Sandretto

Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo holds its major activities and events in two permanent locations.

Torino

Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo’s Turin Headquarters and Centre for Contemporary Art is situated on Via Modane, a former industrial area of the city previously occupied by the Fergat factory which produced wheel rims for the car industry. The Fondazione purchased the rights to this land from the Turin City Council for a period of 99 years. The rectangular building is 133 metres long, 21 metres wide and 9 metres tall, occupying a surface are of 3,500 square metres. Designed by London based architect Claudio Silvestrin, the building “presents itself to the city in a long, silent form, recalling the timeless ‘being’ of simple, light, rigorous architecture” (C.Silvestrin). It is an ideal container for contemporary art exhibitions, from the movement and installation of the works to the ease of access for the public.
The building was designed to be a neutral space where artists could work freely, without any visual conflict or distraction caused by the surrounding architecture, as well as highly versatile, allowing for the creation and installation of large-scale works. The materials used further underline the essential, simple nature of the architecture, such as the Lecce stone used for the external structure.
Apart from the main exhibition space, the Turin Centre (opened on September 18 2002) also has a special project room for video installations and small-scale exhibitions as well as an educational department for courses and workshops. The main offices are also situated in the building and there is an extensive design and book shop area selling art books, magazines and catalogues, design items and artist editions.
The 144-seat auditorium is fully equipped with the latest audiovisual technology and Spazio, the centre’s cafeteria, was designed by the artist Rudolf Stingel.
The Spazio restaurant is situated on the first floor, where visitors can view works by Amadeo Martegani and Julian Opie.

Guarene d’Alba

Palazzo Re Rebaudengo is an extensive, listed, 18th century historic palazzo consisting of various levels separated by stairs and small ramps. The Palazzo was renovated and converted into an exhibition space by the architects Corrado Levi, Alessandra Raso and Alberto Rolla, with a project that preserved and complimented the original structure and architecture of the building. The Palazzo was officially opened as an exhibition space in 1997 and since its launch, the venue has held numerous exhibitions and events, book launches and film screenings, debates, conferences and educational workshops all organised by the Fondazione. In 2006, work areas and a new wing, which was divided into self-contained apartments, were added to the Palazzo. Apart from catering to other activities, this new area is used to accommodate the recently established Young Curators Residency Programme.