Saturday, 12 April 2014, 11am–5pm
Associazione “Fare arte nel nostro tempo/Making art in our time”
Lugano
Switzerland
Demographic growth in some areas of the world, stagnation in others, material and immaterial crowds…
The Association “Fare arte nel nostro tempo/Making art in our time” presents the second day in a series of meetings on Visions In Dialogue on the theme “The Crowd” in the Auditorio of the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano.
Jacques Lévy, expert geographer on the theory of space in the city and in society, will introduce the theme for the day. Michele Parrinello, expert physicist in molecular dynamics; Hou Hanru, art historian and curator, Director of the MAXXI Museum in Rome; Du Zhenjun, artist; Marco Müller, artistic director of film festivals, producer, and teacher, will intervene and confront the various aesthetic, artistic and scientific points of view on the theme of the crowd. After a welcoming speech given by Hon. Giovanna Masoni Brenni, Deputy Mayor and Department Head for Cultural Affairs in the City of Lugano, the meeting will be introduced by Marco Franciolli, Director of the Museo Cantonale d’Arte and the Museo d’Arte in Lugano and moderated by Elena Volpato, art historian and curator.
Actual developments tend to increase the anonymous crowds of urbanisation, consumption, free time, the immaterial crowds of globalisation and of the new means of communication, says Cristina Bettelini, President of the association. The multitude creates homogeneity but also boundaries, the movement of populations and migration reinforce the bonds of belonging and being excluded, subjectively the idea of multitudes can imply force and collective identification but also anonymity and annihilation.
“Fare arte nel nostro tempo/Making art in our time” is a private, independent, non-profit association established in 2012. The series Visions in Dialogue, created by the Association in collaboration with the Museo Cantonale d’Arte and the Museo d’Arte, Lugano, proposes a bi-annual series of day-long meetings open to the public during which participants may reflect on some aspects of the visual arts and living in today’s world from the viewpoint of protagonists and experts from various disciplines. The main thread for the conferences are themes regarding art and identity, art and culture, art and method: a history of art specialist, an artist, a philosopher or sociologist and a scientist are invited to confront the theme of the day along interdisciplinary lines. A little contribution to the adventure of knowledge on current and universal themes that offers the chance for diverse and opposing interpretations as well as meeting points, on the premise that complexity is not only in things but also includes the point of view of those who observe them.
Entrance is free until all available seats are taken. To assist us with the organisation of the conference, please confirm your participation at [email protected].
The next meeting on “The Relationship Observer/Observed” will take place in autumn and “How To Interpret Time” in spring 2015.
The participation of the speakers on video, their biographies, brief interviews and other information on the chosen themes and relating to the programmes are available on the Association’s website.
In collaboration with Museo Cantonale d’Arte and Museo d’Arte, Lugano
With contributions from:
Città di Lugano
Repubblica e Cantone Ticino
MIGROS Percento Culturale
Partners:
Pro Museo associazione degli Amici del Museo Cantonale d’Arte
Società Ticinese Di Belle Arti
L’Ideatorio Università della Svizzera Italiana
Chiassoletteraria
Associazione “Fare arte nel nostro tempo/Making art in our time”
Auditorium Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI)
Via Giuseppe Buffi 13
Lugano
Switzerland
