SoutHeritage Foundation's Invisible Pavilions Project in Matera
The Invisible Pavilions initiative, presented by the SoutHeritage Foundation for contemporary art, has been active in Matera since 2003 and aligns with the city’s designation as the European Capital of Culture for 2019. This project highlights excavated architecture, beginning at Palazzo Viceconte, which is situated atop underground cisterns. Artistic director Angelo Bianco advocates for a multidisciplinary approach. Kicking off on March 30, the project features an exhibition centered on EU sustainability, a cooperative for space management, and a workshop at a juvenile prison in Potenza. An environmental campaign with Gustav Metzger encourages low-carbon travel. The exhibition 'Padiglioni Invisibili: rehearsing the subterranean' is open until May 30, showcasing works by Monica Bonvicini, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, and Pierangelo Laterza, with additional events planned through December. Bianco notes that while 2019 marks a beginning, 2020 will be the true start.
Key facts
- SoutHeritage Foundation operates in Matera since 2003.
- Invisible Pavilions is a project for Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture.
- Project focuses on excavated architecture and underground cisterns at Palazzo Viceconte.
- Launch exhibition on March 30 presents best practices based on EU sustainability criteria.
- Includes cooperative for space management and social education workshop in Potenza juvenile prison.
- Environmental campaign with Gustav Metzger's RAF/Reduce Art Flights encourages low-carbon travel.
- Angelo Caruso plants poppies in Milan and sunflowers in Matera as CO2 compensation.
- Exhibition 'Padiglioni Invisibili: rehearsing the subterranean' runs until May 30 with works by Monica Bonvicini, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Pierangelo Laterza.
- From June to September: interventions by Riccardo Arena, Andrew Friend, Yona Friedman.
- Research exhibition includes a 1987 Renzo Piano project for Palazzo Viceconte.
- Talks with Fondazione Filiberto Menna and Fondazione Leonardo Sinisgalli.
- From September to December: artists Angelo Vermeulen, Maurizio Mochetti, ENSA group, photography exhibition curated by Matteo Balduzzi.
- Angelo Bianco states Matera 2019 is not an endpoint but a beginning.
Entities
Artists
- Angelo Bianco
- Gustav Metzger
- Angelo Caruso
- Monica Bonvicini
- Peter Fischli
- David Weiss
- Pierangelo Laterza
- Riccardo Arena
- Andrew Friend
- Yona Friedman
- Renzo Piano
- Angelo Vermeulen
- Maurizio Mochetti
- Ferenc Gróf
- Eric Aupol
- Hervé Trioreau
- Giusy Checola
- Philippe Nys
- Matteo Balduzzi
- Marilena Di Tursi
Institutions
- Fondazione SoutHeritage
- Matera 2019
- Palazzo Viceconte
- Premio Guggenheim Impresa&Cultura
- Comunità Europea
- Open Design School
- MAXXI
- Fondazione Filiberto Menna
- Fondazione Leonardo Sinisgalli
- ENSA
- École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette
- Museo della fotografia di Cinisello Balsamo
- Artribune
- Corriere del Mezzogiorno
- Corriere della Sera
- Segno arte contemporanea
Locations
- Matera
- Italy
- Potenza
- Milan
- viale Monza
- Salerno
- Moliterno
- Bruges
- Paris
- Cinisello Balsamo