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NABA Blackout Book 2: Student Artists Explore Memory, Identity, and Resistance

exhibition · 2026-04-27

NABA's exhibition on Artribune continues with its second part, showcasing creations by students from the Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies programs at NABA's campuses in Milan and Rome. Curator Carol Yinghua Lu and artist-curator Liu Ding delve into the historical narratives within contemporary Chinese art. A key feature is the Critical Studies Department (CSD), a conceptual space devised by students during the initial lockdown. Featured artists include Noemi Scarpa (1998, Monza), Viktoria Kurnicki (1993, Bochum), Alessandro Di Lorenzo (1997, Matera), Katia Mosconi (1998, Poggibonsi), Carla Giaccio Darias (1998, Rome), Arianna Maria Leva (2000, Milan), Wladyslaw Barion (1995, Antwerp), Cecilia Di Bonaventura (1996, Fermo), Lorenzo Silvestri (1999, Rome), Matilde Bica (1999, Palermo), Chiara Antonelli (2000, Foligno), and Anna Laura Piana (1999, Treviglio). The exhibition is available online via Artribune.

Key facts

  • Second installment of NABA exhibition on Artribune
  • Carol Yinghua Lu and Liu Ding collaborate on Chinese art narratives
  • Critical Studies Department (CSD) created by students during first lockdown
  • Noemi Scarpa born 1998 in Monza, first year Biennio at NABA Milan
  • Viktoria Kurnicki born 1993 in Bochum, second year Biennio at NABA Milan
  • Alessandro Di Lorenzo born 1997 in Matera, completed Triennio at NABA Milan
  • Katia Mosconi born 1998 in Poggibonsi, first year Biennio at NABA Milan
  • Carla Giaccio Darias born 1998 in Rome, concluding Triennio at NABA Milan
  • Arianna Maria Leva born 2000 in Milan, second year Triennio at NABA Milan
  • Wladyslaw Barion born 1995 in Antwerp, first year Biennio at NABA Milan
  • Cecilia Di Bonaventura born 1996 in Fermo, concluding Biennio at NABA Milan
  • Lorenzo Silvestri born 1999 in Rome, second year Triennio at NABA Rome
  • Matilde Bica born 1999 in Palermo, third year Triennio at NABA Milan
  • Chiara Antonelli born 2000 in Foligno, second year Triennio at NABA Milan
  • Anna Laura Piana born 1999 in Treviglio, third year Triennio at NABA Milan
  • Liu Ding participated in Istanbul Biennial 2015, Asia Pacific Triennial 2015, Shanghai Biennale 2014, Prospect.3 New Orleans 2014, Taipei Biennial 2012

Entities

Artists

  • Carol Yinghua Lu
  • Liu Ding
  • Noemi Scarpa
  • Viktoria Kurnicki
  • Alessandro Di Lorenzo
  • Katia Mosconi
  • Carla Giaccio Darias
  • Arianna Maria Leva
  • Wladyslaw Barion
  • Cecilia Di Bonaventura
  • Lorenzo Silvestri
  • Matilde Bica
  • Chiara Antonelli
  • Anna Laura Piana
  • Demetrio Stratos
  • Nanni Balestrini
  • Carlo Alfredo Clerici

Institutions

  • NABA
  • Beijing Inside-out Art Museum
  • Artribune
  • Critical Studies Department (CSD)

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Rome
  • Monza
  • Bochum
  • Germany
  • Matera
  • Poggibonsi
  • Colle di Val d'Elsa
  • Fermo
  • Palermo
  • Foligno
  • Treviglio
  • Antwerp
  • Belgium
  • New York
  • United States
  • Istanbul
  • Turkey
  • Shanghai
  • China
  • New Orleans
  • Taipei
  • Taiwan

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