Miart – international modern and contemporary art fair continues the consolidated tradition of miartalks, an event which over the past three editions has brought over 150 international speakers to Milan during the three days it was open to the public.
For the first time miart establishes a collaboration with In Between Art Film – the production house for art films and experimental videos founded by Beatrice Bulgari – and transforms miartalks into a thematic platform for discussion and comparison: more than 40 international artists, curators, film-makers, institutional directors, producers and professionals active in the field of visual and performing arts will discuss how time-based art practices are redefining the boundaries of contemporary art and its languages, institutions and collecting, both public and private.
The curatorship of miartalks 2016 is entrusted to Ben Borthwick, artistic director of the Plymouth Arts Center (Plymouth, UK), who has created a cross-disciplinary forum that explores the ever-changing dialogue between the worlds of visual art, cinema, music, video, of theater and dance. 3 days of interviews, round tables and conversations that will analyze the current scenarios of integration between the languages of creativity.
PROGRAM
FRIDAY 8 APRIL
- 12: 15-12: 30
Welcome speech
Beatrice Bulgari, Founder, In Between Art Film
Ben Borthwick, Curator miartalks 2016
Vincenzo de Bellis, Artistic Director, miart
Alessandro Rabottini, Deputy Director, miart
- 12: 30-13: 30
Anri Sala in conversation with Francesco Bonami
Anri Sala will discuss his video installations and collaborations – especially with musicians for numerous films, including the work for the French Pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale – with Francesco Bonami, one of the top international curators, whose experiences include curatorship of the Venice Biennale in 2003.
Francesco Bonami, curator, Milan
Anri Sala, artist, Berlin
English language
- 14: 00-15: 00
Mind the Gap: Documentary, Fiction, and Artist's Film
Everywhere we see the convergence between the languages of documentary and fiction, from the work of artists who explore narratives of the past and present to television productions. How can we place artists' approaches to documentary within the models by which we understand reality today?
Yuri Ancarani, artist and filmmaker, Milan
Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio, artists and filmmakers, Turin
Moderated by Maria Bonsanti, Artistic Director, Cinéma du Réel, Paris
Italian language
- 15: 30-16: 30
From Object to Process: Curating Contexts
Increasingly, art institutions reflect the breadth of art practices, expanding their expertise to include time-based media and interactive technologies. What resources and challenges does this expansion of interest from the object to the process present to institutions and the public? Are there historical precedents for these recent changes?
Natasha Ginwala, Curator, Contour Biennale 8, Mechelen and Curatorial Advisor, documenta 14, Kassel / Athens
Omar Kholeif, Manilow Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Aram Moshayedi, curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Ralph Rugoff, Director, Hayward Gallery, London
Moderator Barbara Casavecchia, independent curator and contributing editor fi frieze, Milan
English language
- 17: 30-18: 30
Care and Attention: Private Collection, Public Collection
From the moment a work leaves the artist's studio its social existence is shaped by the collection, or collections, of which it becomes part. What possibilities do public and private collections offer for understanding time-based works, such as videos and films?
Martin Bethenod, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana, Venice
Florence Derieux, Curator of American Art, Center Pompidou Foundation & Curator-at-Large, Center Pompidou, Paris
Helena Fernandino and Emilio Pi, private collection, Madrid
Moderator Ben Borthwick
English language
SATURDAY 9 APRIL
- 14: 00-15: 00
Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi in conversation with Eva Fabbris
Since the late XNUMXs, artists and film-makers Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi have developed an internationally celebrated visual practice that critically explores cinema, the archive, history and memory as spaces of social and political transformation.
Eva Fabbris, independent curator, Milan
Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi, artists and filmmakers, Milan
Italian language
- 15: 30-16: 30
Virgilio Sieni in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist
Virgilio Sieni, one of the most influential dancers and choreographers on the European scene, will share with the curator and art historian Hans Ulrich Obrist his unique vision, which blends dance, visual arts and classical culture with a profound reflection on the human condition.
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programs and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London
Virgilio Sieni, dancer, choreographer and Director, Venice Biennale – Dance Sector
Italian language
- 16:45 - 17:30
Jérôme Bel in conversation with Gabi Scardi
Jérôme Bel is an internationally renowned choreographer whose work goes beyond the institutional representation of dance and the body. On the occasion of the staging of his Compagnie Compagnie within the Stage as a Social Platform program at the Teatro Continuo by Alberto Burri. Bel discusses his practice with Gabi Scardi, curator of nctm e l'arte and the recovery of the Teatro Continuo, an environmental sculpture and scenic machine open to urban space, created in 1973 by Burri inside Parco Sempione on the occasion of the XV Triennial.
Jérôme Bel, choreographer, Paris
Gabi Scardi, Curator and Supervisor of the nctm project and art, Milan
Moderator Ben Borthwick
English language
- 17: 30-18: 30
A Moving History: Museums and Time-Based Arts
Although artists have always engaged in an intense dialogue with the languages of cinema, theatre, dance and performance of their contemporaries, this phenomenon has scarcely influenced the ways in which institutions have collected and displayed their works. The recognition of this plurality has been one of the major changes in museum culture in the last decade. How does the inclusion of these practices in public exhibitions and collections influence, expand and rewrite the stories of the past and the future?
Philippe-Alain Michaud, Curator in charge of the film department, Center Pompidou, Paris
Philip Bither, William and Nadine McGuire Director and Senior Curator, Performing Arts, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis
Annie Fletcher, Curator of Exhibitions, Van Abbemu
Sunday April 10
- 12: 30-13: 30
Tim Etchells in conversation with Chris Dercon
Tim Etchells has led Forced Entertainment, an internationally recognized experimental theater group, since its founding in 1984. Etchells, whose work as a visual artist has achieved international prominence over the years, will discuss with documentary filmmaker and curator Chris Dercon, who in 2017 he will take over the management of the Volksbühne theater in Berlin.
Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern, London
Tim Etchells, artist and performance maker, London and Sheffield
English language
- 14: 00-15: 00
staging vision
Theater and the visual arts have a long history of relationships dating back to the historic avant-gardes and beyond. Today we are witnessing a radical expansion of collaborative practices through an ever greater osmosis between performing arts, video, film and music. What are the implications and potential of this new approach?
Masbedo (Nicolò Massazza and Jacopo Bedogni), artists, Milan
Nicola Sani, composer and CEO, Teatro Comunale, Bologna
Monique Veaute, President, Romaeuropa Foundation for Art and Culture and Member of the Board of MAXXI, Rome
Moderated by Umberto Angelini, Artistic Director, Uovo performing arts festival, Milan and CEO and Artistic Director, Fondazione Teatro Grande, Brescia
Italian language
- 15: 15-15: 45
Rotary Club Milano Brera award for contemporary art and young artists
Laura Cherubini, Professor of Contemporary Art History, Brera Academy, Milan and Vice-President, MADRE, Naples
Christian Marinotti, Publisher and Professor of Contemporary Art History, School of Architecture, Polytechnic, Milan and creator of the award
Cristiana Perrella, Curator and Professor of Phenimenology of Contemporary Art, IED, Rome
Italian language
- 16: 00-17: 00
Changing Displays: Exhibition as Event
With the increasing presence of performance in contemporary art, the boundaries between time-based events and temporary exhibitions are increasingly blurred. Are institutions responding to changes in artistic practices by creating ever more flexible and temporary spaces or are artists having to adapt their work to these new conditions?
Hendrik Folkerts, Curator, documenta 14, Kassel and Athens
Vincent Honoré, Chief Curator, DRAF, London
Fatos Üstek, independent curator, London
Moderated by Frédérique Bergholtz, Director, If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution, Amsterdam
English language
- 17: 30-18: 30
Parallel Lines: An Artist's Film Industry?
Technological innovations make the means used in cinema, documentaries and advertising ever more accessible to artists. What artists, producers, museums and biennales can learn from the television and film industries – and vice versa – about production and distribution
Knut Åsdam, artist, Oslo
Benjamin Cook, Director, LUX, London
Jacqui Davies, Producer, London
Franck Gautherot, Co-Director and Curator, Le Consortium, Djion
Moderator Leonardo Bigazzi, Curator, Marino Marini Museum and Curator of Special Projects, The Screen of Art Film Festival, Florence
English language
Miart 2016
April 8 - 10, 2016
preview April 7, 2016
fieramilanocity, pavilion 3, gate 5
Milano
