Marina Abramovic
Liliana Moro
John Armleder
Gianni Motti
Joseph Beuys
Ernesto Neto
Meret Oppenheim
Marcel Broodthaers
Angelo Plessas
Lenora de Barros
Pipilotti Rist
Mircea Cantor
Dieter Roth
Subodh Gupta
Shimabuku
Jannis Kounellis
Vivianne van Singer
Los Carpinteros
Raghubir Singh
Anna Maria Maiolino
Daniel Spoerri
Marcello Maloberti
Barthelemy Toguo
Cildo Meireles
Nari Ward
Miralda
Tony Morgan
Adelina von Furstenberg
Anna Daneri
Reflections on Mother Earth, Agriculture and Nutrition. An international contemporary art travelling exhibition, a series of lectures and round tables bringing together stakeholders in the food supply chain and a programme of films on the theme of food. On the effects of climate change, the poisoning of agricultural products, the food distribution gap, famine and other related concerns. Presented by Art for The World.
Curated by Adelina von Fürstenberg
Associate Curator Anna Daneri
ART for The World presents FOOD, an international travelling exhibition that will be
presented in avant-première in Geneva at the Musée Ariana, the Swiss Museum
of Ceramics and Glass, at 10 Avenue de la Paix, Geneva, located in the heart
of the international organizations area and next to the United Nations Geneva
Headquarters.
Designed and curated by Adelina von Fürstenberg, FOOD focuses on the preservation
of our Mother Earth and food choices, as well as the effects of climate change, the
poisoning of agricultural products, the food distribution gap, famine and other
related concerns. FOOD is multi-faceted: a contemporary art exhibition, a series of
lectures and round tables bringing together stakeholders in the food supply chain
and a programme of films on the theme of food.
The works of the following artists will be exhibited: Marina Abramović (Serbia),
John Armleder (Switzerland), Joseph Beuys (Germany), Lenora de Barros (Brazil),
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgium), Mircea Cantor (Romania/France), Subodh Gupta
(India), Jannis Kounellis (Greece/Italy), Los Carpinteros (Cuba), Anna Maria Maiolino
(Italy/Brazil), Marcello Maloberti (Italy), Cildo Meireles (Brazil), Miralda (Spain),
Tony Morgan (UK/Switzerland), Liliana Moro (Italy), Gianni Motti (Italy/Switzerland),
Ernesto Neto (Brazil), Meret Oppenheim (Germany/Switzerland), Angelo Plessas
(Greece), Pipilotti Rist (Switzerland), Dieter Roth (Switzerland), Shimabuku (Japan),
Vivianne van Singer (Switzerland), Raghubir Singh (India), Daniel Spoerri (Romania/
Switzerland), Barthélémy Toguo (Cameroon/France), Nari Ward (USA).
In parallel, short films by the following directors will be screened: Jia Zhang-Ke (China),
Murali Nair (India), Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), Pablo Trapero (Argentina) and
a documentary on Mesa Brasil, produced by the Regional Department of SESC,
Sao Paulo, Brazil and one by the Austrian collective wastecooking.
After Geneva and in the context of EXPO Milano 2015, whose theme is Feeding the
Planet, Energy for Life, FOOD will be presented at the Spazio Oberdan, Milan in
September 2013 in collaboration with the Province of Milan, at the SESC, Sao Paulo
from March to June 2014 in collaboration with the Regional Department of SESC, Sao
Paolo, and in Marseilles from October 2014 to February 2015 at MuCEM (Museum of
Civilisations from Europe and the Mediterranean).
On 16 October 2012, WORLD FOOD DAY, the FOOD project was presented in Milan to the
national and international press and media in the presence of Mr. Filippo Ciantia, Head
of International Relations for EXPO Milano 2105, Mr. Sami Kanaan, Administrative
Counsellor of the City of Geneva and Head of the Department of Culture and Sport
of Geneva, Mr. Umberto Maerna, Vice-President of the Province and Head of the
Department of Culture of the Province of Milan, Ms. Daniela Rubino, Vice-President
of Slow Food, Professor Marina Calloni, University of Milano-Bicocca, as well as the
main partners and organizers.
In collaboration and with the support of the Department of Culture and Sport of the
City of Geneva, the Loterie Romande, the CBH (Compagnie Bancaire Hélvétique), the
Ernst Goehner Foundation and the Foundation for Tourism of the State of Geneva,
FOOD is a project realized by ART for The World and made possible thanks to the
participation of the Municipal Contemporary Art Fund of the City of Geneva (FMAC)
(Geneva), Professional Training Centre for the Applied Arts of the City of Geneva
(CFPAA) (Geneva), TPG Advertising (Geneva), Hôtel Le Richmond (Geneva), Amici
Caffè (Switzerland), Biscotti P. Gentilini (Rome), Hôtel Les Nations (Geneva), HelvéCie
(Geneva), Boulanger Pougnier (Geneva), Migros (Geneva), Vision Color (Geneva),
Natural Le Coultre and the Restaurant du Parc des Bastions and of the following
collections: AL’H (Geneva), Archivio Bonotto (Molvena, Italy) Daros Latinamerica
AG (Zurich), the Netherlands Media Arts Institute (Amsterdam), MAMCO - Museum
of Modern and Contemporary Art (Geneva), the Netherlands Media Arts Institute
(Amsterdam), the Raghubir Singh Estate (Paris), as well as the galleries Air de Paris
(Paris), Valentina Bonomo (Rome), Andrea Caratsch (Zurich), Raffaella Cortese (Milan)
Sean Kelly (New York), Peter Kilchmann (Zurich), Lelong (Paris), Magazzino d’Arte
Moderna (Rome), Bob van Orsouw (Zurich), Marie-Puck Broodthaers (Ixelles) and the
Municipality of Grand-Saconnex, among others.
ART for The World is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO), affiliated to UNDPI, the
United Nations Department of Public Information, and recognized of public utility by
the Canton of Geneva, which aims to mobilize contemporary art, cinema and culture
on the key issues of our society. Since its foundation in 1996, ART for The World has
organized large travelling projects and produced several short films. It operates
mainly in Switzerland, Italy, France, Great Britain, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, India, Africa,
Latin America, especially Brazil and in the USA. Since 1998, ART for The World has
collaborated with the Regional Department of SESC Sao Paulo, the most important
Brazilian NGO. In 2005, ART for The World Europa, its sister association, was founded
in 2005 in Turin, with executive headquarters in Milan.
Image: Gianni Motti, Spauracchio, 2012, wood, fabric, straw 250 x 80 x 40 cm. Courtesy of the artist
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