The TEDxPalermo Talk by Paolo W. Tamburella was held in the evening of April30th. The location due to bad weather was changed at the very last minute with the studio427. As unveiled by the Talk's title Paolo W. Tamburella is an Italian artist and filmmaker who works internationally on issues related to cultural identity and globalization. Scouted in 2001 by Annina Nosei, the legendary New Yorker gallerist, Tamburella made several projects over the United States and Europe also in India, Singapore and in the Union of Comoros Island. He currently lives and works between Rome and Dhaka in Bangladesh. Among his exhibitions are: Capital Forwarding Solutions The Paper Store, Dublin 2010; Djahazi 53rd Venice Biennale 2009, How To, Istanbul Biennial 2009, Singapore Biennial 2008, Inscriptions, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Guarene 2007; 3500 cm2 American Academy in Rome 2006; Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, Galleria Borghese, Rome 2003; Videorom: Macro, Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome and Gamec, Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Bergamo 2002; Annina Nosei Gallery, New York 2001.

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