Address Unknown @ Fabbrica del Vapore Milan Italy
16.05 – 15.06.2024 Address Unknow by Viafarini
The exhibition Address Unknown – Cities, Limits, Boundaries is a group show curated by Giulio Verago (Viafarini). This show gives space to artists from the Archivio Viafarini network, built thanks to its residency program, to construct a reflection on the city, its limits and its boundaries. The first proposal that Viafarini report here includes relational works, videos, photographs, and projects developed in Milan by artists who work between Italy and abroad, researchers who investigate the city and in many cases are part of networks, collectives and independent spaces.
A section is dedicated to the works promoted in Corvetto: Lucrezia Costa, Trentatre’ or three flights of eleven steps, Carlo Galli – Little Italy, Baukje Spaltro – City Sphere Corvetto, Rossana Baroni – The Butterfly Mile, Eleonora Roaro – Corvetto 1954, Lorenzo Montinaro – Edicola Radetzky, Peter Kaergaard – Facsimile;
The work above Le Damigelle di Corvetto shows the energy, poetry and variations of the Corvetto district. It is a studio work of the City Sphere Corvetto series, started in 2022 in Corvetto and developed in Amsterdam. Click on the image to see the studio works of City Sphere Corvetto.
Among the works developed at the Fabbrica del Vapore: Sonia Arienta Fixed-term urban dances, Rebecca Agnes Whose city?, Eva Macali Gigacollage, Eleonora Roaro CineMi, Francesco Bartoli Milan – Streets, Chiara Ventura / plural, Untitled, 1, 2, 3 Gaia Coals, Lunch break – an invitation to listen, Laurel Hauge Works completed, Jacopo Natoli Atlas Viafarini
Added to this are research on the city conducted by some Italian and international artists: Nabuurs & Van Doorn Zwischenlandschaften 4, Maria Pecchioli Plotting the Urban Body, Fiorella Fontana Il Dio blu, Sasha Marshani Nevermore, Nevertheless, Claudia Sinigaglia Milano/Dubai, Paola Gaggiotti The images who remain, Alberto Venturini Funeral Parties, Matteo Vettorello Environmental decongestion tuner, Alessandra Caccia Vita;
A section of the exhibition is dedicated to recent publications on the theme of participatory and relational art by Giacomo Zaganelli The artist for the community, Wurmkos Going with the roots, Elena Cologni -Practices of care, or cur(v)are, Catherine Barnabé – Memories of space – Espaces de passage, Connecting Cultures The space of relationships, Ministry of Culture – DG Contemporary Creativity Art and public space, Postmediabook Public art Milan.
Intervention by Rappers 16 May 8:30 pm Rap music is the voice of young people in the neighbourhood, interpreting their stories, experiences and desires. During the opening, the young people will perform some tracks from their new album N.I.E.N.T.E. This album was created during the “Up to You” rap writing workshop, led by rapper Kiave with the support of Gigi Tufariello, thanks to the commitment of the Formattart Association that has been offering artistic projects to young people for years, particularly in the Corvetto district, and in the Milan area. As a visual artist, I share my stage with local artists, and in Corvetto in particular I have been fascinated by the energy of young rappers. The poetry of rap music inspires and confronts. This presentation will create a dialogue between my work and their songs about the potential of the Corvetto neighbourhood.
More info www.Viafarini.org
opening 16.05.2024 from 6 pm + intervention by rappers at 8:30 pm
Fabbrica del Vapore (Cisterne), Via Procaccini 4, Milan, Italy open 17 May – 16 June 2024 Monday-Sunday 12 am – 6 pmSalon 2023 @ Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam
Tuesday/Wednesday 12 – 6 p.m. Thursday/Friday 12-10 p.m. Arti, Rokin 112, Amsterdam www.arti.nl
showing one new studio work from the Corvetto series: Corso Lodi, City Sphere Corvetto, Milan (I) 50×45 cm – mixed technique on linea
click on the image for nice review by Ann Williams (NYC)
Spheres & City Spheres
presentation of the City Spheres works about the genius loci of Kreuzberg area, with studio works.
15-17.09.2023 Spheres series- Van Gogh Art Gallery (Madrid) – Art Fair Luxembourg
Salon @ Vrijpaleis Amsterdam
Spiegelbeelden @ projectspace BMB
WWPT 40 years
On saturday 16 october (12 am-6 pm) I will open my studio (2nd floor) for the public. We will also organize the ‘Casa Nostra’ Italian wine bar. Directions for my studio: Enter at Bilderdijkstraat 165, 1053 KP Amsterdam. After our monumental marble hall, you take the elevator to the second floor. Go to the left and walk through the air-bridge. There you enter our floor, our home (casa nostra). Feel free to join us, you are welcome to pass by!
Special will be the historical mashups made by filmmaker Inge Willems, showing the history and actual situation of our buildings. See menu www.wwpt.nl and www.ingewillems.nl More information about WWPT on www.wwpt.nl or click on the image for the full program (Dutch).
Kunstsalon IJL
InsideOut is an ongoing art project by Baukje Spaltro in five fazes, covering the border between psychiatry and contemporary art, painting and community art in one. It is a landscape of moods, for more awareness and acceptance of our inner world, and started from the Frysian psychiatric community itself. This community with this cyclorama of 40 meters depict an unknown and inspiring inner world to the public. It shows the many talents within psychiatry and demonstrates what a community can achieve together. And a current inspiration in our society for more solidarity and contemporary art.
09.10-22.11.2020 IOP2: InsideOut2 @ Galerie Beeldend Gesproken Amsterdam
10.10.2020: World Mental Health Day, premiere @ DeFilmHallen of film InsideOud Panorama-The Legacy and now online07.11.2020-10.01.2021: InsideOut3 @ Adverium Drachten (nl)
26.03.2021: InsideOud Panorama – The Legacy the film as part of Caring Community Festival Amsterdam
09.06.2021-04.07.2021: InsideOut3 @ Sluisfabriek Tussendiepen 6 9206AD Drachten (nl)
07.11.2020-27.06.2021: InsideOut 3: Salon of Panoramists @ Museum Drachten (nl)
Artist Support Pledge Amsterdam

Rainbow 2 (City Sphere Utopia) ..... When I close my eyes I sense Edvard Munch
12.06-27.06.2021 OPEN AGAIN ASPA exhibition De Balie Amsterdam open 1 – 5 pm but always check de website for the actual timeslots
12.12.2020 – 03.01.2021 De Balie Amsterdam, closed on 25.12+26.12+31.12+01.01 Hopefull open soon again
I made this work for the Artist Support Pledge exihibition in Amsterdam. Artist Support Pledge is a great initiative of solidarity between artists, collectors and art lovers. Solidarity and art are crucial especially in these days.
Due to COVID, many artists around the world have found themselves without work, commissions, technical support, gallery work, exhibitions and sales have disappeared. As help @matthewburrowsstudio started with this generous initiative of the #artistsupportpledge. In the Netherlands it’s initiated by Tinkebell, Mette Samkalden and De Balie. The artist posts images of his/her work to sell for no more than €200 each (shipping excluded). Now anyone can buy the work, because it’s sharp priced. Every time an artist reaches €1000 of sales they pledge to buy another artist’s work for €200.
Corona Archives

Ich komme wieder (City Sphere SO36)

La Madonnina (lockdown work)
12.07 – 30.08.2020 Nieuw Dakota will be build into a Passage showing a growing selection of works from the Corona-archives.
With Ich Komme Wieder from City Sphere SO36 Kreuzberg and a lockdown work La Madonnina the patron saint of Milan.
Spheres
Spheres @ Art Traverse Bilthoven
Painters Club

SaxRemo in Tanti @ ViaFarini Milan
Unfortunately we have to postpone this event due to COVID-19 and the current health situation in Milan.
12.04.2020 from 6 pm @ VIR studio’s Viafarini-in-residence, via Carlo Farini 35, Milan – ItalyDopo il workshop di Maria Morganti per Re-Enacted Painting a cura di Milovan Farronato, dopo il ciclo di incontri La pittura è oro organizzati da Luca Bertolo, Davide Ferri, Antonio Grulli e Maria Morganti all’Archivo Viafarini, dopo l’evento Painters Club a cura di Baukje Spaltro e Drawings from Lightninga cura di Laura Santamaria. Una nuova occasione per parlare di pittura con gli artisti che condividono gli studi di VIR Viafarini-in-residence e con gli amici con cui in questi anni ci si è confrontati. Con Giuseppe Buzzotta, Chiara Capellini, Gianmarco Falcone, Liana Ghuk Asyan, Wilmer Harrison, Sonia Riccio, Mattia Sinigaglia, Lucy Jane Turpin, Andreas Zampella, Stefano Arienti, Marco Cingolani, Massimo Kaufmann, Rada Koželj, Iva Lulashi, Maria Morganti, Francesco Maluta, Matteo Nuti, Vera Portatadino, Laura Santamaria, Davide Serpetti e Baukje Spaltro. www.viafarini.org
City Sphere SO36
City Sphere SO36 @ Arti - The Worldproblem & other inconveniences
City Sphere SO36
Gentry als Görli @ Arti Winter Salon 2019
City Sphere SO36
City Sphere SO36 @ SOMA Berlin
SOMA Art Space Liegnitzerstraße 35, Kreuzberg 10999 Berlin somaartspace.de
City Sphere BEEK
City Sphere BEEK @ Museum Hilversum
City Sphere BEEK
City Sphere BEEK @ B53 Arnhem
City Sphere BEEK City Sphere Beek is about the Genius Loci – the soul of the city- the sense of one particular street. It represents the identity of the Beekstraat in Arnhem, as a disputed space. An installation that challenges the viewer to look at their own place differently. To see and cherish the authentic of their own local identity. Artist Baukje Spaltro created the City Sphere Beek installation between 11 and 24 March 2019 in B53.
Local Intervention Wander through Language (Dwalen Door Taal)
Sunday 31st March 2019 artist Baukje Spaltro and writer Lilian Regtvoort organized a plea to the Genius Loci of Arnhem in image and language.
A presentation of the installation City Sphere Beek by Baukje Spaltro and the intervention ‘Dwalen Door Taal’ by Lilian Regtvoort. Seven local writers of Arnhem performed a spoken tribute to the city of Arnhem. With contributions by Annelies Ibes, Daphne Braafhart, Dorien de Keyzer, Lex Loman, Lilian Regtvoort, Misha from Merkom and Pompado (Spoken Word). www.b53.nl facebook.com/b53art facebook.com/lilian.regtvoort www.schrijverscafeoscar.nl facebook.com/schrijverscafeoscar

Schwarzmalen3 @Art Chapel

Schwarzmalen3 @Art Chapel
04.2018 A painted investigation on the canvas, about the relation between crowdfunding and creating. Who decides? On the Dutch crowdfunding website voordekunst.nl, the project invited the public to buy a white canvas. Schwarzmalen obtained enough funding to start. Eight painters challenged the public with multiple-choice questions. The results affected the painting process of each painter. For five weeks the public and painters were connected by Schwarzmalen. City Sphere Platform One, is my investigation about the Genius Loci, the sense of Platform One, in the train station Amsterdam Zuid. A spot I frequently visited. I was interested in what would determinate my intuitive choices on the canvas; the context of Schwarzmalen (the questions/input of the public ), or the Genius Loci of the platform? The Schwarzmalen painters were: Marieke Hunze, Harke Kazemier, José Krijnen, Astrid Moors, Marja van Putten, Baukje Spaltro, Saskia Tannemaat and Rob Visje. Schwarzmalen is a project by Marja van Putten and Astrid Moors. Schwarzmalen 3 was a groupshow in Art Chapel (Amsterdam NL) in april 2018. www.schwarzmalen.nl www.kunstkapel.nl