Piero Gilardi and Walter Caporale on Art, Nature, and Ecological Consciousness
In a recent interview with Artribune, artist Piero Gilardi, who was born in Turin in 1942, converses with Walter Caporale, the president of Animalisti Italiani Onlus and a proponent of animal rights. Gilardi reflects on his 2017 retrospective, 'Nature Forever,' held at MAXXI in Rome, emphasizing the connection between art and nature and referring to his creations as 'experience places.' He notes the emergence of 'living art' since the 2000s, which confronts issues of ecological decline and the Anthropocene. Caporale argues against the use of violence in art, referencing Berlinde De Bruyckere's 2016 show 'We are all Flesh' and promoting video and photography as tools for highlighting extinction. The discussion also touches on Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's 'Trèfle' (2006) and Renzo Piano's 'Biosfera' (2001).
Key facts
- Piero Gilardi was born in Turin in 1942.
- Gilardi's retrospective 'Nature Forever' was held at MAXXI in Rome in 2017.
- Claudio Clavero (or Cravero) described Gilardi's works as 'experience places' in the book 'Piero Gilardi. L’uomo e l’artista nel mondo' (Prinp, Turin 2013).
- Gilardi identifies a shift in art from 'ideological condensate' to 'relational symbolic interaction' over the past 50 years.
- The concept of 'living art' emerged internationally starting in the 2000s.
- Walter Caporale is president of Animalisti Italiani Onlus.
- Berlinde De Bruyckere's exhibition 'We are all Flesh' was held in Rome in 2016.
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's 'Trèfle' (2006) is located at PAV – Parco d’Arte Vivente, Turin.
- Renzo Piano's 'Biosfera' in Genoa was built in 2001.
- The interview was published on Artribune Magazine #43.
Entities
Artists
- Piero Gilardi
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
- Berlinde De Bruyckere
- Renzo Piano
Institutions
- MAXXI
- Animalisti Italiani Onlus
- PAV – Parco d’Arte Vivente
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Rome
- Genoa