Syrian Arab Republic
55th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Cara Amica Arte
Giorgio De Chirico, Miro George, Makhowl Moffak, Al Samman Nabil, Echtai Shaffik, Giulio Durini, Dario Arcidiacono, Massimiliano Alioto, Felipe Cardena, Roberto Paolini, Concetto Pozzati, Sergio Lombardo, Camilla Ancilotto, Lucio Micheletti, Lidia Bachis, Cracking Art Group, Hannu Palosuo
Commissioner: Christian Maretti. Curator: Duccio Trombadori
Venue: Isola di San Servolo
Stating that art is a 'dear friend', this year the Pavilion of the Syrian Arab Republic collects 'a varied testimony of Syrian, Italian and International artists, joined by the need for comparison and for cognitive opening between spiritual fields, who look toward the Mediterranean world beyond their individual political, cultural and religious ideas.We are living a time fraught with complex tensions, which are extremely difficult to reconcile. Therefore there is today a deep need to hold high the peaceful mission of art. In order to demonstrate this urgency the exhibition Cara Amica Arte has been designed and set up.
In an open space both mental and physical, the presence of seventeen artists wants to be the stimulus for more extensive comparisons, emphasizing again that 'l'arte non é cosa nostra (Art is not our thing)', quoting the formula, which opened the Italian Pavilion in 2011. In times of tumultuous change and crisis, which put a strain on people and continents, it's up to the artists to anticipate the hope of 'new human encounters', harmonizing the most diverse expressions on an international stage where the differences co-exist rather than become a source of national pride.Curator: Duccio TrombadoriCommissioner: Christian Maretti
Special Event:
Wed, May 29 | 6:30pm, opening reception
Artists:
Miro George Makhowl Moffak Al Samman Nabil Echtai Shaffik Giulio Durini Dario Arcidiacono Massimiliano Alioto Felipe Cardena Roberto Paolini Concetto Pozzati Lidia Bachis
Open:Saturday, 01 June 2013
Close:Sunday, 24 November 2013
Address:Isola di San Servolo
Web:http://
Opening hour:11am - 6pm
Closing day:Mon
Transport:Line 20, San Servolo
Photo credits: Al Samman Nabil
