2008 - Bogliasco Foundation

THE BOGLIASCO FOUNDATION
LIGURIA STUDY CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
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R E P O R T
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As an artist, I had thought that time spent engaged solely in the
creation of works of art, unencumbered by the necessities of
daily life, would be beneficial. That I would be in the stimulating
company of the other Fellows, as well as being situated in a spot
of great natural beauty would only be more conducive to creative
work. I went with certain expectations, and to my surprise and
delight, those expectations were merely a shadow of the actual
experience. Frankly, I could not have had a better residency.
”
Put simply, it was perfect.
– Richard Kalina Bogliasco Fellow 2008
Susan Shatter, Bogliasco Fellow 2008, Mediterranean 2
THE BOGLIASCO
F O U N D AT I O N
was created as a non-profit operating
foundation in 1991 with the sole mission
of running the Liguria Study Center for
the Arts and Humanities. The Liguria
Study Center, which is located on the
Italian Riviera in the village of Bogliasco,
provides residential fellowships for
qualified persons working on advanced
creative or scholarly projects in the arts
and humanities. The Study Center is one
of the few residential institutions in the
world dedicated exclusively to all of the
humanistic disciplines. Since its inception,
the Study Center has hosted more than
500 Fellows from 37 countries.
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
President’s Report 6
2008 Special Fellowships
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2008 Fellows 10
Events in Italy 15
Società di Amici
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Alegro Society 19
Contributors 21
Financial Statement 23
Board of Trustees and Staff
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On behalf of the Bogliasco Foundation’s Board of Trustees,
it is my pleasure to present our 2008 Annual Report. For those of you who are
learning about the Foundation for the first time by reading this document, I
welcome your interest. The Foundation was created nearly twenty years ago
to operate the Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities located in
Bogliasco, Italy. It has been nearly 15 years since the Study Center opened its
doors to the first Fellows. As I look back over the years, I feel a deep sense of
gratitude and satisfaction to have been able to witness the effect that the gift
of time and space has had on the international and profoundly gifted artists and humanists who
have become Bogliasco Fellows.
In this document you will find statistics on the 2008 Bogliasco Fellows, our financial statement,
lists of our generous supporters, and additional information about our Fellowship program. As
I write this report, the Foundation has undergone a period of transition and growth, expanding
our Board of Trustees and seeking support from an ever growing number of friends. We have
updated our website to include a directory of Fellows and information on supporting the
Foundation, including the ability to make a donation online. BF News, our online newsletter,
is now emailed to our Fellows and friends three times a year. I encourage anyone who has not
done so to visit the Foundation’s website at www.bfny.org to learn more about us.
It is an honor to work with the good people who serve on our staff in Italy and the United
States. In addition, it is a privilege to be able to call upon the expertise of over 100 volunteers
in countries around the world who carefully review our Fellowship applications as members of
our Fellowship Advisory Committee. Without their steadfast commitment and vision, the Liguria
Study Center for the Arts and Humanities simply would not continue to exist. Most important,
perhaps, the Foundation would not exist without the tremendous generosity of those who
provide the crucial financial support that enables us to welcome our Fellows year after year.
To all of you who have helped us along the way, you have my unending gratitude.
With best wishes,
James Harrison
President
The Bogliasco Foundation
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2008 SPECIAL FELLOWSHIPS AND THEIR RECIPIENTS
Special Fellowships provide crucial support for the Bogliasco Foundation, underwriting the cost of Fellowships
as well as providing additional financial assistance to our Fellows for travel and other related costs. Some
Special Fellowship are dedicated to specific disciplines; others are reserved for persons coming from certain
countries or geographic areas. In some cases, they provided funds to assist Fellows who otherwise might
not be able to afford the cost of travel to and from Genoa. We recognize and thank the key partners who
made possible the following Special Fellowships in 2008.
Aaron Copland Bogliasco Fellowship in Music,
Funded by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.
Alvin Singleton
Borsa di Studio Bogliasco – Compagnia di San Paolo
per l’Architettura del Paesaggio
Vincenzo Fontana
Borsa di Studio Bogliasco – Compagnia di San Paolo
per la Storia
Martyn Lyons
Jerome Robbins Bogliasco Fellowship in Dance,
Funded by the Jerome Robbins Foundation
Tiffany Mills
Roger Sessions Memorial Bogliasco Fellowship in Music,
Funded by the Edward T. Cone Foundation
Andrew Waggoner
Leo Biaggi de Blasys Bogliasco Fellowship, Funded by the Biaggi family
Adrian Popescu
Bogliasco Special Fellowship in the Visual Arts,
Funded by an anonymous donor
Cheryl Kaplan
John Burroughs Bogliasco Fellowship in Literature, Funded by George Capen Bitting
Nam Le
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2008 BOGLIASCO FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
Damiano Abeni
Translator, Italy
Nicholas Evans
Professor of Linguistics, Australia
Barbara Allen
Architect, United States
Vincenzo Fontana
Professor of Architectural History, Italy
Matthew Baigell
Professor of Art History, United States
John Fyler
Professor of English, United States
Anne Marie Baron
Literature Scholar, France
Anita Glesta
Artist, United States
Philippe Berthier
Professor of Literature, France
Daniel S. Godfrey
Composer, United States
Elio Brancaforte
Professor of German, United States
John Hall
Photographer, United States
Martin Bresnick
Composer / Professor of Music, United States
Fred C. Hobson
Professor of English, United States
David Cressy
Professor of History, United States
Vanessa Justice
Choreographer, United States
Nina Davenport
Filmmaker, United States
Richard Kalina
Professor of Art, United States
Cathy N. Davidson
Professor of English, United States
Anna Karenina
Writer, Czech Republic
Suki Kim
Writer, United States
Anne Pion
Writer, Italy
Susan Kinsolving
Writer, United States
Adrian Popescu
Professor of Literature, Romania
Kathryn Kramer
Professor of English, United States
Rosa Quint
Professor of Art, Germany
Martyn Lyons
Professor of History, Australia
David Rosen
Professor of Music, United States
Lorie Novak
Photographer / Professor of Art,
United States
Fabrizio Rosso
Composer, Italy
Michael O’Brien
Professor of American Intellectual History,
United Kingdom
Nathalie Sabato
Stage and Theater Designer, Italy
Zvi Schuldiner
Professor of History, Israel
Farhad Ostovani
Painter, France
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“
This was truly the essence of the Bogliasco experience: the
opportunity to learn from other specialists who come from
a number of different fields and disciplines. The fact that all
the members of the group were open to new ideas; extremely
knowledgeable and passionate about their work – and willing
to talk about their work – made for an extremely enjoyable stay,
Miranda Seymour
Professor of Literature, United Kingdom
Susan Shatter
Artist, United States
Alvin Singleton
Composer, United States
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Davide Stimilli
Professor of German and Comparative
Literature, Italy
Fiona Templeton
Theater Writer and Director, United States
Eva-Maria Thüne
Writer, Italy
Julian Stannard
Professor of Creative Writing,
United Kingdom
Claudia Von Braunmühl
Honorary Professor of Literature, Germany
Stacey Steers
Filmmaker, United States
Andrew Waggoner
Composer, United States
Larissa Stepanova
Research Fellow in Italian, Russia
Christopher Williams
Dancer and Choreographer, United States
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a stay that was as much about learning
from each other as it was about working
on one’s own project.
– Elio Brancaforte Bogliasco Fellow 2008
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EVENTS IN ITALY
The Bogliasco Foundation participated in the 2008 edition of the NIME (New Interface for Musical
Expressions) conference with a video-sound installation by Jeff Talman (‘07). The event was held in Genoa
from June 4 to June 7. We wish to thank the conference’s staff as well as Casa Paganini, the Museo di Arte
Contemporanea di Villa Croce and the Regione Liguria for their hospitality and support.
The Bogliasco Foundation worked with Genoa’s Chamber of Commerce, Duferco Italia Holding, Premuda
and Sirce to publish an exhibition catalog, Sirotti, Giardini 1958-2008. The paintings of Raimondo Sirotti
were part of a larger exhibition of works by Van Gogh at the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia.
Also in 2008, the Bogliasco Foundation facilitated the participation of two of its Fellows in Genoa’s Festival
Internazionale della Scienza: Jeff Talman (‘07) exhibited his sound installation A Play of Flows. We would
like to thank the Festival della Scienza, the Associazione Amici del Festival, F.lli Perelli, Electroimpianti di
A.Maggio, Piccole Pesti and Impresa Edilservizi di Geom.G.L.Termanini for their support. Our deepest
thanks also go to Viana Conti who contributed to the text.
Alexander Hahn (‘97, ‘06) exhibited his interactive video installation and digital prints Luminous Point. We
wish to thank the Museo di Villa Croce, Genoa’s Swiss Consulate General, the Federal Office of Culture,
Prohelvetia, the NYSCA and ETC for their support. We also wish to thank the Museo di Villa Croce for its
hospitality; Viana Conti for her contribution to the text; and Rosy Filippone for the installation’s furnishings.
From December 5 through 21 of
2008, the Foundation facilitated the
exhibition Il Milione di Marco Polo by
Mario Fallini (‘04) which took place
at the Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa.
We would like to thank Genoa’s Port
Authority for its hospitality. We are
also grateful to Bolla srl, Palazzo del
Monferrato, the Fondazione Cassa
di Risparmio di Alessandria and the
Provincia di Alessandria for their
contributions to the event.
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In order to sustain its mission,
the Bogliasco Foundation relies on the generosity of individuals and
organizations whose names appear on the following pages. In 2008,
despite the economic crisis, the Bogliasco Foundation raised more
money from donors in the United States and European countries
than ever before. It is with profound gratitude that we recognize the
friends listed on the following pages for their extraordinary support.
SO C I ETÀ D I A M I C I
Donors who contribute a gift of $1,000 or more are considered members of the Bogliasco Foundation’s
Società di Amici, which offers the opportunity to meet performing and visual artists, writers and humanists
and to become more involved with the Foundation and Study Center.
Jorge Amador
William R. Grose and Stephen Murphy
Carol LeWitt
Page Ashley
Agnes Gund
Mary K. Libby
Douglas Baxter
Rose Mary and John Harbison
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Gianni Biaggi de Blasys
James Harrison
Alexander C. MacIntyre
and Marina Biaggi Harrison
and Renée Brunetti
Louis Martin
George Capen Bitting
Helen Hecht
J. D. McClatchy
Tiffani and Reginald Chambers
Sandy and Michael Hecht
Julia and John F. Scott
Gabriella De Ferrari
John Hollander
Eva Seidner
Grant Duers
and Natalie Charkow Hollander
Willard Spiegelman
Susan H. Edwards
Jo Anna Isaak and Daniel O’Connell
Stephanie Stokes
Florence and Robert Fogelin
Rachel Jacoff
Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò
William P. Franke
Michèle Gerber Klein
A L EG RO SO C I ETY
The Alegro Society recognizes the generous donors who have provided for the future of the Bogliasco
Foundation and Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities with a planned gift.
Gianni Biaggi de Blasys and Renée Brunetti
Robert Gartside
Marina and James Harrison
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F O U N D ATI O N S
The Appleman Foundation
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.
Compagnia di San Paolo
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Edward T. Cone Foundation
I N D I VI D U A L S
Barbara Allen
Agnes Gund
Ronald Perera
Jorge Amador
John Hall
Vivian Perlis
Page Ashley
Anne Hamilton
Nancy and Andrew Ramage
Nancy Azara
Rose Mary and John Harbison
Eleanor Reissa
Douglas Baxter
James Harrison
Stella Revard
Laurence D. Berman
Marina Biaggi Harrison
Julia and John F. Scott
Gianni Biaggi de Blasys
Helen Hecht
Caroline Seebohm
George Capen Bitting
Sandy and Michael Hecht
Eva Seidner
Gail Boyajian
Fred C. Hobson
Alvin Singleton
Renée Brunetti
John Hollander
Andrew Solomon
Enzo Bruno
“
Our group of Fellows was a fine balance
of disciplines, genders, ages, geographies, and personalities.
Conversations about the Arts and ideas advanced daily,
as did humor.
”
– Susan Kinsolving Bogliasco Fellow 2008
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and Natalie Charkow Hollander
Paul Sperry
Reginald Chambers
Maureen Howard and Mark Probst
Willard Spiegelman
Bonnie Costello
Jo Anna Isaak and Daniel O’Connell
Paul Staiti
Donald Crockett
Rachel Jacoff Stephanie Stokes
Nina Davenport
Michèle Gerber Klein
Nina and Michael Sundell
Cathy N. Davidson
Carol LeWitt Athena Tacha
Gabriella De Ferrari
Mary K. Libby
James Tatum and William Noble
Grant Duers
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Helen Vendler
Susan H. Edwards
Alexander C. MacIntyre
Rebecca West
Robert Feintuch
Henry Martin
Scott Wheeler
Florence and Robert Fogelin
Louis Martin
Richard Wilson
William P. Franke
J. D. McClatchy
Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò
William R. Grose and Stephen Murphy
Joyce Morgenroth
Anonymous (1)
STATEM EN T O F A C TI VI TI ES
For the Year Ended December 31, 2008
Unrestricted Temporarily
Restricted Total
$750,134 $92,500 $842,634
3,427 -
3,427
77,876 -
77,876
REVENUES
Contributions received Special events revenue, net of expenses Investment income Subtotal
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on sale of investments
Assets released from restrictions 831,437 92,500
923,937
(954,842)
-
(954,842)
80,467 (80,467)
-
12,033 (30,905)
Total revenues (42,938) EXPENSES
Program expenses 962,282 -
962,282
General and administrative expenses 517,879 -
517,879
14,666 -
14,666
1,494,827 -
1,494,827
Investment expenses Total expenses Increase (decrease) in net assets (1,537,765)
12,033 (1,525,732)
Net assets - beginning of year 2,958,103 80,467 3,038,570
Net assets - end of year 18
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$1,420,338 $92,500 $1,512,838
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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S
James Harrison, President
Gianni Biaggi de Blasys
Walter Kaiser, Trustee Emeritus
Anna Maria Quaiat, Vice President
Renée Brunetti
Jorge Amador
Reginald Chambers
NON-TRUSTEE OFFICERS
Page Ashley
Gabriella De Ferrari
R. Andrew Boose, Secretary
Cristina Biaggi
Marina Biaggi Harrison
Michael Hecht, Treasurer
Michèle Gerber Klein
STAFF
NEW YORK, NY
BOGLIASCO, ITALY
Hope O’Reilly
Director of Development and Communications
Anna Maria Quaiat
Director of the Liguria Study Center
Tamesin Dyas
Development Associate
Pasquale Pesce
Director of Development and Planning
Jessica Palmieri
Executive Assistant
Ivana Folle
Associate Director
Alessandra Natale
Associate Director
LIGURI A S T U D Y C E N T E R S TA F F
Rita Abbis
Raffaella Folle
Franco Romeo
Sara Bozzo
Gianni Migone
Roberto Romeo
Luigi Crovetto
Paolo Parodi
Danilo Taffurelli
Daniela Poggi
BOGLIASCO FOUNDATION
FONDAZIONE BOGLIASCO
10 Rockefeller Plaza (16th Floor)
New York, NY 10020-1903
USA
Email: [email protected]
Via Aurelia 4
16031 Bogliasco (Genova)
ITALY
Email: [email protected]
“
But time, quiet, and space were not the greatest gifts of Bogliasco.
The greatest gift was beauty.
To awaken each day to the Italian Riviera, to the energy and calm
”
(both) of Liguria, was priceless.
– Cathy N. Davidson Bogliasco Fellow 2008
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PHOTOS
Front Cover – Top Row: Vanessa Justice; Nam Le; Dangerous Talk: Scandalous, Seditious, and Treasonable Speech in Pre-Modern
England by David Cressy; Answerable Questions and Questionable Answers to a Tree’s Visual System by Alexander Hahn; Martyn
Lyons; Alvin Singleton; Il Milione di Marco Polo by Mario Fallini; Vincenzo Fontana and, directly below, Cheryl Kaplan; Suki Kim;
Layers of Labour by Rosa Quint; Nathalie Sabato; Visitors viewing Jeff Talman’s A Play of Flows. Middle Row: Andrew Waggoner;
Fiona Templeton; a still from Stacey Steers’ Phantom Canyon installation; Davide Stimilli. Bottom Row: Nina Davenport; David Cressy;
A Marriage of Convenience by Richard Kalina; Adrian Popescu; Chaplin’s Girl by Miranda Seymour; Martin Bresnick; Dying Words by
Nicholas Evans; Lorie Novak; Susan Kinsolving and, directly above, Fabrizio Rosso; illustration for Placer l’être en face de lui-même by
Farhad Ostovani; The Golden Legend by Christopher Williams
Page 2 – Mediterranean 2 by Susan Shatter
Page 4 – Photo by Carola Mamberto
Page 7 – Photo by Carola Mamberto
Page 8 – Clockwise from top: Alvin Singleton; Vincenzo Fontana; Nam Le; Cheryl Kaplan; Andrew Waggoner; Martyn Lyons; center:
Adrian Popescu
Page 9 – Tiffany Mills
Page 10 – Clockwise from top: Martin Bresnick; Dying Words by Nicholas Evans; Cathy Davidson; Dangerous Talk: Scandalous,
Seditious, and Treasonable Speech in Pre-Modern England by David Cressy; Fred Hobson; David Cressy; Nina Davenport
Page 11 – Clockwise from Top: Suki Kim; Layers of Labour by Rosa Quint; Nathalie Sabato; illustration for Placer l’être en face de
lui-même by Farhad Ostovani; Susan Kingsolving; Lorie Novak; center: Fabrizio Rosso
Page 12 – Clockwise from Top: Fiona Templeton; a still from Stacey Steers’ Phantom Canyon installation; Davide Stimilli; Chaplin’s Girl
by Miranda Seymour; The Golden Legend by Christopher Williams; A Marriage of Convenience by Richard Kalina
Page 14 – Galleria Mazzini (Genoa) by Ginger Marley
Page 15 – Luminious Point by Alexander Hahn
Pages 16 and 17 – Clockwise from Top: Answerable Questions and Questionable Answers to a Tree’s Visual System by Alexander
Hahn; Il Milione di Marco Polo by Mario Fallini; Thoughts of H. Cavendish and C.H. Hinton #2 by Alexander Hahn; Visitors viewing
Jeff Talman’s A Play of Flows; Mirror of the Moon by Jeff Talman; visitors viewing Il Milione di Marco Polo by Mario Fallini; Luminious
Point by Alexander Hahn; Il Milione di Marco Polo by Mario Fallini; Galleria Mazzini in Genoa. Large center image: Il Milione di Marco
Polo by Mario Fallini. Three smaller images in center: Presentation of Il Milione di Marco Polo by Mario Fallini; Alexander Hahn
installation in the Villa Croce in Genoa; Jeff Talman
Page 18 – Photo by Carola Mamberto
Page 19 – Top row: James Harrison and Agnes Gund; Enzo Viscusi, Elbrun
Kimmelman and Anthony Viscusi; Jorge Amador and Thomas Mikolasko. Bottom row: Susan Kinsolving and Gabriella De Ferrari;
James Harrison and Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò; Marina Harrison and Dan Stern
Page 20 – Photo by John Hall
Page 21 – Clockwise: Jorge Amador, Andrew Boose, Jessica Palmieri, Alessandra
Natale, Marina Harrison, Jeannie Boose, Michèle Gerber Klein; Page Ashley; Gianni
Biaggi di Blasys and Marina Harrison; Jessica Palmieri, Jorge Amador, Gianni Biaggi
di Blasys and Andrew Boose; Reginald Chambers; Michèle Gerber Klein
Page 22 – Photo by Carola Mamberto
Page 24 – Photo by John Hall
Page 25 – Photo by Cathy Davidson
Page 27 – Photo by Mike Glier
Back cover – Photo by Vladimir Strochkov
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BOGLIASCO FOUNDATION
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New York, NY 10020-1903
USA
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