XV Advanced Course in Visual Arts - Walid Raad
2009
1 - 22 Luglio 2009
XV Corso Superiore di Arti Visive
We can make rain but no one came to ask
Visiting Professor
Walid Raad
Direttore
Annie Ratti
Curatori
Anna Daneri
Cesare Pietroiusti
Coordinamento
Anna Daneri
Karen Tomatis
Il corso di Walid Raad ha affrontato opere, scritti e concetti relativi a episodi di estrema violenza fisica, psicologica e non solo. In particolare si sono approfondite le premesse filosofiche, storiche, politiche, economiche e formali alla base dei progetti artistici di Walid Raad come The Atlas Group e Scratching on Things I Could Disavow: A History of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Arab World; inoltre si sono presi in esame i concetti di Jalal Toufic, come la “scomparsa della tradizione in seguito a un’immane tragedia”. E' stato dato spazio a interventi di artisti, proiezioni di film, video e letture, e i partecipanti sono stati chiamati a discutere delle loro ricerche e progetti artistici in sessioni di gruppo e in dialoghi a due.
1 - 22 July 2009
XV Advanced Course in Visual Arts
We can make rain but no one came to ask
Visiting Professor
Walid Raad
Director
Annie Ratti
Curators
Anna Daneri
Cesare Pietroiusti
Coordinators
Anna Daneri
Karen Tomatis
This workshop engaged artworks, writings, and concepts dealing with events of extreme physical, psychological, and other forms of violence. In particular, the workshop was concentrate on the philosophical, historical, political, economic, and formal assumptions that informed Walid Raad’s art projects including The Atlas Group and Scratching on Things I Could Disavow: A History of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Arab World, and on Jalal Toufic’s concepts, especially “The Withdrawal of Tradition Past a Surpassing Disaster.” The focus was on artist-led presentations, film/video screenings, and readings. Moreover, participants were expected to discuss actively their current research and/or art projects, in group sessions as well as in individual meetings.
