This thesis analyses how the Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid has been able to connect contemporary artistic practices, participatory processes, and political responsibility, becoming in a relatively short time one of the main points of reference for contemporary European art. Through historical contextualisation and an analysis of curatorial strategies, the thesis examines the changes implemented during the directorship of Manuel Borja-Villel and continued under the current director, Manuel Segade, showing how the museum has progressively transformed into a critical, open, and participatory space. The research highlights the ways in which performative practices have been integrated into the museum’s curatorial approach, and above all how they have contributed to enriching the experimental dimension of its programming. The first chapter reconstructs the institutional and urban context of the Reina Sofía and explores the performative turn in curating, including an analysis of the exhibition Perder la forma humana (2012) as an example of the political and participatory use of ephemeral practices. The second chapter investigates the crisis of the traditional museum model and illustrates how the museum has developed situated and collaborative practices, focusing on the cases of ¿Qué hacemos aquí? (2020) and the Museo Situado project. Finally, the third chapter addresses the challenges of performance conservation and archiving, and analyses the exhibition Hello Everyone (2025) by Leia Estruch.
Questa tesi analizza come il Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofía di Madrid ha saputo connettere pratiche artistiche contemporanee, processi partecipativi e responsabilità politica, diventando in breve tempo uno dei principali punti di riferimento per l’arte contemporanea europea. Attraverso una contestualizzazione storica e un’analisi delle strategie curatoriali, la tesi esamina i cambiamenti messi in campo durante la direzione di Manuel Borja-Villel e proseguiti con l’attuale direttore Manuel Segade, mostrando come il museo si sia progressivamente trasformato in uno spazio critico, aperto e partecipato. La ricerca mette in luce le modalità con cui le pratiche performative sono state inserite nella linea curatoriale del museo, ma anche e soprattutto come hanno contribuito ad arricchire la dimensione sperimentale della programmazione. Il primo capitolo ricostruisce il contesto istituzionale e urbano del Reina Sofía ed esplora il performative turn nella curatela, includendo l’analisi della mostra Perder la forma humana (2012) come esempio dell’uso politico e partecipativo delle partiche effimere. Il secondo capitolo indaga la crisi del modello museale tradizionale e illustra come il museo abbia sviluppato pratiche situate e collaborative, approfondendo i casi di ¿Qué hacemos aquí? (2020) e del progetto Museo Situado. Il terzo capitolo, infine, affronta le sfide della conservazione e archiviazione della performance e analizza la mostra Hello Everyone (2025) di Leia Estruch.
PRATICHE PERFORMATIVE NEL MUSEO NACIONAL CENTRO DE ARTE REINA SOFÍA: PARTECIPAZIONE, MEMORIA E PERFORMATIVE TURN
SICILIANO, VIOLA
2024/2025
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This thesis analyses how the Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid has been able to connect contemporary artistic practices, participatory processes, and political responsibility, becoming in a relatively short time one of the main points of reference for contemporary European art. Through historical contextualisation and an analysis of curatorial strategies, the thesis examines the changes implemented during the directorship of Manuel Borja-Villel and continued under the current director, Manuel Segade, showing how the museum has progressively transformed into a critical, open, and participatory space. The research highlights the ways in which performative practices have been integrated into the museum’s curatorial approach, and above all how they have contributed to enriching the experimental dimension of its programming. The first chapter reconstructs the institutional and urban context of the Reina Sofía and explores the performative turn in curating, including an analysis of the exhibition Perder la forma humana (2012) as an example of the political and participatory use of ephemeral practices. The second chapter investigates the crisis of the traditional museum model and illustrates how the museum has developed situated and collaborative practices, focusing on the cases of ¿Qué hacemos aquí? (2020) and the Museo Situado project. Finally, the third chapter addresses the challenges of performance conservation and archiving, and analyses the exhibition Hello Everyone (2025) by Leia Estruch.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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