13 - 20 December
Palazzo Mora, Venice, IT
Alperoa, "Tattoo for Venice" (2012). Tattoo by Daniel Campos | 13Agujas Tatuajes.
Photograph by Cristian Beroíza
Following
the first edition “Hybrid Body – Poetic Body” that took place in
December 2012 at Palazzo Bembo, the 2nd VENICE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE
ART WEEK will take place at Palazzo Mora in Venice from 13th to 20th
December 2014 under the focus "Ritual Body - Political Body".
The
live art exhibition project dedicated to contemporary performance art
will showcase in its second edition works of over 50 international
performance artists from around the globe, some of which are presented
in cooperation with cultural institutions and foundations. Pioneers of
this art discipline will exhibit alongside established and emerging
artists, reflecting influences and current tendencies in the field.
The
project consists of a vibrant program of live performances,
installations, photographic and video documentation, conferences, daily
round tables talks, a Study Room, a Movie Room and meetings with the
participating artists, researchers and curators.
For
the second edition with the focus “Ritual Body - Political Body” the
VENICE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WEEK 2014 aims to investigate a
wide range of concepts such as: art as a space for civil negotiation
where human ethical values are the core; interconnectivity; political
confrontation; utopia; ecological issues; social and individual
conflicts and responsibilities, and how the self relates to them, at the
same time concentrating on the fact that the presence of the human
beings in this world is always more than a temporary condition.
The
communication that can be triggered between artists and the audience is
an essential element. The topics addressed during the week will relate
to the need to look at social relations and the lives of individuals
with greater care.
Due
to the specificity of the theme of this second edition “Ritual Body -
Political Body”, the live performances and works on display will also
seek to provide reflection and further considerations on how to find
meaningful mechanisms to foster positive change through contemporary art
and culture in a clearly vital way.
The
VENICE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WEEK wishes to enrich the highly
renowned art scene in Venice with the audacious art form of performance
art.
Curated
by VestAndPage and organized in collaboration with Studio
Contemporaneo, Venice Open Gates, Weexhibit and Global Art Affairs
Foundation, which hosts the event in its prestigious premises at Palazzo
Mora on Strada Nova.
ART WEEK BLOG updated daily during the week with features, interviews and reviews on veniceperformanceart.tumblr.com.
Read full description and program here.
Glad to take part in the Venice International Performance Art Week.
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