Artissima Walkie Talkies 2024
The “Walkie Talkies” are informal conversations between curators and collectors, in which they discuss the artworks at the various booths in the Artissima Fair. In the 2024 edition, curated by Leonardo Bigazzi, participants to the Walkie Talkies are: Lorenzo Giusti, Director at GAMeC Bergamo, Eva Fabbris, Director at MADRE Nappoli; Mohamed Almusibli, Director of Kunsthalle […]
Mending the Shores: Transforming Biennials for a Sustainable Future (13.10.2024)
In the context of a IBA General Assembly focused on reimagining a sustainable format for biennials amidst current global challenges and long-standing questions surrounding the exhibition model, this panel will explore how biennials can reposition themselves by moving away from a logic of incremental growth. The discussion will focus on balancing the positive cultural impact […]
More-than-Human Stories. Post-anthropocentric Trajectories in Today’s Art and Curatorial Practices.
COURSE OF CONTEMPORARY ART AT BOCCONI UNIVERSITY ( Academic Year 2024/25) Department of Social and Political Sciences. INSTRUCTOR: LORENZO GIUSTI The course aims to introduce students to the complexity of post-anthropocentric studies-in the philosophical, anthropological and social spheres-through the perspective and interpretation of some of the most significant artistic positions of recent years and through […]
Thinking Like a Mountain #2 (Opening October 3-5)
On October 3, 2024 in Casnigo and on October 5 in Bergamo and Vertova, the new projects of Thinking Like a Mountain, the two-year exhibition program promoted by GAMeC, under the artistic direction of Lorenzo Giusti, will open to the public. The museum is engaged in the implementation of art projects throughout the Province of Bergamo […]
Metamorphosis: Ancient Myth, Contemporary Practice
The conference scheduled to take place in Mantua from 21 to 23 June 2024 will be a founding moment and inspiration for all the initiatives that will follow. The theme of metamorphosis is firmly at the centre of artistic and philosophical reflections throughout modernity. It is certainly so in the culture of the 16th century, […]
Biennale Gherdëina 9 – Opening Weekend (May 31-June 1, 2024)
The ninth edition of Biennale Gherdëina, The Parliament of Marmots, curated by Lorenzo Giusti with Marta Papini as associate curator, will launch with an opening weekend from Friday, May 31 to Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Val Gardena, Italy, immersed in the breathtaking Dolomites landscape. Set in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Biennale Gherdëina 9 unfolds in various exhibition venues including the 17th-century Castel Gardena in Selva di […]
Thinking Like a Mountain. Opening weekend (May 17-18, 2024)
Sonia Boyce, Mercedes Azpilicueta, Chiara Gambirasio, Lin May Saeed, Studio Ossidiana in collaboration with Frantoio Sociale, and the communities of Bergamo, Brembate, Castione della Presolana, and Dalmine are the first protagonists in the biennial program Thinking Like a Mountain. The opening of the five projects will take place on May 17 and 18. More infos on […]
Approaching Biennale Gherdëina in Venice
On the occasion of the preview of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Biennale Gherdëina invites you to an open air breakfast in the garden of the Venetian Ceramists’ Association I Bochaleri. It will be an opportunity to discover more about The Parliament of Marmots and to meet the curator Lorenzo Giusti and associate curator Marta Papini.
Miartalks – From Mountain Thoughts to Energies
Stefanie Hessler, Director of Swiss Institute, New York in conversation with Lorenzo Giusti, Director at GAMeC, Bergamo.Hosted by Abaseh Mirvali, curator e cultural strategist
Presenting “Thinking Like a Mountain” at Istanbul Modern
On Fridat 1st March Lorenzo Giusti will present the widespread longterm project “Thinkin Like a Mountain” at Istanbul Modern within the programme “Museum Talk”. GAMeC’s new building, to be located within the Palazzetto dello Sport [Sports Palace], is planned to open in 2026. The project, led by the architectural firm C + S, founded by […]