OGR Torino delays art reopening, launches digital platform amid Phase 2
Nicola Ricciardi, director of OGR Torino, announced that the institution's art and performance spaces (OGR Cult) will not reopen on May 18 as permitted by the Italian government, because they are still occupied by a temporary medical facility for the Protezione Civile set up in early April. Instead, OGR Tech, the innovation hub focused on startups and smart data, will open from the week of May 4. The museum has migrated activities online via the platform 'OGR is digital' and confirmed that the postponed exhibition 'Unseen Stars' by Trevor Paglen will be the next show to open, along with a Jessica Stockholder exhibition originally scheduled for June. Ricciardi called for a public intervention plan for the cultural sector, citing the UK's Arts Council emergency fund of £160 million as a model.
Key facts
- OGR Cult will not reopen on May 18 due to ongoing use by Protezione Civile as a medical facility.
- OGR Tech will open from the week of May 4.
- The museum launched 'OGR is digital' platform for online activities.
- Trevor Paglen's 'Unseen Stars' exhibition is confirmed as the next show.
- Jessica Stockholder's exhibition postponed from June.
- Ricciardi advocates for a national fund for culture, inspired by Arts Council UK's £160 million emergency package.
- Interview conducted by Artribune as part of '10 alle 10' Instagram series.
- OGR is located in Turin, Piedmont, one of Italy's hardest-hit regions.
Entities
Artists
- Trevor Paglen
- Jessica Stockholder
- Monica Bonvicini
Institutions
- OGR Torino
- OGR Cult
- OGR Tech
- Artribune
- Protezione Civile
- Castello di Rivoli
- Museo di Capodimonte
- Arts Council UK
- Corriere della Sera
Locations
- Torino
- Turin
- Piedmont
- Italy