Stella Cattaneo

Specializzanda in Storia dell'arte e valorizzazione del patrimonio artistico presso la Scuola di Specializzazione dell'Università degli studi di Genova. Attualmente curatrice di Casa Museo Jorn (Albissola Marina, Savona), ha partecipato a convegni e giornate di studio all'Università di Losanna e all'Università di Genova (2019) e a seminari internazionali di museologia (école du Louvre, 2018). I suoi interessi di ricerca si rivolgono prevalentemente all'arte contemporanea con particolare attenzione al periodo del secondo dopoguerra e all'opera di Yves Klein.

Stella Cattaneo

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Contemporary art that belongs to the community. The second edition of Connexxion in Savona.

Contemporary art that belongs to the community. The second edition of Connexxion in Savona.

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 02/05/2024
Categories: Exhibition reviews
Identity, memory and freedom. These are all topical and urgent issues, at the center of the public debate of recent days and also present as key words in the second edition of Connexxion, a diffuse festival of contemporary art, curated by Livia Savor...
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Arthur Jafa for a black cosmology

Arthur Jafa for a black cosmology

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 03/02/2022
Categories: Works and artists
When talking about Arthur Jafa (Tupelo, 1960), one's memory probably goes to Love is the message, the message is death (2016). The video work, lasting about 7 minutes, had in fact been made available for streaming during two days in the summe...
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ORLAN. Beyond the body

ORLAN. Beyond the body

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 14/12/2021
Categories: Works and artists
"The lesson of performance is of utmost importance: identity is not a straitjacket. In fact, we have a survival kit composed of a repertoire of multiple identities" (Guillermo Gómez-Peña, In defense of performance, 2001 in Chiara ...
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Hito Steyerl: contronarratives on the digitaluniverse.

Hito Steyerl: contronarratives on the digitaluniverse.

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 07/11/2021
Categories: Works and artists
The work of Hito Steyerl (Munich, 1966) is an effective compendium of reflections and representations of one of the most discussed macro topics nowadays: the virtual universe, all that is influenced by it and all that it is linked to. What ...
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Anish Kapoor, the challenge to perception

Anish Kapoor, the challenge to perception

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 04/10/2021
Categories: Works and artists
It now dates back to the summer of three years ago the news, also reported in the pages of Windows on Art, of the accident of an Italian tourist visiting the Serralves Museum in Porto, Portugal. The cause of the mishap, which cost the unf...
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Cindy Sherman and the polyphony of images

Cindy Sherman and the polyphony of images

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 24/07/2021
Categories: Works and artists
Cindy Sherman (Glen Ridge, 1954) is probably among the best known living artists in the world. The medium of expression that has made her famous is photography, and the choice of this medium is probably not accidental. In fact, Sherman belong...
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"A quick poison and a slow balm." Larte for Santiago Sierra

"A quick poison and a slow balm." Larte for Santiago Sierra

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 03/07/2021
Categories: Works and artists
Santiago Sierra (Madrid, 1966) does not like to talk much about his work; he considers any form of explicitness almost a betrayal ofart. His works are entrusted with the task of revealing his very harsh view of the world and of art itself. ...
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Shirin Neshat, art as denunciation. Story of a courageous artist

Shirin Neshat, art as denunciation. Story of a courageous artist

by Stella Cattaneo , written on 14/05/2021
Categories: Works and artists
"The story I want to share with you today is my personal challenge as an Iranian woman artist living in exile." So begins the talk by Shirin Neshat (Qazvin, Iran, 1957), who was invited to give a talk as part of the TED Talks, the conference orga...
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