{"id":123961,"date":"2022-09-22T22:49:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/?post_type=mostra&#038;p=123961"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:00:54","slug":"richard-bell","status":"publish","type":"mostra","link":"https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/en\/mostra\/richard-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"section-block_1110221a3905cc234d3b049f322df359\" class=\"section  \" data-aos=\"fade\" data-type=\"mst-two-columns-content-reverse-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div id=\"block-block_2a55e735592171ce22346eaf1fb528c3\" class=\"col offset-0 offset-lg-1 order-2 order-lg-1 col-12 col-lg-4\" data-type=\"mst-column\">\n\t\n\n<p>Castello di Rivoli presents a new commision by Aboriginal Australian artist and political activist Richard Bell<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-block_9faefb6bacc3c840a6a5d6ad5625cc1f\" class=\"col order-1 order-lg-2 col-12 col-lg-7\" data-type=\"mst-column\">\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richard-Bell.jpeg\" alt=\"Richard Bell\" class=\"wp-image-117510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richard-Bell.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richard-Bell-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richard-Bell-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richard-Bell-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richard-Bell-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"block-block_7c535179370c86f2b28b25388e5c7467\" class=\"anchors-menu  wpb-margin-top wpb-margin-bottom wpb-padding-top wpb-padding-bottom\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-type=\"mst-anchors-menu-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid sticky\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row waypoints-navpills-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 offset-0 col-lg-11 offset-lg-1 waypoints-navpills-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav nav-pills waypoints-navpills\" id=\"anchors-pills\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDescription\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"#conversazioni\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConversazioni\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"waypoints-navpills-targets\" data-selector=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<section id=\"section-block_53972be9bfbbe7d4a77b1e1409978843\" class=\"section writings  \" data-aos=\"fade\" data-type=\"mst-writings-section\">\n\t\n<div id=\"block-block_749551d334709dd01d1c00d620083a12\" class=\"\" data-type=\"mst-section-title\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 offset-0 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-title\">Description<\/h2>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"section-block_a007932e4e52598ad1c2fdc124504851\" class=\"section  \" data-aos=\"fade\" data-type=\"mst-two-columns-content-with-quotes-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div id=\"block-block_b56b5063e8a0ba9d67936594accc9235\" class=\"col offset-0 offset-lg-1 d-none d-lg-block col-12 col-lg-3\" data-type=\"mst-column\">\n\t\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Bell tells a story often hidden in an attempt to recognise the autonomy and aesthetics associated with the political power of contemporary Aboriginal art. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-block_2f8272968875d347ff1d7fe932202152\" class=\"col offet-0 offset-lg-1 col-12 col-lg-7\" data-type=\"mst-column\">\n\t\n\n<p>The solo project in the frame of&nbsp;<em>ESPRESSIONI<\/em>&nbsp;is installed in the gardens and the Conference Hall of the Manica Lunga wing of Castello. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bell&#8217;s projects include a life-size reproduction of his Aborigine family\u2019s tin shack demolished by the Australian authorities, installed in the gardens with typical furnishings and with his new video installation (<em>Bulldozer Scene No Tin Shack<\/em>, 2022) about the demolition of his house when he was 14 years old. The looped projection shows a teenager who, in an attempt to stop the bulldozer that was demolishing the tin shack in which he was living in 1967, imitates the gesture of the man who had stopped the advance of a tank in Tiananmen Square in 1989. In the video, the teenage boy stands still and, despite his resistance, the bulldozer destroys the shack, leaving a pile of rubble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mini-retrospective of Bell\u2019s work in the adjoining Conference Hall presents works including&nbsp;<em>Prelude to Imagining Victory<\/em>&nbsp;of the series&nbsp;<em>Umbrella Embassy<\/em>, 2013, which is the first installation version of the work&nbsp;<em>Tent Embassy<\/em>, 2013 \u2013 in progress; the recent paintings&nbsp;<em>U Can\u2019t Touch This<\/em>, 2021, and&nbsp;<em>Immigration Policy<\/em>, 2017; works from the past, such as&nbsp;<em>Ministry Kids (Children\u2019s Parliament)<\/em>, 1992, and&nbsp;<em>Pigeon Holed<\/em>, 1992, which reflect the fear that Aborigines may access Australian institutional and power positions. The painting&nbsp;<em>Bell\u2019s Theorem<\/em>, 2002, will also be installed along with original notes from the artist\u2019s writings. Finally, the video&nbsp;<em>Scratch an Aussie<\/em>, 2008, will also be on display. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"section-block_db847848d2e16ed19bb6f5f36c4b2a38\" class=\"section insights  wpb-margin-top wpb-margin-bottom wpb-padding-top wpb-padding-bottom\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-type=\"mst-insights-section\">\n\t\n<div id=\"block-block_749551d334709dd01d1c00d620083a12\" class=\"\" data-type=\"mst-section-title\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 offset-0 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section-title\">Conversazioni<\/h2>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 item video-item\">\n        <div class=\"iframe-wrapper\">\n                <!--IUB-COOKIE-BLOCK-SKIP-START-->\n        <iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/745468061001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6306663563112\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n        <!--IUB-COOKIE-BLOCK-SKIP-END-->\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"caption mb-0\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellodirivoli.org\/video\/richard-bell-espressioni-con-frazioni\/\">\n                            Richard Bell &#8211; ESPRESSIONI CON FRAZIONI\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117511,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123961","mostra","type-mostra","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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