Lunch Talks | GDI Torino
15.11.2022 - 31.01.2023 from 13:00 to 14:00
Talking about Art. Great artists, great exhibitions, great themes
A program by Castello di Rivoli at Gallerie d’Italia, Torino
Arena, Gallerie d’Italia
Gallerie d’Italia, Turin, hosts a program of talks by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Marcella Beccaria, and Marianna Vecellio. Accompanying the public on a journey into art, the program proposes a new form of “lunch break” to discover contemporary art, enjoy a light lunch by Costardi Bros, and visit the exhibitions at Gallerie d’Italia, Turin.
15.11.2022 (13:00-14:00)
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Digital Art
The talk focuses on digital art, from the technological works of the 1960s (the “media art”) to the recent immersive digital works and NFTs.
22.11.2022 (13:00-14:00)
Marcella Beccaria, Amalfi 68. Arte povera più azioni povere
The talk presents Arte povera più azioni povere, an experimental exhibition in Amalfi in 1968, which presented for the first time works, actions and performances by artists changing the history of contemporary art.
29.11.2022 (13:00-14:00)
Marianna Vecellio, Post Human 1992. The society of simulacra
The talk presents Post Human and works by postmodern artists featured in this exhibition, such as Jeff Koons, Matthew Barney, and Cindy Sherman. They expresses the sense of a society where the human is replaced in the collective imagination by consumer goods.
06.12.2022 (13:00-14:00)
Marianna Vecellio, Ecology and contemporary art
The Lunch Talk narrates the change of perspective in art dictated by the climate crisis by examining new alliances between life forms through the ecological practices of artists such as Joseph Beuys, Giuseppe Penone, Claire Pentecost, Michael Rakowitz, Rossella Biscotti and Tabita Rezaire.
13.12.2022 (13:00-14:00)
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, dOCUMENTA(13) 2012 Kassel
The Lunch Talk explores the most fascinating themes and works of contemporary artists who have participated in one of the most successful exhibitions of our century. With nearly one million visitors in 100 days, dOCUMENTA (13) has radically changed the world of art.
10.01.2023 (13:00-14:00)
Marcella Beccaria, The Art of Performance. Backstage notes
The Lunch Talk reveals the background of major exhibition projects at Castello di Rivoli focused on Performance Art, from the great retrospective on Vanessa Beecroft in 2003 to the exhibition of Anne Imhof in 2021, the undisputed protagonist and cult figure of contemporary culture, deepening its most controversial aspects.
17.01.2023 (13:00-14:00)
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, William Kentridge
The Lunch Talk tells the story and secrets of the South African artist who is one of the most important in the world. Through his art, Kentridge has helped to overcome Apartheid and to change our point of view on the relationship between the north and south of the world.
24.01.2023 (13:00-14:00)
Marianna Vecellio, Anna Boghiguian
The Lunch Talk tells the story of one of the most original characters of our days: the Egyptian-Canadian artist of Armenian origins Anna Boghiguian, known for her numerous travels, who through expressionist drawings traces the history of humanity in globalization offering a glimpse poetic about life.
31.01.2023 (13:00-14:00)
Marcella Beccaria, Olafur Eliasson
The Lunch Talk examines the artistic path of Olafur Eliasson, one of the greatest protagonists of art today, deepening his visionary installations currently exhibited at Castello di Rivoli. Defined by him as “machines to see oneself to see”, Eliasson’s works can make us understand the nature and reality that surround us in unexpected ways.
Reservations up to 5 days prior the date: torino@gallerieditalia.com or 800 167 619
The cost is € 22, including a lunch box by Costardi Bros and the entrance ticket.