Salvo Bitonti Returns to Lead Accademia Albertina di Torino
Salvo Bitonti has been reinstated as the director of the Accademia Albertina di Torino, taking over from Edoardo Di Mauro, who held the position from 2013 to 2019. Bitonti's previous tenure spanned from 2013 to 2019, during which he served as vice director for internationalization. The academy is set to broaden its global reach with 'Albertina China' in collaboration with Nanjing University, a project postponed due to the pandemic, alongside partnerships in Vietnam and India. A new Visual Arts Academy will be launched in Bahrain. Bitonti initiated Albertina Contemporary in the Rotonda building, and the Summer Exhibition is scheduled for June 30. The Festival Internazionale delle Scuole d'Arte e Design (FISAD) will return for its third edition in 2024. Additionally, a new School of Cinema, Photography, and Audiovisual will commence next academic year. Future initiatives include a September exhibition in Hydra, Greece, and a workshop with Afghan artist Rahraw Ormazad. Bitonti aims to invite visiting professors and supports equality with the university system.
Key facts
- Salvo Bitonti returns as director of Accademia Albertina di Torino, succeeding Edoardo Di Mauro.
- Bitonti previously directed the academy from 2013 to 2019.
- An 'Albertina China' branch is planned with Nanjing University, delayed by the pandemic.
- A new Visual Arts Academy will be established in Bahrain based on the European model.
- Albertina Contemporary, a contemporary art space, opened in the restored Rotonda building.
- The Summer Exhibition, featuring all academy schools, opens June 30.
- The third edition of FISAD will take place in 2024.
- A new School of Cinema, Photography, and Audiovisual starts next academic year.
- A September exhibition on Hydra, Greece, is planned with the Athens School of Fine Arts.
- A workshop with Afghan artist Rahraw Ormazad and Castello di Rivoli will lead to a traveling exhibition in 2023.
- Bitonti plans to invite visiting professors including Shirin Neshat, Peter Greenaway, Bob Wilson, Jeff Koons, David Ridckard, and Andrej Molodkin.
- Bitonti calls for full legal and economic parity with the university system for AFAM institutions.
- Recent reforms include research doctorates and PRIN project eligibility for AFAM.
Entities
Artists
- Salvo Bitonti
- Edoardo Di Mauro
- Rahraw Ormazad
- Shirin Neshat
- Peter Greenaway
- Bob Wilson
- Jeff Koons
- David Ridckard
- Andrej Molodkin
Institutions
- Accademia Albertina di Torino
- Artribune
- MAECI
- Nanjing University
- Albertina China
- Castello di Rivoli
- Museo d'Arte Urbana (MAU) di Torino
- ASFA di Atene
- Fondazione Desde
- AFAM
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
Locations
- Torino
- Italy
- Cina
- Nanchino
- Vietnam
- India
- Kolkota
- Regno del Bahrein
- Bahrain
- Hydra
- Grecia
- Atene
- Germania
- Francia