In occasione della sessantesima Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte, alla Biennale di Venezia, in aprile Templon presenterà due artisti di vaglia: il pittore, scultore e poeta americano Jim Dine, del quale verrà allestita un’ambiziosa mostra antologica (Dog on the Forge, curata da Gerhard Steidl, fondatore e direttore del Kunsthaus Göttingen), e Alioune Diagne, mirabile pittore che rappresenterà il Senegal alla sua prima partecipazione alla Biennale, dal 20 aprile al 24 novembre
JIM DINE: DOG ON THE FORGE
On the occasion of the 60th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia this April, Templon presents two artists : American painter, sculptor and poet Jim Dine is set to take over the Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù with an ambitious survey exhibition, Dog on the Forge, curated by Gerhard Steidl, Founding Director of the Kunsthaus Göttingen. Alioune Diagne will also be representing Senegal for its first participation at the Biennale, from April 20 to November 24. On the occasion of the 60th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia this April, American painter, sculptor and poet Jim Dine is set to take over the Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù with an ambitious survey exhibition curated by Gerhard Steidl, Founding Director of the Kunsthaus Göttingen. Jim Dine, Dog on the Forge is a Collateral Event of the 60th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. Jim Dine’s show will open to the public on Saturday, 20 April 2024 and will run through 21 July 2024.
SENEGAL: 2024, THE FIRSTH PARTECIPATION
For its first participation, Senegal has selected the artist Alioune Diagne to represent his country at the 60th International Art Exhibition – Biennale di Venezia from 20 April to 24 November 2024. The project, titled Bokk – Bound, conceived by Alioune Diagne and curator Massamba Mbaye is a response to the theme of the 60th Venice Biennale, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere. In Wolof, Bokk means “what is shared”, “held in common”, as well as family ties. The term Mbokk, linguistically related to Bokk and denoting kinship and brotherhood, is also central to their reflections. The exhibition in the Senegalese Pavilion, held at the Arsenale, will be the fruit of a collaboration between Alioune Diagne, the Senegalese Ministry of Culture and Historical Heritage, and Massamba Mbaye, an art critic, curator and historian specialising in communication theories.
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Jim Dine: Dog on the Forge
20 April – 21 July 2024
Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù
Press event on Wednesday, 17 April 2024
11:30 am – 2:30 pm, in the presence of the artist
Alioune Diagne:
20 April – 24 November 2024
Senegalese Pavilion
