Ricerc@Sapienza

The contribution it addresses the question of the role of artistic practices in the processes through which public space is constructed, an issue that has come to the fore as a result of the crisis of urban planning set in motion when art, moving away from the concept of monumental manifestations brought forth for celebratory purposes, began acting as a driving force behind initiatives, projecting new languages, new forms of communication and interaction between the work of art, the public and the context.

Tra le regioni del Sud la Calabria costituisce una realtà urbano-territoriale complessa, ricca e stratificata eternamente sospesa tra la ricerca di un (ri)equilibrio delle proprie componenti ambientali, economiche, sociali, culturali, infrastrutturali, insediative e paesaggistiche, e i continui insuccessi e le sconfitte che ne hanno segnato la storia ostacolandone la crescita e lo sviluppo. Una regione fragile, frammentata e interrotta deve oggi confrontarsi con i nuovi bisogni, i nuovi attori, le nuove forme di pianificazione, coniugando sviluppo, innovazione e qualità ambientale.

The relationship between the practice of art and public spaces arose from the cultural transformation, with the attendant changes in cultural disciplines, brought about by the crisis in modernist urban planning, as a result of which art, having distanced itself from the concept of monumental creations meant merely for celebratory purposes, became a driving force in initiatives, engendering new idioms, as well as new forms of communication and interaction between works of art, the general public and the context.

The relationship between the practice of art and public spaces arose from the cultural transformation, with the attendant changes in cultural disciplines, brought about by the crisis in modernist urban planning, as a result of which art, having distanced itself from the concept of monumental creations meant merely for celebratory purposes, became a driving force in initiatives, engendering new idioms, as well as new forms of communication and interaction between works of art, the general public and the context.