On Friday, May 11th, at 4.30pm, in the Aula Magna di Santa Lucia (via Castiglione 36 - Bologna), Christian Boltanski, a leading French contemporary artist, will be awarded an Honorary Degree in History and Oriental Studies. Prof. Francesco Ubertini, Rector, and Prof. Paolo Capuzzo, Head of the Department of History and Cultures, will attend the ceremony.
Christian Boltanski is being awarded this Honorary Degree in History and Oriental Studies for his role as an “interpreter of history” – drawing on different languages and cultural paradigms, from Zen to Catholic culture – and on his ability to “decode” collective memory.
A painter, sculptor, photographer and film director, famous for his magnificent installations, Boltanski is considered one of the leading French artists who, self-taught, started painting at the age of 14. Throughout his career, he has experimented with new forms of expression and produced many works using a variety of materials – from photography and videos to clothes and objects that were found, to boxes and corrugated cardboard, to cinema and stage. Boltanski has been presented with national and international awards and has taught at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris for many years.
After the ceremony, the following academics will be awarded the title of Professor Emeritus: Gianni Braghieri, Gian Paolo Brizzi, Maria Gabriella Campadelli, Carlo Cipolli, Gabriele Falciasecca, Nadir Mario Maraldi, Guido Sarchielli, Angelo Varni.