ARENA TALK
A cura di Elisabetta Roncati @artnomademilan
friday, 31st october
3.30pm
Creativity in the Age of ChatGPT: Constellations of Imagination
An “opening manifesto” talk addressing the central theme of this edition: how the concept of creativity changes in an era where AI is integrated into artistic and cultural processes. Not a single answer, but a constellation of perspectives across art, philosophy, and technology.
Guests
Gianluca Balocco MOOR, artist – Matteo Mandelli, artist – Marco D’Aponte, artist/cartoonist, Luca Pineider, founder artpay –Rebecca Russo, Head of VIDEOINSIGHT FOUNDATION – ETS
5.30pm
Art, Conflicts, and Cultural Diplomacy: Reflections in Times of Crisis
Given the institutional venue hosting the fair for the second year, this talk will analyze the role of art as a tool of cultural diplomacy in contexts of war and international tension (Palestine, Ukraine, the Middle East). The focus will be on building cultural bridges.
Guests:
Giovanni Gaggia, artist – Susanna Ravelli, curator of the exhibition “What Is the Sky Like in Palestine?” – Casa della Memoria, Milan – Dario Pruonto, artist – Yarema Malashchuk, artist
saturday, 1st november
3.30pm
Sound Art and Urban Resonances: Sound Works and Their Modes of Experience
Starting from the open call Urban Resonances, the discussion will explore sound art as an immersive practice that transforms urban space into a political and poetic soundscape.
Ospiti
Cecilia Casorati, Director ABA Roma – Liliana Moro, artist – Matteo Binci, artist e researcher
4.30 pm
Art, Architecture and Urban Regeneration
A roundtable exploring the connections between design, contemporary art, architecture, and urban regeneration processes. The discussion aims to examine how creativity can become a driving force for territorial transformation, generating new ways of inhabiting and experiencing shared spaces.
The roundtable will feature Mario Cucinella, an internationally renowned architect and one of the most authoritative figures in the field of sustainable architecture, in conversation with the curators of the projects presented at The Others.
Guests:
Mario Cucinella, architetto – Bunker Galleria – Garage Fontana – POW Gallery – Street Levels Gallery
5.30pm
Italian Academies in Dialogue: Teaching and New Technologies – Video in the Age of AI
A roundtable bringing together five Italian Fine Arts Academies (Bologna, Brera, Catania, Florence, Turin) to reflect on the interaction between education and new technologies. The discussion concludes the Digital-Craft Journey AI open call for students. The selected projects explore the limits and potential of artificial intelligence—and consequently the aesthetic implications of video. The meeting will also be an opportunity to reflect on the role of Fine Arts Academies in bridging the art system and the training of new generations of artists.
Guests:
Laura Valle e Salvo Bitonti, ABA Torino – Domenico Quaranta, ABA Brera – Paolo Parisi e Christian Caliandro, ABA Firenze – Ambra Stazzoni e Lorenzo Di Silvestro, ABA Catania
Sunday, 2nd NOvember
3.30pm
Performance Reloaded: Body, Clubbing, and Activism
An overview of contemporary performance as a political and communal language, with a special focus on hybrid practices at the intersection of club culture, rituality, and queer/feminist activism.
Guests:
Francesco Sarcone, Sound Artist, Food Ensemble – Alice Cappelli, artist – Alessandra Franetovich, affiliate researcher, New York University Abu Dhabi, curator, Cripta 747 Turin – MTM Manifatture Teatrali Milanesi