"Possibility does not arrive fully formed; it emerges in gestures, refusals, transgressions, and solidarities; in the minor acts through which the pace of the present is disturbed, and the script of the future hesitates. In rejection of the myth of inevitability, and a commitment to the labor of imagining otherwise, the practices on display in this exhibition propose ways of interrupting apathy—not through spectacle, but in stubborn, daily, often quiet acts of resistance and reconfiguration. Refusal is not an end in itself, but a beginning."--exhibition text, Tactics Against Apathy
For the second year, ICI partnered with the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, a non-profit contemporary arts institution based in Turin, Italy, to open their 2025 Young Curators Residency Program to curators based in Africa. Chadrack Kakule (Curatorial Intensive alum, Kampala 2022) joined two other international curators, Elias Rizek and Henriette Gillerot, for the research residency in Madrid, Spain. The three curators worked closely with local artists and partners, as well as the Fondazione's team, to conduct intensive research and develop the exhibition Tactics Against Apathy.
Founded in 2007, the Young Curators Residency Program (YCRP) consists of intensive research residencies in Turin, Italy or Madrid, Spain that have the dual objective of developing the professional and critical skills of the young curators selected, while aiming to spread knowledge of the Italian and Spanish art scenes on an international level. The Turin and Madrid residencies provide the opportunity for selected candidates to meet and work with Italian or Spanish artists, respectively, and further the Fondazione’s commitment to the national contemporary art as well as its engagement with emerging curatorial practice. The in-depth research process, which sees the curators engaging with hundreds of artists, museums, and art institutions under the guidance of an Italian or Spanish curator, culminates in an exhibition curated with the support of the Fondazione's team. Overall, the program aims to develop strong collaborations among emerging Italian and Spanish artists and emerging international curators. Read more about the Program and the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo here.
