Contamination Between Architecture and Contemporary Art: Good Practices of Temporary Use of Spaces in Historic Context

Since the early 2000s, the mixing and contamination of different artistic forms has led to original examples of temporary use of spaces in the context of the assets registered on the World Heritage List. Specifically, the experiments between architecture and contemporary art have represented an opportunity for dialogue between different values and reflection on the role of public art. This research aims to study some cases of temporary insertions of contemporary works of art in the Turin system of Savoy Residences. This heritage was the protagonist of an aware use of contemporary art which represented the premise for an extension to other urban spaces with interesting enhanced effects. One of the most significant examples is the Turin event Arte alle Corti. Passaggi nel contemporaneo a corti aperte (2015-2016) which involved numerous urban courtyards including the spaces of Palazzo Reale and Palazzo Carignano. In addition to constituting good practices of the encounter between ancient and new expressive languages, these examples can also represent an attempt to rethink traditional ways of enhancing cultural heritage in favour of a more innovative model for the use of public spaces.