Lungomare Host is an open format that provides space for temporary collaboration with other institutions or others working in the cultural sector. Presenting projects are not directly related to the association’s programme, but are relevant to the themes and content that Lungomare supports through its activities.
In the frame of the project Quale Bellezza? The Venus of rags in Bolzano, curated by Manuel Canelles (Spazio5 artecontemporanea – embassy of the project Terzo Paradiso) and Nazario Zambaldi (Teatro Pratiko – project META) we were able to admire the famous Venere of the rags by Michelangelo Pistoletto (1967) to cross some of the … Continue reading Quale Bellezza? – Venus of the rags at Bolzano
Constantly standing up for a society with equal rights. At this occasion, Summer School Südtirol introduces the founders of female empowerment initiatives, organisations, shelters and women’s archives dealing with female empowerment in
part of Summer School Südtirol WHAT FEARS? WHAT CRISIS? WHAT BORDERS? How do these notions dominate our look at the present? How do they dominate us? With: What crisis? What fears? What borders? we are trying a new examination of words that are currently omnipresent and that seem to shape our present as if they … Continue reading Summer School Südtirol: Utopia Europa, Reading Marathon
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Has there ever been a band that dared to cross over the entire spectrum of pop music? And has it ever been possible before to integrate imperfection into the perfect world of pop? Peter Pichler and Jörg Zemmler are SUNDAY BOB, a duo from Vienna with South-Tyrolean origins. They play electronic pop music with e-guitar, … Continue reading Sunday Bob
The project “Without a Proper Noun” took place between January and April 2014 while the two artists Laura Lovatel and Federica Menin were living in Athens. Through this project they reflected on the presence of several empty urban spaces in the neighborhood of Kolonos. The catalogue to the project will be presented over a collective … Continue reading Without a Proper Noun: Binding and Narrating + Runar Magnusson live act
Lungomare, a cultural association founded in Bolzano in 2003, was created from the desire and necessity to open a space in which to share differences, experiences, opinions and desires, a space in which to make the link between cultural production and the political and social dimension. Lungomare undertakes projects that investigate and test possible relationships between design, architecture, urban planning, art and theory, the results of which are presented in different formats: public discussions, conferences, publications, exhibitions and interventions in public spaces. All these formats are characterised by the intention to interact with cultural and socio-political processes relating to the region in which Lungomare is located.
Currently Lungomare’s activities focus on long-term residency projects, a format whereby Lungomare invites guests to engage and interact within the context of South Tyrol. Lungomare’s activities are based on three principles: specific attention to the context in which the association’s projects are undertaken, the transdisciplinary approach that distinguishes these projects, and reflection on the role of Lungomare as a cultural institution in connection with the region in which it operates.
Lungomare is located at the edge of Bolzano, the capital of South Tyrol, and relates to the context in which it operates, attempting to highlight the dynamics of change. Large urbanized areas alternate with broad areas of intensive cultivation and yet others of picturesque landscape, all of which penetrate the centre of the city. The city is surrounded by mountains and this is one of the reasons why the tourism industry has become a driving force in this locality. The demographic structure of the city has been characterized for a long time by the coexistence of two populations, those speaking German and those speaking Italian. However, the social and demographic composition of Alto Adige Südtirol is changing. Migrants, including those from non-European countries are making their way to the area to settle, whilst others, including political refugees, are flowing through the region.
