Museion Sends 25 Works to Nanjing International Arts Festival
Museion, the contemporary art museum in Bolzano led by Letizia Ragaglia, is taking part in the third Nanjing International Arts Festival in China, which continues until mid-February 2017. This year's festival, hosted for the first time at the New Baijia Lake Museum, showcases over 300 artists from 39 countries, centered around the theme "Historicode: Scarcity and Supply." Ragaglia is not only contributing 25 pieces from Museion's collection but also co-curating the event with Lu Peng. Notable artists from the Trentino-Alto Adige region include Allora & Calzadilla, Miroslaw Balka, and Zanele Muholi, among others. The festival, launched in 2014 by the Baija Lake Investment Group, saw participation from over 5,000 artists in its inaugural year.
Key facts
- Museion sends 25 works from its collection to the Nanjing International Arts Festival.
- Letizia Ragaglia serves as co-curator of the festival alongside Lu Peng.
- The festival is in its third edition, held at the New Baijia Lake Museum in Nanjing.
- Theme: 'Historicode: Scarcity and Supply'.
- Over 300 artists from 39 nationalities participate.
- Italian artists include Allora & Calzadilla, Joseph Beuys, and Francesco Vezzoli.
- Francesco Arena and Rä di Martino are among award recipients.
- The festival was founded in 2014 by Baija Lake Investment Group.
Entities
Artists
- Allora & Calzadilla
- Miroslaw Balka
- Joseph Beuys
- Rossella Biscotti
- Mircea Cantor
- Claire Fontaine
- Liu Ding
- Öyvind Fahlström
- Goldschmied & Chiari
- Teresa Margolles
- Gordon Matta-Clark
- Philipp Messner
- Santu Mofokeng
- Zanele Muholi
- Deimantas Narkevicius
- Maciej Toporowicz
- Bernar Venet
- Luca Vitone
- Walid Raad
- The Atlas Group
- Anna Maria Maiolino
- Franco Vaccari
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Nicolò de Giorgis
- Francesco Arena
- Rä di Martino
Institutions
- Museion
- Baija Lake Investment Group
- Nanjing International Arts Festival
- New Baijia Lake Museum
- Nanjing International Exhibition Center
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Nanjing
- China
- Jiangsu