PUBLIC TALK BY CLARISA APPENDINO ORGANIZED BY ARTWORKS AT A.S.F.A.
ARTWORKS invites you on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 18:00 to the Library Auditorium of the Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.) for the presentation of curator Clarisa Appendino’s practice, titled “Fragmenting Obsolescence.” Following the presentation, the discussion with the audience will be moderated by curator Eva Vaslamatzi.
The curator and educator Clarisa Appendino is in Athens for the month of October as part of the curatorial exchange program organized by ARTWORKS in collaboration with BIENALSUR (Argentina) and FRAC Corsica (France). During her stay, Clarisa is participating in an intensive program of studio visits and meetings with representatives of the local art scene, aimed at conducting field research and building connections within the artistic community. The residency program will conclude with her public talk at the Library Auditorium of the Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.).
More specifically, in her talk “Fragmenting Obsolescence”, Clarisa will present an overview of her ongoing research, which involves the relationship between contemporary gleaning and collecting practices and the contemplation of materials and objects as a way to fragment imposed obsolescence. As a curatorial project, these topics will be featured in various exhibitions produced within the framework of BIENALSUR 2025.
Clarisa Appendino’s talk is part of the ARTWORKS Connects program, which aims to strengthen the international outreach of the Greek art scene through curatorial residency and exchange initiatives.
The curatorial exchange program is co-funded by BIENALSUR, FRAC Corsica, and ARTWORKS. ARTWORKS implements the program with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
Clarisa Appendino’s talk is hosted at the Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.) as part of ARTWORKS Partners program, which aims, through collaborations, to create opportunities for professionals in the field of contemporary art and to strengthen the role of contemporary artistic practice within cultural life. The collaboration between ARTWORKS and A.S.F.A. involves the Master of Fine Arts program of the School, as well as the PhD Program (Third Cycle of Studies) of the Department of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) This partnership is part of a broader strategic and long-term effort toward inter-institutional collaboration, aiming to reinforce the connection between artistic research and professional practice in the contemporary cultural sector, and to promote initiatives of academic, research, and artistic exchange.
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Curator in Residence Talk
“Fragmenting Obsolescence” – Clarisa Appendino
Moderator: Eva Vaslamatzi
Open to the public | Free admission
Wednesday, October 29, 18:00–20:00
Library Auditorium, Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.)
Clarisa Appendino is curator and educator. She is currently a member of the curatorial team at BIENALSUR. She previously worked at the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires as Coordinator of the curatorial team and served as Undersecretary of Culture of Rosario, Argentina. She has undertaken curatorial projects and published texts for various institutions in Argentina and abroad. She holds a Bachelor’s degree and professorship in Fine Arts from the National University of Rosario and is a doctoral candidate in History and Comparative Theory of Arts at the National University of Tres de Febrero, Argentina. She teaches at the Faculty of Humanities and Arts at UNR, in the Master’s in Visual Creation program at UCA, and at the ESEADE University Institute. She is also a member of the Argentine Association of Art Critics (AACA).
Eva Vaslamatzi is a curator, editor, and writer based in Athens, Greece. Her curatorial practice focuses on new commissions and collaborations with visual artists, often through engagement with archival material, institutional and private collections, and the site-specificity of exhibition spaces. She works across formats—exhibitions, residencies, and publications—to explore curatorial methodologies that respond to pressing issues in contemporary art and cultural production. Vaslamatzi has collaborated with a range of institutions—including Scuola Piccola Zattere (Venice), London Art College (London), the Anargyros Foundation (Spetses, Greece), the American College of Greece, Goethe-Institut Athen, annexM–Athens Concert Hall, Fondation Pernod Ricard (Paris), and the Athens School of Fine Arts—to conceptualize exhibitions and residency programs, as well as editorial directions for publications associated with festivals, collections, and funding entities. Her research practice spans various media and outputs, including exhibitions, creative writing, publications, text-based artworks, photography, and film. She has been awarded the ARTWORKS Fellowship in Curating (2019) and has participated in research residencies in Athens (Onassis AiR), Paris (Cité des Arts, with a French Institute of Greece fellowship), and Istanbul (SAHA), where she actively engaged with local art scenes, leading to exhibitions and public presentations.