Subject: R: Tate event Sent: 26-01-1920 3:53 Received: 31-01-2001 18:39 From: emilio fantin, bom1790@iperbole.bologna.it To: Cesare Pietroiusti, cesarepietroiusti@worldnet.att.net Caroline Bachmann, jonas@libero.it Norese Giancarlo, signore@undo.net mi piace l'idea di un "concetto centrale" cio: balance between informality and formal structure questo mi sembra molto interessante. (Non ho capito come loro vogliono metterlo in relazione conn l'arte povera, mi sembra un po' forzato, ma questo l'ultimo dei problemi). da quello che scrivono pensano ad un evento di un solo giorno. Potremo gestire con singoli progetti l'intera giornata. Ognuno immagina il suo progetto rispetto ad una certo periodo del giorno e lo realizza. In caso di bisogno per quel che possibile tutti aiutano tutti. abbozzo un'ipotesi dalle ore10.00 solo ad invito 1 progetto colazione 2 progetto seduta di lavoro, per esempio incontro con le associazioni ed artisti break libero 3 progetto isole di lavoro. Piccoli gruppi d'incontro interdisciplinari "terminato" o "sfumato" il 3 progetto, l'evento diventa aperto al pubblico 4 progetto installazione per presentazione lavori di artisti con possibilit di consultazione, visione ecc.. 5 progetto party buffet o cena o altro (cibo/bere), video su oreste(?), musica, altro(?) Un'ipotesi del genere si basa sulla flessibilit dei vari progetti e sulla possibilit pratica di passare dall'uno all'altro facilmente e linearmente. Si dovrebbero preparare le cose in modo che il "cambio di scena" sia veloce. In questo modo sarebbe evidenziato il concetto centrale e cio : balance between informality and formal structure ciao a presto emilio > > Dear Cesare, > I had a conversation with Martin yesterday, we talked about the draft > proposal you sent to him and agreed that it is the basis of what could be a > very interesting event. We thought maybe it would be good to have a central > concept, something to which everyone could orient themselves; and also that > we need a basic (even if minimal) programme for the day (let's say it is one > day for the time being). Of course, we don't want to over-programme things, > I am not looking for a conventional conference, in fact precisely not that. > But it is a question of the balance between informality (and formlessness) > and a formal structure. Thinking in this way, it started to seem to us that > this question might itself be the key concept. It seemed to us that part of > what characterises a network 'institution' like Oreste is the way 'forms' > (specific events) emerge, temporarily, from formlessness (the absence of > conventional, fixed institutions), and then dissolve again. Martin and I > thought that this question - form and formlessness, applied to events and > communication rather than (as traditionally) the art object - might be the > focus of the day in June. And it could be that this question also relates us > back to the situation in which the Arte Povera artists found themselves. > What do you think? If something like this appeals, maybe, between us all, we > could draft some kind of proposal/description of what we want to do. We > could send this to a couple of key people in Europe who could make specific > contributions, supplementing the 'Oreste people'. I think that the minimal > structure we need includes identifying (even if not necessarily making > explicit) certain core participants, and then opening it up to whoever > attends. My feeling is that event will be open for people to drop in when > they want during the day, but I am not against having a 'closed' session (as > you suggested) as well. You were asking about resources. How much I can > spend depends on what form the event takes, but 4000 (around US$6000) could > be made available (which might or might not include food etc.). > Do let me know what you think about all this. > best wishes, > Dominic > > Dominic Willsdon > Curator: Events and Courses > Tate Modern > Bankside > London SE1 9TG > tel. +44 (0)20 7401 5099 > mobile +44 (0)779 626 4702 > > >