Vincenzo Trione's 'Artivismo' Maps Political Art from Medieval to Contemporary
Vincenzo Trione, who serves as the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Tourism at IULM Milan and is the president of the Scuola dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali, released 'Artivismo. Arte, politica, impegno' (Einaudi, 2022). This work explores the evolution of politically engaged art from the Middle Ages to contemporary times, introducing the term 'artivism' to describe artists who integrate activism into their creations. Trione points out the surge of political art since the early 2000s, evidenced by events such as documenta and the Venice Biennale. The book includes a conceptual museum of political art featuring artists like Joseph Beuys and Anselm Kiefer, while mentioning figures like Fabio Mauri, and critiques the commercialization of political art, urging a 'metapolitical' perspective.
Key facts
- Vincenzo Trione published 'Artivismo. Arte, politica, impegno' with Einaudi in 2022.
- Trione is dean of the Faculty of Arts and Tourism at IULM Milan and president of the Scuola dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali.
- The book traces political art from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
- Trione coins 'artivism' to describe politically engaged artists.
- The imaginary museum includes Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Tania Bruguera, and Regina José Galindo.
- Italian artists discussed include Fabio Mauri, Maurizio Cattelan, Vanessa Beecroft, Zerocalcare, and Blu.
- Okwui Enwezor is cited as a key curator for documenta 11 (2002) and Venice Biennale (2015).
- The book covers intersections with cinema, graphic novels, and literature.
Entities
Artists
- Vincenzo Trione
- Joseph Beuys
- Anselm Kiefer
- Tania Bruguera
- Regina José Galindo
- Fabio Mauri
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Zerocalcare
- Blu
- Banksy
- Ambrogio Lorenzetti
- William Kentridge
- Christian Boltanski
- Shirin Neshat
- Menashe Kadishman
- Harun Farocki
- Alejandro Iñárritu
- Ken Loach
- Lav Diaz
- Amos Gitai
- Giorgio Agamben
- Antonio Tabucchi
- Claudio Magris
- George Steiner
- Pasolini
- Caravaggio
- Ribera
- Lorenzo Giusti
- Massimiliano Tonelli
Institutions
- IULM
- Scuola dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali
- Einaudi
- Corriere della Sera
- la Lettura
- documenta
- Venice Biennale
- Fondazione Scuola del Patrimonio
- Ministero della Cultura
- Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo
- Hauser & Wirth
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Kassel
- Venice
- Bari
- Palermo
- Bergamo