La città dell’Arte: il mosaico e oltre

Experts, artists and architects discuss the past and future of mosaic art
On Friday 24 and Saturday 25 November, as part of the 2017 Mosaic Biennale, the conference ‘La città dell’arte’ will be held in Ravenna, at Casa Matha. The title refers to cities of art not only as repositories of history, but also as sources of inspiration for the creation of contemporary art. The conference, focusing specifically on the relationship between architecture – ‘useful art’ – and the other arts, particularly mosaics, aims to move beyond merely revelling in a past rich in notable events, in order to turn it into a useful resource for shaping the future.

Programme
Day 1 – Costruire trame, tracciare percorsi
Chaired by Maurizio Tarantino · 3:30 pm
An afternoon dedicated to the relationship between art, architecture and the territory, through experiences and projects that explore Ravenna’s distinctive vocation for mosaic art.
Giovanna Cassese
Le Stazioni d’Arte della metropolitana di Napoli
Art and architecture meet in transit spaces, transforming them into new places for cultural experience.
Leonardo Sangiorgi
Video esplorativi e beni culturali non tangibili
New forms of research and communication exploring themes, markets and audiences beyond traditional approaches.
Massimiliano Casavecchia · Fabrizio Corbara · Cetty Muscolino · Paolo Racagni
Ondacheesonda
A project connecting the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe with the Museo della Città e del Territorio di Classe. Mosaic becomes a means of connecting Ravenna with the sea while also revealing the area’s historical layers.
Associazione Dis-Ordine
IL FILO e LE ALI – Il Giardino del Labirinto
A mosaic pathway inspired by the natural elements in Dante’s work, currently being developed in the garden opposite Ravenna Prison, at Port’Aurea.
Presented by Giampiero Corelli · Paolo Gueltrini · Marcello Landi.
Andrea Emiliani
La vita delle forme nel paesaggio
A reflection on the landscape as the meeting point between nature and human intervention, and on the transformations affecting the arts and cultural system in contemporary society.

Day 2 – Ogni costruzione è fatta di frantumi
Chaired by Alberto Giorgio Cassani · 9:30 am
A journey through the relationship between mosaic and architecture, focusing on the work of three major figures of twentieth-century architecture.
Juan José Lahuerta
Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926)
The language of mosaic in Gaudí’s architecture, from the trencadís technique to his celebrated works in Barcelona, including Casa Batlló.
Monica Centanni
Dimitris Pikionis (1887–1968)
Stone, pathways and architecture in Pikionis’s designs around the Acropolis of Athens, where the journey itself becomes an experience of space and history.
Manlio Brusatin
Tessere colorate. Carlo Scarpa
Mosaic in the architecture of Carlo Scarpa: glass tesserae, concrete and chromatic details in a search for balance between material and form. The focus of the presentation is the Tomba Brion in San Vito d’Altivole.

Organised by: Fondazione Flaminia, Scuola Superiore di Studi Sulla Città e il
Territorio in collaborazione con Comune di Ravenna, RavennAntica, Mar, Classense Library Foundation, Academy of Fine Arts, Dis-ORDINE and Casa Matha