A series of events taking place at the Brazilian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, S.a.L.E Docks and Biblioteca di Marghera on 10-11 October 2015. Organised by Transnational Dialogues, European Alternatives, Universidade Nômade and the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo. * Here you can read the event's conceptual background in English, Italian or Portuguese.
Saturday 10 October 2015 at Giardini della Biennale and Biblioteca di Marghera
11h00-12h30, Brazilian Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale*, Giardini – visit and informal discussion led by the curator, Luiz Camillo Osorio
Transfer to Marghera (vaporetto from Giardini + bus)
16h30-19h00, Biblioteca di Marghera (Piazza del Mercato, 40/B) – Cultural Institutes and Institutions: Culture as Commons / Istituti e istituzioni culturali: Cultura come bene comune – Opening address: Gianfranco Bettin – Speakers: Luiz Camillo Osorio / Iva Čukić / Riccardo Caldura / Ma Yongfeng – Moderator: Lorenzo Marsili
Sunday 11 October 2015 at S.a.L.E. Docks (Magazzini del Sale, Dorsoduro)
14h30, Performance “The Colonial Wound Still Hurts” by Jota Mombaça
15h00-17h00, Democratic Breach Today: Brazil and Europe between crisis and rebellion – Speakers: Giuseppe Cocco / Raul Sanchez / Marta Canino / Fabio Mengali / Lorenzo Marsili
17h30-19h00, The Aesthetic of Politics and the Politics of Aesthetic – Speakers: Luiz Camillo Osorio / Barbara Szaniecki / Valeria Mancinelli / Massimo Mazzone / MP5 | with a presentation of videos and images on Brazilian demonstrations and artivism
19h00-20h30, Marginal Notes: Where the next rupture will be – Speakers: Silvia Dal Dosso / Luigi Galimberti / Jota Mombaça / Marco Baravalle
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Times and speakers may be subject to modification. Please, check this page regularly for an up-to-date programme of the event. All events are free to attend and open to all. Registration is not required. Discussions and presentations will be in English and Italian.
*The visit to the Brazilian Pavilion requires a valid entry ticket to the Venice Biennale, which unfortunately we are not able to provide. We apologise for that.
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Speakers
Gianfranco Bettin is a sociologist and head of the municipality of Marghera
Luiz Camillo Osorio is curator of the Brazilian Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale
Iva Čukić is an activist and researcher
Riccardo Caldura is an art critic and curator
Ma Yongfeng is a Beijing-based artist and curator
Jota Mombaça is a performance artist and researcher
Giuseppe Cocco is a political scientist
Raul Sanchez is an activist and researcher
Marta Canino is an activist
Fabio Mengali is an activist
Lorenzo Marsili is director of European Alternatives
Barbara Szaniecki is a designer and researcher
Valeria Mancinelli is a researcher and cultural manager
Massimo Mazzone is a sculptor and member of Escuela Moderna/Ateneo Libertario
MP5 is a visual artist
Silvia Dal Dosso is a video-maker
Luigi Galimberti is coordinator of Transnational Dialogues
Marco Baravalle is an activist and cultural manager