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Premio Durello Award, 2011

talk, seminar, debate

Presentation of the Award to the artist Valentina Miorandi for “Inno Nazionale d'Italia” - - - - - - La Giuria, presieduta da Alfredo Cramerotti, dopo una prima valutazione delle opere candidate al concorso attraverso il sito www.startingcollection.com, ha effettuato venerdì 7 ottobre la sua scelta in fiera, con la seguente motivazione: - - - - - “Il Premio Durello è nato per supportare artisti che presentano e discutono un tema, un soggetto, rendendolo in maniera inconsueta e con angolo inesplorato; e non c'è dubbio che l'opera vincitrice del 2011, “Inno Nazionale d"Italia 2011” dell'artista Valentina Miorandi, sia uno degli esempi più fulgidi ed efficaci in questo senso. L'opera, in sé è rappresentata da un disco in vinile che supporta la registrazione di una sessione di tre cori di montagna - una settantina di uomini e donne che hanno eseguito, con guida di un direttore musicale, l'inno nazionale di Mameli con il testo originale sostituito da parole-chiave della Costituzione Italiana. Termini come 'democratica', 'donne e uomini', 'libera persona, ‘libera espressione', 'di tutti volontà', risuonano vicini, forse troppo vicini per metterci a nostro agio. Mettono in moto questioni sul loro significato profondo, qui e ora. Miorandi ha estratto queste parole-chiave e le ha date ai cori di montagna perché le facessero proprie, le attivassero attraverso melodie emozionali che tutti conoscono, e si trasformassero così in pensieri che ci entrano in testa e rimettono in discussione l'idea di che cosa è la nostra società, e soprattutto come la stiamo costituendo, cambiandola continuamente poco a poco. In che direzione vada questo cambiamento, dipende da noi. E qui il lavoro dell'artista si fa acuto, quasi micidiale nella sua efficacia, perché i cori stessi stanno facendo propria la nuova composizione, e la ripropongono nelle loro performance, come parte del repertorio. Miorandi non si presta a facili atteggiamenti critici senza conseguenze: genera contenuti e adotta mezzi sempre in maniera funzionale, fa qualcosa che serve alle persone che guardano o ascoltano. E non c'è retorica che tenga, dal momento che ci implica in quello che siamo”.

Borrowed Knowledge: Stefanos Tsivopoulos and Alfredo Cramerotti, 2011

talk, seminar, debate

On October 4th, 2011 at 6:30pm - a discussion with Stefanos Tsivopoulos and Alfredo Cramerotti in connection with the current exhibition Stefanos Tsivopoulos: Borrowed Knowldege. - - - - - Borrowed Knowledge is a show in two parts: The Blind Image and The Public Library of Borrowed Knowledge. The show takes as its starting point an investigation into the construction of visual history and its relation to images and history’s claim to truth through two multifaceted works. The Blind Image brings together the film Amnesialand (2010), the artist’s most recent film Blind Image, a series of photos and display of books. The Public Library of Borrowed Knowledge will attempt to open up a participatory dialogue relating to the idea of knowledge production and cultural translation, initiating a collective working process for subsequent presentations. - - - - Alfredo Cramerotti (1967) is a writer, curator and artist based in the UK. His cultural practice explores the relationship between reality and representation across a variety of media and collaborations such as TV, radio, publishing, internet, media festivals, writing and exhibition curating. Among his recent research and curatorial activity: Director, Mostyn, Wales. Mostyn is the largest publicly funded contemporary art gallery in Wales. The gallery is a member of the Plus Tate partnership of 18 leading museums and galleries with shared aspirations, with Tate, to inspire people about art and deepen engagement in modern and contemporary art. Co-Curator, Manifesta 8 European biennial of contemporary art (2009-2011); Senior Curator, QUAD Derby (2008-2011), co-Curator, CPS Chamber of Public Secrets (2004-present) and co-Director, AGM Culture roaming curatorial agency (2003-present); Editor of the Critical Photography book series by Intellect Books. Recent publications include the book Aesthetic Journalism: How to inform without informing (2009) and Unmapping the City: Perspectives of Flatness (2010). Web: www.alcramer.net, www.mostyn.org, www.intellectbooks.com, www.agmculture.org - - - - - Stefanos Tsivopoulos (1973) is currently based in NYC and is part of the ISCP NY residency program. He has participated in residencies at the Rijksakademie van beeldenden kunst, Amsterdam; Platform Garanti, Istanbul; and IASPIS, Stockholm. Recent solo shows include Amnesialand, Heidelberg Kunstverein; The Real The Story The Storyteller, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam; and Lost Monument, Art Forum, Berlin. Group shows include Manifesta 8, Murcia; 1st Athens Biennale; Witte de With, Rotterdam; BFI Southbank, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel; ev+a Biennial, Limerick; ACF, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens; Centre Photographique d’lle, Paris; and Essl Museum, Vienna. Web: www.stefanostsivopoulos.com, www.prometeogallery.com - - - - - This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with texts by Matteo Lucchetti and Sanne Oorthuizen. http://www.iscp-nyc.org/ ISCP thanks the following contributors for their generous support: Brooklyn Arts Council, The Greenwich Collection,National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Stichting Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten Vormegiving en Bouwkunst, The Netherlands.

Blowup: Every Artist, A Journalist, 2011

talk, seminar, debate

This edition of Blowup examined the tension between documentary methods and artistic expression, and address where notions of truth and beauty fit in this mix. - - - - - With Lino Hellings (NL), Alfredo Cramerotti (UK), Gair Dunlop (UK). Moderated by Michelle Kasprzak, V2_ Curator. - - - - - LInks: http://www.papaplatform.com http://alcramer.net http://entropicmodern.blogspot.com/ http://www.v2.nl/events/blowup-every-artist-a-journalist/ - - - - Documentary images are a common method to measure and reflect on the monumental scale of change occurring in contemporary society. These images are also highly aestheticised, making beauty even of images of the most desolate slum or industrialised landscape. As a crossover point between art and journalism, the documentary image also allows us to question the veracity of world events from multiple viewpoints, often offering multiple uncomfortable realities instead of a single, easily-digestible worldview. In an era of a massive data onslaught that individuals struggle to cope with, the documentary image continues to offer us a human face on information, sometimes elegantly summarising a complex situation. But what balance needs to be struck between honest portrayals of reality and artistic license?

Perceptions of Practice: Photography, 2011

talk, seminar, debate

Perceptions of Practice: Photography is a series of workshops that set out to investigate what constitutes photographic practice today. The series promotes enquiry into contemporary photographic practice and its associated disciplines through placing presentations and discussions on established concepts of photographic tradition and the moving image alongside those arising from digital developments, such as the virtual camera, information clouds, network technology and the cultural consequences of photography as hyperobject. - - - - - Presenters: - - - - Jean Baird [Nottingham Trent University], Annie Cattrell [Artist]: Photography/Objects/Sculpture - - - Guy Birkin [Nottingham Trent University]: Visual Complexity: Practice and Perception in Art & Design - - - Alfredo Cramerotti [Quad, Derby and Intellect Books]: Expanded Photography/The Hyperimage - - - Paul Caplan [Birkbeck, University of London, Centre for Media, Culture and Creative Practice,]: Object Oriented Photography - - - Jed Hoyland [Nottingham Trent University]: Stillness/Silence/Arrangements (perhaps with a bit of speaking] - - - Robert Jackson [School of Art and Media, University of Plymouth]: Fried, Heidegger and Jeff Wall: The problem with 'capturing' equipment in photography - - - Andy Lock [Nottingham Trent University]: Circumstantial Evidence: Experiments in photographic inquiry and applied research - - - David Reid [Nottingham Trent University]: It won’t lie still: an ecology of practice - - - Jonathan Watts [Royal College of Art]: Rehearsing Practice - - - - Image credit: Haris Epaminonda

...fiori' la tragedia. E l'inganno divenne sapienza., 2011

talk, seminar, debate (Italian only)

Conferenza a Palazzo Forti: Michele Manzini, Alfredo Cramerotti e Luigi Meneghelli a confronto. Presentazione della pubblicazione 'Mescolanze' con prefazione a cura di Gianluca Marziani. - - - - - Sala Vasche, Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Palazzo Forti, Verona. Organizzato da K-n Studio Verona.


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