51st Venice Art Biennale - Collateral Events

On the occasion of the 51st Venice Art Biennale, some collateral events took place on the Island of San Servolo.

Inner Island: Art of Survival


The Third Paradise


8 June – 30 September 2005

"In the ground at San Servolo I trace the new symbol for infinity that replaces the traditional symbol […] The new symbol crosses itself twice, defining not just two, but three circles […] The Third Paradise is the new myth that leads each of us to take on a personal reponsibility in this epoch-making passage".

Michelangelo Pistoletto, 2005

 

 

 

Achille Bonita Oliva curated the exhibition Inner Island: Art of Survival which featured Michelangelo Pistoletto's Third Paradise and other works of the collective art group Cittadellarte led by Pistoletto since 1998. Rocco Buttiglione, Italian Culture Minister, and Gilberto Gil, Minister for Culture of Brazil, were present at the opening on June 8, 2005.

In conjunction with the exhibition, which was part of the 51st Biennale, TeDIS researchers developed a series of workshops with Pistoletto and young international artists from Cittadellarte_Love Difference. They investigated the relationship between creativity, society, sustainabilty and economy. The commitment was to improve study methods by applying an interdisciplinary approach, a factor that can enhance value and lead to evolution and competitivity.


Stefano Micelli confirmed the positive effect of Cittadellarte’s summer presence at VIU. Its relocation to the island of San Servolo, together with the numerous initiatives, gave a flush of enthusiasm and stimuli to the institution. This project was the first step towards new training methods, where theory is combined with practical creativity and the semantics of art, providing opportunities to engage and unify, through the discovery of new visions and ideas. VIU will encourage other similar initiatives in order to pursue research based not only on numbers and statistics but also on human and artistic implications.

VIU must define a clear strategic goal for an ambitious program in order to create new learning structures and favor innovation and modernization of education systems, concepts that are clearly emphasized in the Lisbon Strategy.

 
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