Fondazione Merz
foundation / exhibition space
Named after Mario Merz, the Fondazione was established in 2005 as a centre for Contemporary Art with the intent to host exhibitions, events, education related activities, and to further research and to explore art.
Presided over by Beatrice Merz, the Fondazione makes use of the collaboration of a scientific committee comprising Vicente Todolí (artistic advisor at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Milano), Frances Morris (Director at Tate Modern, London), Richard Flood (Director of Special Projects & Curator at Large of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York) and Mariano Boggia.
The Education Department offers a variety of initiatives for different audiences to advance appreciation for contemporary art: guided tours, workshops for students, training for educators, and mediation service to the visiting public.
The Fondazione’s building, a former heating plant for the Lancia factory, a fascinating example of industrial architecture from the 1930s owned by the city of Torino and given in concession to the Fondazione Merz. The building has an overall area of 3,200 meters, of which 1,400 for an exhibition area over three floors and including an external area.
More recently, The ZACentrale project kicked off in the spaces of ZAC – Zisa Arti Contemporanee with which the Fondazione Merz, after several years of intense activity in the area, inaugurated a permanent centre dedicated to the arts of our time in Palermo, thanks to a three-year agreement with the municipality.
Fondazione Merz
foundation / exhibition space
Named after Mario Merz, the Fondazione was established in 2005 as a centre for Contemporary Art with the intent to host exhibitions, events, education related activities, and to further research and to explore art.
Presided over by Beatrice Merz, the Fondazione makes use of the collaboration of a scientific committee comprising Vicente Todolí (artistic advisor at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Milano), Frances Morris (Director at Tate Modern, London), Richard Flood (Director of Special Projects & Curator at Large of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York) and Mariano Boggia.
The Education Department offers a variety of initiatives for different audiences to advance appreciation for contemporary art: guided tours, workshops for students, training for educators, and mediation service to the visiting public.
The Fondazione’s building, a former heating plant for the Lancia factory, a fascinating example of industrial architecture from the 1930s owned by the city of Torino and given in concession to the Fondazione Merz. The building has an overall area of 3,200 meters, of which 1,400 for an exhibition area over three floors and including an external area.
More recently, The ZACentrale project kicked off in the spaces of ZAC – Zisa Arti Contemporanee with which the Fondazione Merz, after several years of intense activity in the area, inaugurated a permanent centre dedicated to the arts of our time in Palermo, thanks to a three-year agreement with the municipality.
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ICPInternational Center of PhotographyThe International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to preserve the legacy of “concerned photography” (more…)
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Walde Huth: Material and FashionSep 23, 2023 – Mar 3, 2024German photographer Walde Huth (1923-2011) spent her entire career exploring textiles and fabrics. Starting with commissions in the early 1950s, including those from the velvet factory Gottlieb Ott Sohn, she was able to enter the international world of fashion as a photographer, working with designers of the “New Look” such as Christian Dior and Jacques Fath. (more…)
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Genko Genkov: Beyond The VisibleJun 14 – Nov 12, 2023In 2006, the Sofia City Art Gallery presented Genko Genkov with an exhibition featuring works created mostly over the period between 2002 and 2006. This was the artist’s last solo exhibition. Seventeen years later, the gallery team has come up with a couple of exhibitions commemorating the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, (more…)
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Jinjoon Lee: Audible GardenJul 21 – Oct 13, 2023This summer, the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) and the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) co-present Audible Garden, the solo exhibition of work by new media artist Jinjoon Lee as part of a yearlong celebration of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the UK. (more…)
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Mai Ling: Not Your OrnamentSep 15 – Nov 12, 2023Founded in Vienna in 2019, Mai Ling is an artists’ collective and association dedicated to facilitating dialogues about experiences of racism, sexism, homophobia, and any kind of prejudgment, particularly against Asian FLINT* (women*, lesbian, inter*, non-binary, and trans*). Rooted in solidarity against patriarchal and racial discrimination, the group offers a protected space and growing network to give voice to the many individuals affected by such discrimination and foster new forms of collaboration. (more…)
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John Zurier / Sleeping HorsesAug 31 - Oct 28, 2023Galerie Nordenhake Mexico is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of John Zurier in the country – and his seventh in the combined spaces of the gallery. His work is deeply concerned with the mental and bodily perceptions one has in the presence of nature (more…)
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A Matter of Black LivesARTPIL / Prescription .117Following the murder of George Floyd by police officers, demonstrations across the U.S. and beyond ignite against racism and police brutality, at times met with less than magnanimous authority. (more…)
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Anna JermolaewaJul 15 – Oct 29, 2023Over the summer months, Kunsthaus Bregenz is presenting works by Anna Jermolaewa on the ground floor. KUB is closely associated with the artist – Austria’s next Venice Biennale participant – as several of her main works are part of the Kunsthaus Bregenz collection. (more…)
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Momentum 12: Together As To GatherJun 10 – Oct 8, 2023For the biennale, Tenthaus practices a gathering methodology. The intention is to begin from the practices of the artists they invite and to work from there, then coming together to find the common threads of connection. This practice expands throughout the collective’s ecosystem, both locally and internationally (more…)
