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Article: Baroque Villa to show new art.(Front Page)(Centro d'Arte Contemporanea at the Villa Manin)
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- Art in America
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- June 1, 2004
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A May 3 press conference marked the debut of Italy's newest art institution, the Centro d'Arte Contemporanea at the Villa Manin. Funded by the regional government of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the center will host international exhibitions, multimedia events and outdoor projects, including site-specific work in the villa's handsome park. The new venture has a seasoned artistic director, Francesco Bonami, who will retain his positions as senior curator at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art and artistic director of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin. Barah Cosulich Canarutto, who served as assistant curator under Bonami when he directed the 2003 Venice Biennale, ...