The Theater Project
Accecare L’ascolto / Blinding The Ears / Aveugler L’ecoute
Action, Behaviour, Performance, Instant Theater In Turin
4-8 November, 2009
Lingotto Fiere, Turin
ARTISSIMA 16, the International Contemporary Art Fair in Turin, for the first time presents an accompanying programme of events focusing on a single theme: interaction between the visual arts and theatre. From 4 to 8 November 2009, world-premiere events – from plays to performances and concerts – featuring an extraordinary list of artists, will take place in five major city theaters.
Tickets online at www.artissima.it
Wednesday, November 4
FLAVIA MASTRELLA / ANTONIO REZZA, Bahamuth
Thursday, November 5
GELITIN, All or the just, i 120 minuti di Torino
Friday, November 6
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO, Anno Uno, Terzo Paradiso
Saturday, November 7
CAO FEI, RMB City Opera
PABLO BRONSTEIN, Phèdre
JIM SHAW, A Tone, Meant for Your Sins
Sunday, November 8
MATT MULLICAN, Reading That Person
BEDWYR WILLIAMS, Mini Bus
JOANNE TATHAM & TOM O’SULLIVAN, The story of how we came to be here, what we did before we got here, how you have forgotten why you asked us here and why we cannot remember why we came, or: Is this what brings things into focus?
TRIS VONNA-MICHELL, Photography is My Punishment
NICO VASCELLARI, Monologo senza titolo
GUY DE COINTET, Going to the Market – At Sunrise a Cry Was Heard
JIMMY RASKIN, The Disciple’s Premature Nostalgia
STEVEN CLAYDON, Bestiary
ERIK AND HARALD THYS, The Automobile
SOAP & SKIN – THE PRESENT – MARLENE KUNTZ, Concert
Concept and Curating: Andrea Bellini
Curatorial advisors: Defne Ayas, Andrea Busto, Yann Chateigné Tytelman, Luigi Coppola, Cecilia Canziani, Ilaria Gianni, Simone Menegoi, Davide Quadrio, Caterina Riva, Francesco Stocchi, and Aurélie Voltz.
The Theatre project is made possible thanks to Fondazione del Teatro Stabile di Torino, Fondazione Teatro Regio di Torino and Fondazione Teatro Piemonte Europa.
The Cao Fei event is produced by Depart Foundation, Rome, in collaboration with Artissima and Arthub, Shanghai, and in co-production with Far East Far West ltd., Hong Kong, Shanghai.
The Bedwyr Williams event is produced by Nomas Foundation, Rome.
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ARTISSIMA 16
6-8 November, 2009
Preview and Opening: 5 November
Lingotto Fiere, Turin
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ARTISSIMA16 will propose 127 galleries from all over the world along with 18 emerging artists selected by a team of curators – Aurélie Voltz, Jimena Acosta Romero, Adam Carr and Simone Menegoi – for Present Future, the special section of the fair devoted to emerging talents. Other curated projects in the fair will include Constellations, a museum-type exhibition of large size artworks selected by Heike Munder, THE STORE, by Adam Carr, a sort of mixture between a store and an exhibition, where it will be possible to buy artworks by young artists for a few euros and Artissima Cinema, a video program on historical and contemporary performances organized by Yann Chateigné Tytelman and RoseLee Goldberg.
To view the exhibitors list and to learn more about the fair please click on www.artissima.it or contact info@artissima.it
ARTISSIMA, a brand-name event of Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino and Città di Torino, is promoted by Fondazione Torino Musei. The Fair has the support of Camera di commercio di Torino, Compagnia di San Paolo and Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT.
Main partner UniCredit Group – UniCredit Private Banking
Partners Grey Goose, illycaffè, Nationale Suisse, Nova Investimenti Immobiliari
In Kind Partners: adele-c, Ferrero Rocher, Fiat Group, Galliano Habitat / Museo del Design
