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Armando Lulaj

Armando Lulaj (born 1980 in Tirana) is an artist, playwright, filmmaker,[1] and film producer,[2] living and working in Tirana, Albania. His work “constantly negotiates the borders between economical power, fictional democracy and social disparity in a global context.” Lulaj is the founder of DebatikCenter of Contemporary Art. Lulaj has been called “one of the most prominent Albanian artists of his generation.”[3] Since 2022, Lulaj is a member of the art collective Manifesto.

Armando Lulaj
Lulaj with his uncontrollable dummy in the play "2030, Launch into Contemporaneity", featuring Edi Rama PM of Albania.
Born(1980-06-24)June 24, 1980
Tirana, Albania.
EducationAccademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
Known forContemporary art.

Early life and education

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After completing his studies at the Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum of Tirana, he left Albania for Italy a week after the murder of Azem Hajdari, a member of the Albanian parliament, in 1998.[4][5] After attending the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze for two years, his work “Walking Free in Harmony”, 2001, led to his expulsion from the academy.[6][7] He opened his first personal show in Florence on September 11, 2001, curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi. He continued his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. He returned to Albania in 2011.

Works

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He represented Albania at the 52nd Venice Biennale (2007) as part of a group show curated by Bonnie Clearwater. In 2015, he was selected to represent Albania at the 56th Venice Biennale with the solo show ‘’Albanian Trilogy: A Series of Devious Stratagems’’, curated by Marco Scotini.[8][9]

Albanian Trilogy: A Series of Devious Stratagems

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“Albanian Trilogy: A Series of Devious Stratagems” (2011–2015) is a cinematic project focusing on the Cold War period, in which Lulaj recreates informal archives based on state documents, his own memories and oral narratives regarding Albanian history. The trilogy comprises the films It Wears as it Grows (2011),[10] NEVER (2012),[11][12] and Recapitulation (2015).[13]

An eponymous catalog, edited by Marco Scotini and with texts by Jonida Gashi, Boris Groys, Hou Hanru, Armando Lulaj, Edi Muka, Elidor Mëhilli, Marco Scotini, was published in 2015 by Sternberg Press to accompany the project at the occasion of the 56th Venice Biennale.

DebatikCenter of Contemporary Art (D.C.C.A.)

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Lulaj founded the DebatikCenter of Contemporary Art in 2003 in Bologna. Since 2017, he leads the center together with Jonida Gashi and Pleurad Xhafa. D.C.C.A has been engaged in the production of Lulaj's film projects and the exhibitions and performances of art collective Manifesto.[14]

Awards

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  • Onufri Prize (2006)[15]
  • Premio Carmen Silvestroni (2008)[16]
  • Premio Paolo Parati (2011)[17]
  • Marco Magnani Prize (2011)[18]
  • Albanian prize for Visual Arts “Danish Jukniu” (2014)[19]

Publications

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  • ‘’Albanian Trilogy’’, edited by Marco Scotini. Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2015. ISBN 9783956791468
  • ‘’Control’’. Cinisello Balsamo: Silvana Editoriale, 2019 (with Marco Mazzi). ISBN 9788836645169
  • ‘’Broken Narrative: The Politics of Contemporary Art in Albania’’. Prefaces by Jonida Gashi and Osamu Kanemura. Earth: punctum books, 2021 (with Marco Mazzi). ISBN 978-1685710583
  • ‘’fʌkt: Një kundërhistori e së tashmes’’. Preface by Sonja Lau. Translated by Alfred Bushi. Tirana: Pika pa sipërfaqe, 2022 (with Marco Mazzi). ISBN 9789928373106


References

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  1. ^ "DebatikCenter Film". DebatikCenter. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Debatikcenter Production Distribution". Institute of Documentary Film. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "GROUND festival 2018: Armando Lulaj". YouTube. GROUND. August 4, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "EXHIBITION — GRAZ TIRANA RESIDENCY PROGRAM". Zeta. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "GROUND festival 2018: Armando Lulaj". YouTube. GROUND. August 4, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Armando Lulaj". Artra Gallery. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Undo.net". Absolute Beginners. March 14, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Olivero, Domenico (December 23, 2014). "Armando Lulaj per l'Albania". Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Viceconte, Giovanni (July 20, 2015). "Albanian Trilogy". Undo.net. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Poggi, Monica (May 6, 2017). "It wears as it grows – Armando Lulaj". Generazione Critica. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Never – Forum Expanded 2013". Berlinale. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Armando Lulaj". Public Delivery. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Racapitulation (2015)". MUBI. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Manifesto". DebatikCenter. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Armando Lulaj". Albanian Pavilion - Venice Biennale 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "Armando Lulaj". Albanian Pavilion - Venice Biennale 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Armando Lulaj". Albanian Pavilion - Venice Biennale 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  18. ^ Casanova, M.; Muka, E. (2012). Lo stupore. Premio Marco Magnani 2011 Giovani Artisti. Silvana Editoriale. ISBN 978-8836623747.
  19. ^ "NEVER project by Armando Lulaj presented by T.I.C.A awarded with Visual Arts prize "Danish Jukniu"". TICA. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
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