorio di Musica di Avellino, and Scuola Nazionale di Cinema di Roma.
- Her solo exhibitions include CCA Tel Aviv (2023), Blitz Malta (2022), 34th Bienal de São Paulo (2021), Taak Amsterdam (2021), and Museo del Novecento e del Contemporaneo di Pistoia (2021).
- Her work has been shown at Palazzo Strozzi, Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen, Schirn Kunsthalle, MCA Chicago, Museo Madre, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, ICA Richmond, BAK Utrecht, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo Madrid, Palazzo Grassi, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Moderna Museet Stockholm, UABB Shenzhen, and multiple biennials.
- She participated in the 54th Venice Biennale.
- Senatore defines participation as 'being part of something' rather than just collaborating.
- She critiques capitalism for imposing a rigid binary of success/failure.
- She advocates for failure as a discovery tool and horizontal learning.
- Her project 'The School of Narrative Dance' embodies horizontal knowledge transmission.
- She cites Jacques Rancière's philosophy on education and emancipation.
- She is currently researching mindfulness and its potential in art.
- The interview was conducted by Davide Dal Sasso for Artribune's 'Dialoghi di estetica' series.
Entities
Artists
- Marinella Senatore
- Jacques Rancière
- Davide Dal Sasso
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
- Conservatorio di Musica di Avellino
- Scuola Nazionale di Cinema di Roma
- CCA Tel Aviv
- Blitz Malta
- Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
- Taak Amsterdam
- Museo del Novecento e del Contemporaneo di Pistoia
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen
- Schirn Kunsthalle
- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Museo Madre Napoli
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
- ICA Richmond
- BAK Utrecht
- Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo Madrid
- Palazzo Grassi Venezia
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Moderna Museet Stockholm
- UABB Shenzhen
- Biennale di Lione
- Biennale di Salonicco
- Biennale di Liverpool
- Biennale di Atene
- Biennale dell’Avana
- Biennale di Göteborg
- Bienale di Cuenca
- Biennale di Venezia
- Artribune
- Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca
Locations
- Cava dei Tirreni
- Italy
- Rome
- Paris
- Naples
- Avellino
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
- Malta
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Pistoia
- Florence
- Sankt Gallen
- Switzerland
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Chicago
- United States
- Turin
- Montreal
- Canada
- Richmond
- Utrecht
- Madrid
- Spain
- Venice
- Rotterdam
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Shenzhen
- China
- Lyon
- France
- Thessaloniki
- Greece
- Liverpool
- United Kingdom
- Athens
- Havana
- Cuba
- Gothenburg
- Cuenca
- Ecuador
- Lucca