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Michelangelo Pistoletto, born in 1933, is a pivotal figure in contemporary art and the founder of the Arte Povera movement. Celebrated for his reflective works and the Third Paradise concept, he integrates art and social practice, advocating for a harmonious future. In 2023, he was honored with a major retrospective, "Molti di Uno," at the Castello di Rivoli, highlighting his lifelong contributions to art and society.

Marina Abramović makes art with her own body and state of mind. In performance, she creates situations in which onlookers become participants, even protagonists. A conceptual and intuitive artist for 55 years, in 2023 she became the first female artist ever to exhibit solo in the imposing Main Galleries of the Royal Academy in London.

Marysia Lewandowska is an artist born in Poland in 1955 who has been living and working in London since 1982. She has initiated projects involving the property of others to create new relations between forms of knowledge and ownership, activating reflections on the social and immaterial public realm. Her work has been presented by Tate Modern, Moderna Museet, Muzeum Sztuki, New Museum, Tapies Foundation, Kunstwerke and Whitechapel Gallery.

The artist Jennifer Guidi works and lives in Los Angeles, California. Represented by Gagosian, Massimo de Carlo and David Kordansky Gallery, her work has been exhibited around the world. Her solo exhibition Mountain Range is on view in the Richard Rogers Gallery at Château La Coste, Aix-en-Provence, France, until September 3rd 2023, and from September 16th to January 7th 2024 the Orange County Museum of Art in California will host her first institutional exhibition in the United States.

Suzanne Heywood sailed around the world as a child with her family. Despite limited access to formal education, she won a place at Oxford University, became a civil servant, and is now a successful business leader and a bestselling author. Her recent book ‘Wavewalker’ has been described as ‘A jaw-dropping and thrilling real-life adventure on the high seas for a girl who just craved normality and finally found her way back to it.’

Francine Lacqua is the London-based award-winning anchor of the Bloomberg Television daily weekday programme The Pulse with Francine Lacqua. She also presents Leaders with Lacqua and is a Bloomberg editor-at-large, fluent in English, Italian and French.