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MUT –– 2
MUT –– 2
JochenLempertTwo Poems, Seven Pairs
Sarah Cosulich
Quattordici ragioni per guardare
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Two Poems, Seven Pairs
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Mutm., (-[e]s), coraggio, animo, valore.
Mut m., (-[e]s), courage, bravery, valor.
MUT è un nuovo spazio espositivo all’interno della sede di Mutina, azienda innovatrice nel campo delle superfici ceramiche che inaugura un ambizioso progetto di presentazione, promozione e sostegno dell’arte contemporanea.
MUT, che in tedesco significa coraggio, racconta proprio quel coraggio creativo che caratterizza l’incontro libero tra arte e impresa. Lo spazio permanente è caratterizzato da una programmazione annuale di mostre ed eventi che accompagnano iniziative esterne in collaborazione con istituzioni e musei internazionali.
MUT rappresenta una delle tre sezioni del più allargato progetto Mutina for Art – che si articola nel premio This is Not a Prize e nel programma di produzioni artistiche Dialogue – con l’obiettivo di raccontare una visione aziendale che supporta l’arte contemporanea mettendo al centro opere e artisti.
MUT is a new exhibition space inside the headquarters of Mutina, an innovative company in the field of ceramic surfaces, initiating an ambitious project of presentation, promotion and support of contemporary art.
MUT, which means courage in German, narrates precisely the creative courage that marks the free encounter between art and enterprise. The permanent space hosts an annual program of exhibitions and events that accompany external initiatives in collaboration with international museums and institutions.
MUT represents one of the three sections of the wider project Mutina for Art – alongside the This is Not a Prize award and the Dialogue program of artistic productions – with the aim of narrating a corporate vision that supports contemporary art, making the works and the artists its central focus.
The book Two Poems, Seven Pairsis published on the occasionof the exhibition
Jochen LempertTwo Poems, Some Pairs27th March – 27th July 2018curated by Sarah Cosulich
Special thanks to Jochen Lempert, Alexander Mayer, Regine Steenbock and to Silvia Dauder of ProjecteSDand all those who have made this exhibition possible.
MUT Mutina for ArtMutina HeadquartersVia Ghiarola Nuova 16 41042 Fiorano MO, ItalyT +39 0536812800
Open to the public by appointment
Catalogue
TextSarah Cosulich
TranslationStephen Piccolo
Graphic ProjectAlla Carta Studio
Published byMutina for Art
All rights are reserved. Not any part of this work can be reproduced in any way without the preventive written authorization by Mutina.
Printed and bound in Italy. March 2018
© Jochen Lempert 2018 for photographs© Mutina 2018