13th Premio Cairo
Observing reality. Mapping what exists. Elaborating hypotheses about the world, if possible better than our own. And then to study, to experiment with the attitude of the scientist, without renouncing the completeness of the formal act that, after endless paths travelled, takes us back to the territory we belong to: art.
For the past two years, the Premio Cairo has attempted a breakthrough: asking the twenty selected artists not simply to exhibit their works but to elaborate an unprecedented project in all its parts.
Selected artists
Selected artists: Roberto Ago, Francesco Carone, CCH, Fabrizio Cotognini, Giovanni De Lazzari, Nicolò Degiorgis, Desiderio, Loredana di Lillo, Andrea Dojmi, Stefania Galegati, Enzo Giordano, Ester Grossi, Mariangela Levita, Gianluca Malgeri, Igor Muroni, Marta Pierobon, Fabrizio Prevedello, Alessandro Sciaraffa, Marco Maria G. Scifo e Marco Strappato.
The Jury
The Jury:Marco Bazzini, Direttore del Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci di Prato; Michele Bonuomo, Direttore del mensile Arte; Gianluigi Colin Art director del Corriere della Sera; Marco Enrico Giacomelli, Vicedirettore di Artribune; Gianfranco Maraniello, Direttore di MAMbo Museo d'arte moderna di Bologna; Marco Pierini, Direttore della Galleria Civica di Modena; Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo; Presidente Fondazione Sandretto di Torino.
The winner
Loredana di Lillo wins the 13th Premio Cairo with the work ‘Double Eye’
Born in 1979 in Gioia del Colle (Bari), she lives and works in Milan. Solo exhibitions include: 2011, Animal, Docva, Milan; 2008, Enduring landscapes, Galleria Duetart, Milan. Loredana Di Lillo uses many languages. From installations to photographic works, her works open up profound reflections on the relationship between the universal and the private dimension.
Urbano Cairo, presidente della Cairo Editore e Loredana Di Lillo, vincitrice del 13° Premio Cairo.
print mounted on aluminum, 150x100 cm
Award-winning work
Observing reality. Mapping the existing. Elaborating hypotheses about the world, if possible better than ours. And then to study, to experiment with the attitude of the scientist, without for this reason renouncing the completeness of the formal act that, after endless paths traveled, brings us back to the territory where we belong: art.
For the past two years, the Cairo Prize has been attempting a breakthrough: asking the twenty selected artists not simply to exhibit their works but to elaborate an unprecedented project in every part.
Award citation
The Jury motivated the choice as follows: "The 13th Cairo Prize is won by Loredana Di Lillo, with the work Double Eye, because it reflects the sense of female identity by linking the theme to current events, while maintaining a strong poetic implication."