![]() The Marinarezza complex on the waterfront (Riva dei Sette Martiri) in Venice | |
Established | 2009 |
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Location | Italy, Venice, Marinarezza (Riva dei Sette Martiri) |
Type | Non-profit institution for cultural studies and philosophical research |
Founder | Lewis Baltz, Marco de Michelis, Wolfgang Scheppe |
Director | Wolfgang Scheppe |
Website |
arsenale |
The Arsenale Institute for Politics of Representation is an international institution for cultural studies and philosophical research in Venice, Italy. [1] [2] It focuses on image politics in different areas of social communication, the media and the arts. Special emphasis is given to the study of image criticism in the avant-garde of the early 20th century.
The Institute grew out of the class on politics of representation at the IUAV University in Venice. [3] It was founded in 2006 by Lewis Baltz, Marco de Michelis , and Wolfgang Scheppe. [4] In 2009, it became an independent entity under the direction of Wolfgang Scheppe known for his urbanist and image critical work since the 2002 project Endcommercial. [5] It began exhibiting in its current location, the Marinarezza spaces in Venice, in 2017. [6]
The Arsenale Institute's archive contains an extensive research collection of the avant-garde movements of the early 20th century, with a focus on documents and works by the Futurists, Raymond Roussel, DADA, Marcel Duchamp, the Surrealists, Belgian Revolutionary Surrealism, the Lettrists and Situationists. The Institute's library and archive are available to research for scholars and students upon request.
The Institute's exhibitions are usually conceived as traveling exhibitions for international venues, designed and probed in the Venice premises in the form of laboratory installations. For example, the 2017 exhibition Tous Contre le Spectacle led to the large exhibition on the Situationists at the HKW in Berlin in 2018. [7] They are complemented by a program of lectures, conferences, guided tours and workshops.
The Institute carries out its projects in cooperation and dialogue with universities, museums and private foundations. Among others, the partnering institutions are: ARCH+, Archiv der Avantgarden: Sammlung Marzona, L'Arengario Studio Bibliografico, Bevilacqua la Masa, The British Council, Bundesministerium für Verkehr und Digitale Infrastruktur, Musée Carnavalet, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Comune di Venezia, Fondazione Olivetti, Gagosian Gallery, Hatje Cantz, Haus der Kunst, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Johann Jacobs Museum, Lisson Gallery, Mai 36 Galerie, Marian Goodman Gallery, Nero Publishers, Regen Projects, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Steidl Verlag, Storefront for Art and Architecture and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König.
The Arsenale Institute is located in a prominent building named Marinarezza located directly on the waterfront (Riva dei Sette Martiri). [4] It is recognised as an important example of Venetian vernacular architecture that anticipates the urbanism of the modern city. [8]
The complex, dating back to 1347 includes a series of houses that, since the 14th century, were given free of charge to seamen and shipyard workers at the Arsenale who had rendered services to the Republic of Venice. [9] [4] In 1645, a front building for workshops and warehouses was added to the ensemble, enclosing the two alleys with monumental arches facing the waterfront. The three parallel rows of Gothic dwellings behind it embody not only one of the earliest known approaches to the concept of public housing, but also that of modular architecture. [10]
The following include both collaborations and independently organized exhibitions:
The following publications are based on research conducted or supported by the Institute:
![]() The Marinarezza complex on the waterfront (Riva dei Sette Martiri) in Venice | |
Established | 2009 |
---|---|
Location | Italy, Venice, Marinarezza (Riva dei Sette Martiri) |
Type | Non-profit institution for cultural studies and philosophical research |
Founder | Lewis Baltz, Marco de Michelis, Wolfgang Scheppe |
Director | Wolfgang Scheppe |
Website |
arsenale |
The Arsenale Institute for Politics of Representation is an international institution for cultural studies and philosophical research in Venice, Italy. [1] [2] It focuses on image politics in different areas of social communication, the media and the arts. Special emphasis is given to the study of image criticism in the avant-garde of the early 20th century.
The Institute grew out of the class on politics of representation at the IUAV University in Venice. [3] It was founded in 2006 by Lewis Baltz, Marco de Michelis , and Wolfgang Scheppe. [4] In 2009, it became an independent entity under the direction of Wolfgang Scheppe known for his urbanist and image critical work since the 2002 project Endcommercial. [5] It began exhibiting in its current location, the Marinarezza spaces in Venice, in 2017. [6]
The Arsenale Institute's archive contains an extensive research collection of the avant-garde movements of the early 20th century, with a focus on documents and works by the Futurists, Raymond Roussel, DADA, Marcel Duchamp, the Surrealists, Belgian Revolutionary Surrealism, the Lettrists and Situationists. The Institute's library and archive are available to research for scholars and students upon request.
The Institute's exhibitions are usually conceived as traveling exhibitions for international venues, designed and probed in the Venice premises in the form of laboratory installations. For example, the 2017 exhibition Tous Contre le Spectacle led to the large exhibition on the Situationists at the HKW in Berlin in 2018. [7] They are complemented by a program of lectures, conferences, guided tours and workshops.
The Institute carries out its projects in cooperation and dialogue with universities, museums and private foundations. Among others, the partnering institutions are: ARCH+, Archiv der Avantgarden: Sammlung Marzona, L'Arengario Studio Bibliografico, Bevilacqua la Masa, The British Council, Bundesministerium für Verkehr und Digitale Infrastruktur, Musée Carnavalet, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Comune di Venezia, Fondazione Olivetti, Gagosian Gallery, Hatje Cantz, Haus der Kunst, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Johann Jacobs Museum, Lisson Gallery, Mai 36 Galerie, Marian Goodman Gallery, Nero Publishers, Regen Projects, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Steidl Verlag, Storefront for Art and Architecture and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König.
The Arsenale Institute is located in a prominent building named Marinarezza located directly on the waterfront (Riva dei Sette Martiri). [4] It is recognised as an important example of Venetian vernacular architecture that anticipates the urbanism of the modern city. [8]
The complex, dating back to 1347 includes a series of houses that, since the 14th century, were given free of charge to seamen and shipyard workers at the Arsenale who had rendered services to the Republic of Venice. [9] [4] In 1645, a front building for workshops and warehouses was added to the ensemble, enclosing the two alleys with monumental arches facing the waterfront. The three parallel rows of Gothic dwellings behind it embody not only one of the earliest known approaches to the concept of public housing, but also that of modular architecture. [10]
The following include both collaborations and independently organized exhibitions:
The following publications are based on research conducted or supported by the Institute: