Janury - Art Genève 25-29 January 2017, Palexpo, Geneva ART for The World booth D21 presents works by Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi, and Gal Weinstein who has been selected to represent National Pavilion of Israel at the Biennale di Venezia, 2017. February - Paris - Conference on Alighiero Boetti 2 February 2017 Galerie Tornabuoni Art, Paris by Adelina von Fûrstenberg. Conference moderated by Henri Bellet, art critic for Le Monde. March - Geneva - AQUA, Contemporary Artists on Water Issues 22 March World Water Day - 2 July 2017, Château de Penthes, Ile Rousseau, Geneva AQUA is a worldwide traveling exhibition centering on environmental issues related to water, using a selection of works by contemporary artists as a tool for reflecting on the role that this vital resource plays in our lives. Participating Artists: Omar Ba (Senegal), Nigol Bezjian (Syria), Stefano Boccalini (Italy), Alighiero Boetti (Italy), Benji Boyadgian (Palestine), Jonathas De Andrade (Brazil), Silvie Defraoui (Switzerland), Michel Favre (Switzerland), Noritoshi Hirakawa (Japan), Francesco Jodice (Italy), Ilya and Emilia Kabakov (Ukraine/USA), Shin Il Kim (South Korea), Salomé Lamas (Portugal), Alexander Kosolapov (Russia), Marcello Maloberti (Italy), Andrea Marescalchi (Italy), Marcelo Moscheta (Brazil), Christian Philipp Müller (Switzerland), Stéphanie Nava (France), Dan Perjovschi (Roumania), Abraham Poincheval (France), George Pusenkoff (Russia), Shimabuku (Japan), Eduardo Srur (Brazil), Barthélémy Toguo (Cameroon), Maria Tsagkari (Greece), Velu Viswanadhan (India), Gal Weinstein (Israel), Vasilis Zografos (Greece) March - June - Conferences, workshops and collateral activities to be planned in the context of AQUA in cities around the world. June - Milan - AFRICA, Raccontare un mondo June 26 – September 17, 2017, PAC (Padiglione D’Art Contemporanea), MIlan Participating artists: Georges Adeagbo (Benin), Omar Ba (Senegal), Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (Costa d’Avorio), Kudzanai Chiurai (Zimbabwe), Romuald Hazoumé (Benin), Pieter Hugo (Sud Africa), Seydou Keïta (Mali), Abu Bakarr Mansaray (Sierra Leone), Senzeni Marasela (Sud Africa), J.D. ’Okhai Ojeikere (Nigeria), Idrissa Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso), Chéri Samba (Congo), Yinka Shonibare MBE (Nigeria), Malick Sidibé (Mali), Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritania), Barthélémy Toguo (Camerun), Billie Zangewa (Malawi) July - Armenia - THE MOUNT ANALOG 21 July - 21 September 2017, 1st Edition of Standart - the Triennale of Armenia a project by Vartan Karapetian and the Ministry of Culture, Armenia A group of young artists, filmmakers, performers and writers from different generations, primarily from Armenia, Italy, and Switzerland, , together with the renowned Greek artist Jannis Kounellis, are invited by Adelina von Fürstenberg and Art for The World to participate in the 1st Triennale of Armenia, an initiative of Vartan Karapetian. November - São Paulo - AGUA, Contemporary Artists on Water Issues 15 November 2017- 27 January 2018, SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo, Brazil Participating Artists: Omar Ba (Senegal), Nigol Bezjian (Syria), Stefano Boccalini (Italy, Benji Boyadgian (Palestine), Jonathas De Andrade (Brazil), Michel Favre (Switzerland), Noritoshi Hirakawa (Japan), Francesco Jodice (Italy), Shin Il Kim (South Korea), Salomé Lamas (Portugal), Marcello Maloberti (Italy), Marcelo Moscheta (Brazil), Stéphanie Nava (France), Dan Perjovschi (Roumania), Shimabuku (Japan), Eduardo Srur (Brazil), Barthélémy Toguo (Cameroon), Maria Tsagkari (Greece), Velu Viswanadhan (India),

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, Dejection of Noah from Mount Ararat

2017 ACTIVITIES

Cheri Samba, Quel avenir pour notre art?, 1997