Venice: Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa – Moroso Award for
Contemporary Art 2013. At the Bevilacqua la Masa Foundation in Piazza san
Marco, on display, until May 5, works by the twelve finalists of the
Moroso Award for Contemporary Art. Now in its third edition, the aim of the
award is to give emerging and mid-career artists based in Italy a genuine
opportunity to gain international recognition. The three winners will each
create a site-specific installation for three Moroso furniture showrooms during
prestigious art weeks: Armory Show in New York, the Frieze in London and the
MiArt in Milan.
Above: one of the three winners, Luca Trevisani who will
create a site-specific installation in the Moroso New York showroom during the
Armory show.
President of the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Angela
Vettese, art historian, curator and creator of the award Andrea Bruciati and
Moroso’s art director and soul of the company Patrizia Moroso. The twelve
artists, on show were chosen by a jury composed by Andrea Bruciati, Patrizia
Moroso and international artist Olafur Eliasson.
Winner Linda Fregni Nagler’s Snow and Rain, five photographs
gelatin silver prints, selenium toner, 2009-2011. Fregni Nagler will create a site-specific
installation in the London Moroso showroom during Frieze week.
Patrizia Moroso and winner Linda Fregni Nagler whose five
photographs are pictured above.
Design superstar Patricia Urquiola.
South American author Mario Paoletti.
Mancino, Portugese Hound.
Dealer Jacopo Jarach wearing an elegant black cashmere Prada
coat and hand-made black leather gloves with white stitching.
Winner Nico Vascellari, Bus De La Lum, paper, color, wooden
frame, 2011, his site-specific works will be shown in the Milan Moroso showroom
during the MiaArt.
Note: The jury for final selection of the three winners was
composted by Giulio Cappellini, art director and design talent scout of
Cappellini, Lorenzo Fluxa, owner of Camper Spanish shoe company, architect Greg
Lynn, design superstar Ross Lovegrove and Angela Vettese, president of the
Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa.
Angela Vettese and Andrea Bruciati.
Artist, Riccardo Muratori.
Architects Verdiana
Durand de la Penne and Ricciarda Belgiojoso.
Laura Scarpa editor in chief of Venezia da Vivere.
Artist Alek O. and her new born baby. Alek O. is one of the twelve finalists of the
Moroso Award for Contemporary Art.
Funky make-up and piercing, art student at the IAUV, Marzia
Avallone.
Moroso’s press
director Daria Triolo with Hugo, designer Steven Burke and Moroso’s Emiliano Calderini.
Boston Terrier Hugo.