OTP Project Revives Arte Povera Legacy in Liguria's Cinque Terre
The OTP – Orizzonte Terzo Paradiso initiative, which will continue through the summer until late 2024, seeks to revive the historical connections between Liguria and Arte Povera. This project is co-organized by Ilaria Bernardi, Carlo Bonini, Luca Ciotoli, Gianni Moggia, Gianpaolo Barrani, and Francesca Guelfi, taking place in Vernazza and Corniglia. Kicking off the public program was a discussion led by Michelangelo Pistoletto on June 25, with upcoming events focused on Memory (August 3), Space (August 29), Action (September 8), and Time (September 17). From September 17 to December 31, 2024, exhibitions will feature Alighiero Boetti at the Church of San Francesco, a documentary presentation at Castello Doria, and site-specific installations by Stefano Arienti, Marinella Senatore, and Vedovamazzei.
Key facts
- OTP – Orizzonte Terzo Paradiso runs through summer 2024 until end of 2024 in Vernazza and Corniglia, Cinque Terre.
- Project co-organized by Ilaria Bernardi, Carlo Bonini, Luca Ciotoli, Gianni Moggia, Gianpaolo Barrani, and Francesca Guelfi.
- Public program started June 25, 2024 with Michelangelo Pistoletto talk on his 91st birthday.
- Upcoming events: Memory concert August 3, Space performance August 29, Action conversation September 8, Time press conference September 17.
- Three exhibitions from September 17 to December 31, 2024: Boetti at Church of San Francesco, Arte Povera documentary at Castello Doria, site-specific works by Arienti, Senatore, Vedovamazzei.
- Project title inspired by Pistoletto's Terzo Paradiso symbol; events held at eight locations in Vernazza matching the symbol's design.
- Germano Celant established Information Documentation Archives in his Genoa home in June 1970, formalizing Arte Povera.
- Celant's 1967 exhibition 'Arte povera-Im Spazio' at Galleria Bertesca, Genoa, featured Boetti, Fabro, Kounellis, Paolini, Prini.
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Alighiero Boetti
- Luciano Fabro
- Jannis Kounellis
- Giulio Paolini
- Emilio Prini
- Stefano Arienti
- Marinella Senatore
- Vedovamazzei
- Luciano Chessa
- Jacopo Benassi
- Gabriele Paglione
- Germano Celant
- Ida Gianelli
- Tommaso Trini
- Ida Giannelli
- Beatrice Merz
- Sergio Ariotti
- Ilaria Bernardi
- Ludovica Palmieri
Institutions
- Galleria Bertesca
- Castello di Rivoli
- Smarturista Cooperativa di Comunità
- ProLoco di Vernazza
- ProLoco Corniglia
- Uniti per Corniglia
- Artribune
- Convento di San Francesco
- Castello Doria
- Torre del Fosso
Locations
- Liguria
- Genoa
- Salita Oregina
- Vernazza
- Corniglia
- Cinque Terre
- San Bernardino
- Santuario di Nostra Signora di Reggio
- Castello Doria
- Santuario di San Bernardino
- Palazzo del Comune di Vernazza
- Chiesa di San Francesco
- Genova
- Milan
- Milano
- Asola
- Cava de’ Tirreni
- Turin
- Torino
- Rome
- Roma
- Biella
- Italy