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Art Research__ Portfolio

Public Art as Social Form: the quality of Community Engagement in “Perception”

2020 

 

Case study research on public art project "Perception" by eLSeed. Federica Buonsante (柏帆霓), trans. by Lin Na (林娜). Public Art China.

 

N1/2020

ISSN 1674-7038  

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Compressed Identities in traditional Beijing  

2019 

 

Compressed Identities is the result of a visit to Mr Wang's home workshop and its perception towards the Beijing Dashilan regeneration project. Written by Federica Buonsante, trans. by Chen Lu (陈璐)

 

Babel Magazine pp. 66-71.

Issue 2, 2019

ISSN: 2590-2067

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2019 

Shanghai, on 22 and 23 October 2019. The main topics of discussion for the meetings were: Developing Research Methods for Public Art; Comparison of Production Methods for Public Art in different regions;  Public Art Policy and Regulations; the Evaluation of Public Art.

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The Fourth International Award for Public Art 2019

2019

 

21st October 2019. Among the Finalists of the Fourth IAPA, selected from more than 300 art projects nominated, the case study presented by Federica, namely "Perception" by eLSeed, was awarded the Excellence Prize. As in Public Art Magazine The Fourth International Award for Public Art (IAPA) Project in Africa wins the Excellence Prize for the International Award for Public Art. Public Art China. N4/2019  ISSN 1674-7038 

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2020

Contemporary artist Kim Engelen (Netherlands) interviewed five of her artists-friends: Federica Buonsante (Italy), Đejmi Hadrović (Slovenia), Frans Huisman (Netherlands), Lynn Marie Kirby (USA), and Libby Page (UK). Each interview holds five questions about the interviewed artist’s work. This book is the first one in a series of five books.

2020
72 pages
ISBN 979-8653735950

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2020

Interview with French-Tunisian artist ElSeed winner at the 4th International Award for Public Art. Edited by Federica Buonsante (柏帆霓), trans. by Lin Na (林娜). 

 

Public Art China Magazine

N1/2020

Issn 1674-7038

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Joint publication of a series of meetings between 3 Poets and 3 Contemporary artists on living in China.

 

Frontcover, 2019

ISBN: 978-90-809866-8-8

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2020 

 

Panel Speaker at CRITICA Festival, Shanghai. Organizers invited artists and audience to debate the power of art to promote social inclusion, in a panel moderated by Elevate.

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2018 Institute for Public Art Research Network Meeting

2020

 

Annual meeting organized by Shanghai Academy fo Fine Arts, presented nominated case studies, joined group research sessions and discussed approaches with other experts in the field. As in Summary of Institute for Public Art Research Network Meeting 2018. Zhang Yujie and Wei Qiuyan pp. 50-58

Issue N.1/2019. Public Art China.

ISSN 1674-7038

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2018 

Artist-in-residence programme in the countryside of Chongqing organized by Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, contributing translated into a three-day cross-disciplinary workshop namely “Gift to Earth” in Chinese “礼尚往来''. The objective was to reinterpret the relationship with the earth and to reconvert the meaning of the gift using drama, drawing, clay modelling and poem composition. 

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2018

Artist-in-residency programme to relaunch local tourism in the area. Worked on the design and realization of "Perpetual Theatre" 永续剧场 a bamboo stage to raise awareness about the relationship between locals and their environment. Curated the cultural programming on the stage as the focus point for social gatherings. 

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Absent Matter, Metaphysical Ruins and Genius Loci 

2017 

Interview with Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi edited by Federica Buonsante (柏帆霓) trans. Lin Na (林娜). Public Art China Magazine. pp 61-65. n.4/2018. ISSN 1674-7038 . 

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International Public Art Academic Cooperation Series 

2017 

The International Public Art Study Workshop focused on the Dashilar Renewal Project in Beijing. It was held twice in mid-November and mid-December. Research teams from the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, School of Arts at the Peking University and the Academy of Arts & Design at the Tsinghua University, as well as the investors, organizers and designers from Beijing Dashilar Renewal Project, participated in the field study and academic research of the Dashilar project that won The Third International Public Art Prize.

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