Urban and artistic rendezvous

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Evento 2011 will be held in Bordeaux from 6 to 16 October 2011. This year’s version of the city’s urban and artistic rendezvous is being orchestrated by Michelangelo Pistoletto, an emblematic figure in contemporary art. The twofold hub of his artistic project and intellectual approach involves art as a vehicle of social transformation, and a desire to turn Bordeaux into one huge experimental platform. The event will summon all manner of artistic expression to explore new perspectives in the economic, political, social and ecological fields. Michelangelo Pistoletto’s goal is to produce both with and in Bordeaux an alternative model for living better together, a novel linkage between cultures; and, through art, he aims to achieve an “urban re-evolution” for tomorrow’s cities.

ROOTS

The “Roots” project is made up of three exhibitions, on view from October 2011 to February 2012, which illustrate the creative context chosen by the artistic direction for EVENTO 2011, so as to embark on its “urban re-evolution”. The artists invited here cast an eye over Bordeaux’s historical, artistic and urban upheavals and goings-on.
Artists and guests: William Kentridge, Yael Bartana, Arthur Zmijewski, …
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THE SHARED KNOWLEDGE SITE

At the hub of EVENTO 2011, the sites represent an open and shared laboratory for artistic creation. They are run by international artists invited to work together with volunteer citizens and specialists in various disciplines.
Artists and guests: Marjetica Potrc + Ooze (Eva Pfannes & Sylvain Hartenberg), eXYZt, …
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MOBILE SITE

The Mobile Site, an art project supported by a travelling and autonomous unit, is a laboratory of social and urban exploration, investigating and gathering practices, discussions and representations which surround the concept of urban re-evolution being promoted by EVENTO 2011.
Artists and guests: Mathias Poisson, Radio Grenouille, Suzanne Husky, …
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EVENTS

In inviting every kind of public to take part in a series of artistic events, concerts, installations, and theatrical and musical performances will all be intermingled with meetings and discussions organized by current figures in literature, urbanism, economics and politics.
Artists and guests: Pippo Delbono, Claudia Castellucci, Bang on a Can All Stars…
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