Containerart
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
ContainerArt was a travelling public art event and exhibition project, which used shipping containers to display works of contemporary art from 2005-2012.[1] The containers displayed different works of art in each location and at each event.[2] As a form of installation and place-based art, ContainerArt was part of an emerging practice of re-purposing shipping containers in urban environments and shipping container art.[3]
ContainerArt began in Italy and was produced by the Associazione Cuturale ContainerArt.
The Associazione Cuturale ContainerArt was an Italian non-profit association headed by Ronald Lewis Facchinetti. Facchinetti's curatorial philosophy was described in his book "Beauty Inside", and was primarily concerned with helping the viewer achieve the "aesthetic experience" while isolated inside a container and in front of the work of art.[4] Later, ContainerArt also operated as an international franchise with partners in various countries, including Brazil, China, Canada and Israel. The international partners developed and curated their local shipping container art exhibits with support from ContainerArt, but with independent themes and goals.[5] Events in both Sao Paulo and New York City focused on video art installations inside the containers.[5]
ContainerArt events usually lasted for 10 days during which the container was open to the public. Containers were placed in streets and public parks. Maps were distributed so that visitors could explore neighbourhoods and places through art. ContainerArt also placed "bStrogs" or street blogs outside the open containers. Computers connected to the internet were sometimes used to comment upon the work. ContainerArt also made use of Bluetooth technologies to communicate information on the works and events to the phones of passers-by.
Exhibitions
[edit]| Year | City | Containers | Theme | Partner(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bergamo | 21 | [6][7] | ||
| 2005 | Varese | 21 | |||
| 2007 | Genoa | 24 | |||
| 2007 | Rome | 14 | [8] | ||
| 2008 | Milan | 6 | |||
| 2008 | Turin | 2 | |||
| 2008 | Casale Monferrato | 4 | |||
| 2008 | Genova | 23 | "Ecosystems" | the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts | [9] |
| 2008 | Milan, Tirana, Turin, Venice | 13 | "Beauty Inside Will Save the World" |
| Year | City | Containers | Theme | Partners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | New York City | 8 | Video art | DiVA Video Art fair | [10] |
| 2007 | Jerusalem | 3 | |||
| 2008 | São Paulo | 12 | Video art | Lucas Bambozzi and Cao Guimarães | [5] |
| 2009 | Vancouver | 15 | Repurposed materials | Pacific National Exhibition | [11] |
| 2011 | Edmonton | Capital Ex Fair | [12][7] | ||
| 2011 | Vancouver | 15 | Pacific National Exhibition | [13][7] | |
| 2012 | Vancouver | Pacific National Exhibition | [13] |
Selection process
[edit]ContainerArt projects not curated by content partners were directly chosen by Ronald Lewis Facchinetti in association with local co-curators or franchisees. Any artist could apply by sending a project and filling out an application available on the ContainerArt website.
Artists could exhibit free of charge. Artists whose project was approved were assigned a container in which to exhibit their work. The event allowed them to display their project in an unusual context with wide access to the general population of a city.
References
[edit]- ^ "Containers - Criticism". e-flux. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "Container Art". www.containerart.org. Archived from the original on 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "The Rise Of Shipping Container Art: Transforming Urban Spaces". NEAR Podcast.
- ^ Lewis Facchinetti, Ronald (2008). Beauty inside: teoria e pratiche di containerart [Beauty Inside: Theory and Practice of Container Art] (in Italian) (2. ed.). Milano: Proedi. ISBN 978-88-89721-37-7.
- ^ a b c Belchior, Camila (Feb–May 2009). "ContainerArt Parque Villa Lobos". ArtNexus. 72: 118.
- ^ "ContainerArt 2005". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ a b c "containerart". containerart. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "arte: roma, oltre 40.000 persone a 'containerart' Interfree Notizie U…". archive.ph. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "GENOVA . CONTAINER DI ARTE, NATURA E SPIRITUALITA' DA TUTTO IL MONDO | Genova cose da fare". www.genovapress.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "The New York Art World - April 2006 Reviews". intheartworld.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "The ContainerArt Project: 'In the Box' Means 'Out of the Box' – LIFE AS A HUMAN". lifeasahuman.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Yeo, Sharon (2011-07-30). "Fun on the Midway: 2011 Capital Ex". Only Here for the Food. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ a b Vancouver, Port Metro. "Local Artists Bring Shipping Containers to Life at this year's PNE". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
External links
[edit]- "Container Art Exhibit featured at the Vancouver PNE". wallfarmers.ca.
- Baroncelli, Francesca (2008-05-27). "Genova invasa dai contenitori d'arte". MenteLocale (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-29.
- "GENOVA. CONTAINER DI ARTE, NATURA E SPIRITUALITA' DA TUTTO IL MONDO" [GENOA. CONTAINER OF ART, NATURE AND SPIRITUALITY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD]. Genova Press (in Italian). 2008-05-26.
- Ozler, Levent (2005-08-23). "ContainerArt 2005". Dexigner. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15.
- Federico, Daniele. "Conversazione con Ronald Lewis Facchinetti". Alphabet City (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2008-05-31.
- Alison, Irene (2007). "L'arte in un container". Luxury24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
- "Tra Roma e Israele l'arte corre sul web" [Between Rome and Israel, art runs on the web]. Il Giornale (in Italian). 2007-12-01. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13.
- Santini, Laura (2007-03-15). "Container pieni d'arte" [Containers full of art]. Mentelocale (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
- "Arte: Roma, Oltre 40.000 Persone a 'Containerart'". Club Interfree. 2007-11-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- "ContainerArt". ExiBart (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2011-06-09.
- "ContainerArt Diverse sedi, Genova" (Press release) (in Italian). 2007-03-16. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
- "ContainerArt Roma e Gerusalemme". Amici d'Israele (in Italian). 2007-07-02. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2025-04-07.