[spectre] (fwd) Going Public '06. Atlante mediterraneo, by aMAZElab

[Andreas Broeckmann]

aMAZElab

GOING PUBLIC '06.
ATLANTE MEDITERRANEO
Istanbul, Beirut, Nicosia, Tel Aviv, Alexandria, Barcelona

Urban interventions, workshops, films, debates, cultural exchanges,
publications

A project by aMAZElab
artistic direction claudia zanfi


GOING PUBLIC is a mobile open platform on practices and subjects.
It’s one the leading project in Italy on communities and territory,
dealing with contemprary subjects such as: mobility, borders, new
geographies, new EU, mediterranean and middle eastern cultures,
micro-geographies, etc...

It’s a space where artists, architects, curators, writers,
sociologists, geographers, students, can meet and exchange opinions.
With a strong international network, Going Public introduce every
year new artists and involves different communities.

Therefore we’re pleased to announce that the book GOING PUBLIC '06.
Atlante Mediterraneo, will be presented at:

- Foundaciò Antoni Tapies (Barcelona/Spain), 18th January at 7pm
The subject will be introduced by: Claudia Zanfi (director MAST-
Museo di Arte Sociale e Territoriale), Vasif Kortun (Director
Platform Garanti, Istanbul), Marti Peran (curator and professor
Barcelona University)

- Can Xalant, Center for Contemporary Art (Matarò, Spain), 19th
January, 11 to 5pm
A round table and pubblic discussion on the subject “Public and
Territorial Art”. Presentation of researches and materials by
students and young artists from Barcelona University.

The book gathers the results of 12 months of researches and the site
specific artistic interventions by partners and contributors from six
mediterranean cities: Istanbul, Beirut,
Nicosia, Tel Aviv, Alexandria, Barcelona.

It’s a 250 pages book, 2 languages (it+engl), 160 images full colors.

Special projects by: Atlas Group (Beirut); Ofri Cnaani and Jenny
Vogel (NYC); Oda Projesi (Istanbul); Francesca Cogni+ Donatello De
Mattia/ Multiplicity (Milano); Gianmaria Conti (Milano);
xurban_collective (Istanbul/NYC); Akram Zaatari (Beirut), others.

Texts by: Claudia Zanfi (curator); Tony Chakar (Beirut architect); Abdalla
Daif (Alexandria art critic); Manuel Delgado (Barcelona anthropologist);
Sameh El Halawany (Alexandria artist); Achilleas Kentonis (Artos Foundation
director, Nicosia); Bilal Khbeiz (Beirut journalist); Elias Khury (Beirut
writer); Vasif Kortun (Platfom Garanti director, Istanbul); Stefano Maffei
(Politecnico, Milan); Yannis Papadakis (Nicosia sociologist); Marti Peran
(Barcelona University); Sharon Rotbard (Tel Aviv urbanist); Nermin Saybasili
(Goldsmiths University, London).

Published by: Silvana Editoriale, Milano
International distribution by: Actar, Barcelona

The project has won 2 European Grants for international cultural exchanges

Partners:
Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna; Provincia di Modena; Formigine
Cultural Department; Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio, Modena; Youth for
Europe Programme; Artos Foundation, Nicosia; Platform Garanti,
Istanbul; Askal Alwan Association, Beirut; Fondazione Olivetti, Rome;
Gudran Association for Art and Development, Alexandria; Can Xalant
Cultural Center, Barcelona; Transit Project, Barcelona; IUAV, Venice;
Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella; ECF, Amsterdam; Anna Lindh Foundation,
Alexandria; DARC, Ministry of Culture, Rome.


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