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Second International Conference “Archives and Exhibitions”. Organized by la Biennale di Venezia – ASAC in the context of the 55th International Art Exhibition with the collaboration of the Archive Superintendence for the Veneto Region.

November 15th and 16th, 2013

Venice, Teatro Piccolo Arsenale
Free admission

SCHEDULE

Friday, November 15th

Session 1 | 10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.

Opening of the Conference and presentation of the Proceedings of the First International Conference “Archives and Exhibition” 2012

  • Paolo Baratta, President of la Biennale di Venezia: The use of Archives in the 55th International Art Exhibition
  • Massimiliano Gioni, Curator of the 55th International Art Exhibition
  • Gianfranco Baruchello, Artist invited to the Biennale Arte 2013
  • Matt Mullican, Artist invited to the Biennale Arte 2013
  • moderator Angela Vettese, Art critic and Councilor of Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Venice

Session 2 | 2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.

Organize the memory

  • Angela Vettese, Art critic and Councilor of Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Venice
  • Eleni Michaelidi, Archivist at DESTE Foundation, Athens
  • Reem Akl, Project officer at the Arab Image Foundation, Beirut
  • moderator Massimiliano Gioni, Curator of the 55th International Art Exhibition

Session 3 | 4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

Experiences and thoughts on the great potential of the archives in Italy

  • Diana Toccafondi, Archive Superintendent for Tuscany
  • Erilde Terenzoni, Archive Superintendent for Veneto and Trentino – Alto Adige
  • Rachele Ferrario, Professor of Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts and Archives Cataloguing and Management,
  • Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan
  • Debora Rossi, Head of ASAC – Historical Archives of Contemporary Arts, Venice
  • Paola Pettenella, Responsible of Historical Archives at Mart, Rovereto
  • moderator Erilde Terenzoni, Archive Superintendent for Veneto and Trentino – Alto Adige
  • Conclusions by Rossana Rummo, General Director for Libraries, Cultural Institutes and Copyright of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism

Saturday, November 16th

Session 4 | 9.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.

The archive document in contemporary art

  • Paolo Baratta, President of la Biennale di Venezia
  • Okwui Enwezor, Director of Haus der Kunst, Munich
  • Michelle Elligott, Rona Roob Senior Museum Archivist at MoMA, New York
  • Luca Massimo Barbero, Director of the Institute of Art History of the Fondazione Cini, Venice
  • Daniela Lancioni, Senior Curator at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
  • Assunta Porciani, Responsible of the Archive and Library of Fondazione la Quadriennale di Roma
  • moderator Massimiliano Gioni, Curator of the 55th International Art Exhibition
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