01 Jan 1973 - 01 Jan 1974
Contemporanea
Rome - Italy
Description
Event comprising several sections including Area apera in the underground passages of the Villa Borghese which included the subsections Videotapes e film d'artista, Arte e Ideologia and Self-made videotape on the closed circuit recording and rehearsal of artists' actions . (Source : Silvia Bordini, "Memoria del video: Italia anni Settanta", Rewind Italia: Early Video Art in Italy, John Libbey, New Barnet, 2016, p. 49)
"The exhibition Contemporanea [Contemporary] took place in Rome (Rome, Villa Borghese subterranean parking, 30th November 1973 - February 1974), organized by Incontri Internazionali d'Arte, devised by Achile Bonito Oliva. Its different sections were curated by individual experts. Some art house videotapes were shown in the 'Art' section, curated by Bonito Oliva himself, with the collaboration of Luciano Giaccari." (Source : Valentino Catricalà & Laura Leuzzi, "The Chronology of Video Art in Italy, 1952-1992", Rewind Italia: Early Video Art in Italy, Laura Leuzzi & Stephen Partridge (eds.) John Libbey, New Barnet, 2016, p. 322.)