SoutHeritage founders on Matera, Beuys, and contemporary art in Basilicata
Established in Matera by Società Agraria Bgreen, the Fondazione SoutHeritage per l'Arte Contemporanea champions contemporary art while involving the local populace. Its inaugural exhibition in 2004 featured the expanded ecology of Joseph Beuys. Operating in southern Italy, a region considered 'extreme' for innovative endeavors, the foundation faces challenges. Although Matera has held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1993 and was named the European Capital of Culture in 2019, artistic director Angelo Bianco points out that the local exhibition framework remains underdeveloped. He acknowledges critic Giuseppe Appella's role in bringing contemporary art to Basilicata. The foundation's collection emphasizes ephemeral pieces, with future initiatives like the Maverick Campus and the sixth edition of INDEX in 2017, aimed at supporting regional contemporary artists.
Key facts
- Fondazione SoutHeritage is the philanthropic arm of Società Agraria Bgreen.
- Founded in Matera to combine contemporary art with corporate social responsibility.
- First exhibition in 2004 dedicated to Joseph Beuys' ecological concepts.
- Beuys works featured: Piantagione Paradise, 7000 Eichen, Coco de Mer, Semina Montana.
- Angelo Bianco is the artistic director of Fondazione SoutHeritage.
- Matera has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993.
- Matera was European Capital of Culture in 2019.
- Giuseppe Appella pioneered contemporary art exhibitions in Basilicata since the 1970s.
- The foundation's collection focuses on transient and immaterial art.
- Maverick Campus is a research and training project with international partners.
- Ferdinand Richard will be a guest at the fourth Maverick Campus workshop in December 2015.
- INDEX is an online archive of contemporary artists from Basilicata, sixth edition in 2017.
Entities
Artists
- Joseph Beuys
- Melotti
- Consagra
- Angelo Bianco
- Giuseppe Appella
- Ferdinand Richard
Institutions
- Fondazione SoutHeritage per l'Arte Contemporanea
- Società Agraria Bgreen
- Mudam
- Volume
- Università degli Studi della Basilicata
- Archiviazioni
- Fondo Roberto Cimetta
- Agenda 21 Culture
- Fund for Cultural Diversity Unesco
- Artribune
Locations
- Matera
- Basilicata
- Italy
- Lussemburgo
- Parigi
- Bolognano