Francesco Urbano Ragazzi

New alliances between art and reality.

Yale Architecture.
20 February, 2023.

Lecture by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi.
Global Artscapes seminar by Alessandra Cianchetta.

Lecture at Yale Architecture

The seminar Global Artscapes held by Alessandra Cianchetta explores how the art market generates new spatial forms and relationships both at a large scale (a network of intertwined infrastructures and territorial economies) and at a small scale (a network of galleries, museums, foundations, and special projects). It also questions how new urban and economic models related to the global art trade may impact and can be used to the benefit of larger regions and populations. The broader, underlying theme is how private stakeholders and private capitals will play an increasingly key role in defining urban planning and territorial strategies.

In this context, Professor Cianchetta invites the curatorial duo Francesco Urbano Ragazzi to present their approach to storytelling in exhibition-making. They focus in particular on their long-standing collaboration with Jonas Mekas and the relocation of his cinematic work into contemporary art spaces. The lecture also examines the curatorial strategies of the duo, especially their ecologically minded approaches developed to counterbalance large-scale art events. Special attention is given to their projects for the Venice Biennale and to their full direction of LIAF 2022 Fantasmagoriana (Lofoten Biennale).

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