a project by ITALICS
in collaboration with the
Milan Triennale
28 February 2023
Two panel discussions open to the public to encourage ideas and share new scenarios.
ITALICS, in collaboration with the Milan Triennale, presents Forum ITALICS. The first edition of an event conceived to reflect upon and discuss the present and future role of galleries as cultural enterprises.
Forum ITALICS 2023 is an opportunity for representatives of the most important Italian art institutions and galleries to get together with experts in the field, engage the public and encourage open discussion.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
Greeting and introduction by Franco Bernabè, President of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO.
THE FATE OF THE HISTORICAL CITY, THE POETICS OF REUSING
lectio by Salvatore Settis
From 6pm to 7pm
Milan Triennale
Free admission while seats last
Confronted with the rise of mega-cities, will historic cities be subjected to processes aimed at gentrification and mass tourism? Can they be saved from decline through a new poetics of residential reuse? Will they be welcoming and inspiring for the creativity of the younger generations? These are just some of the questions that Professor Settis, archaeologist, art historian and academic of the Lincei, will try to answer.
CULTURAL ACTIONS IN THE TERRITORY: RESPONSIBILITY AND UTOPIAS
a conversation between Vincenzo de Bellis,
Fosbury Architecture and Cristiana Perrella.
The panel discussion will be introduced by Stefano Boeri, President of the Milan Triennale (remotely).
from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Milan Triennale
Free admission while seats last
Vincenzo de Bellis, Director of Trade Fairs and Exhibition Platforms at Art Basel, Fosbury Architecture, the design and architecture collective that will curate the Italian Pavilion at the Architecture Biennale 2023, and Cristiana Perrella, curator of Panorama 2023, will hold a panel discussion on Cultural actions in the territory: responsibilities and utopias.
The discussion will focus on impacts and perspectives generated by art and culture projects in unusual regions and places.
FORUM ITALICS 2023
A project by ITALICS
in collaboration with Milan Triennale
Strategy and development: ArtsFor_
Research and engagement: Carlotta Poli
Graphic design: Giga Design Studio
Press office and media relations: Lara Facco P&C