05/08/2026
We are proud to present ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐, edited by Chiara Cartuccia and Lodovica Guarnieri, the final outcome of ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ข๐: ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐.
Conceived and realized by UNIDEE Residency Programs at Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte, and curated by Sarah Rifky in dialogue with Edwin Nasr, the residency programme unfolded across ๐๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฎ as part of ๐ผ๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐: (๐๐)๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ, supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Developed throughout this itinerant journey, the publication brings together essays, artworks, conversations and visual materials that explore the ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป, offering new perspectives on their shared histories and urban imaginaries.
The publication features contributions by Bassam El Baroni, Marwa Benhalim, Chiara Cartuccia, Onur รimen, Sara Fakhry Ismail, Lodovica Guarnieri, Stella Ioannidou, Zeynep Kaserci, Nina Kurtela, Gabriele Leo, Latent Community, Mark Lotfy, George Moraitis, Sarah Rifky, Omnia Sabry, Mahmoud El Safadi, Islam Shabana, Virgil B/G Taylor and Neja Tomลกiฤ.
The residency programme unfolded in dialogue with the social entrepreneurs Sarah Bahgat, Pauline de La Boulaye, Alexandre Field, Elektra Karatza, Michalis Christou, Demetra Ignatiou and, for the residency in Alexandria, with the support of the local producers Bโsarya for Arts.
Alexandria: (Re)activating Common Urban Imaginaries (2020โ2023) brought together the Royal Museum of Mariemont, BOZAR โ Palais des Beaux-Arts, Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte, MUCEM, Onassis Stegi, Leiden University, Kunsthal Aarhus and Undo Point Centre for Contemporary Art, with the support of associate partners the French Institute of Alexandria, CLUSTER and Theatrum Mundi.
Published by Viaindustriae.
๐ธ Photo credits: Viaindustriae.
