Responsible fashion, an open studio by Flavia La Rocca for Fashion Revolution live from Cittadellarte On Saturday 24th April, from 10 am to 6 pm, Flavia La Rocca will curate an online event as part of the Fashion Open Studio, a global initiative for the presentation and mentoring of Fashion Revolution. From the studios of Fashion B.E.S.T., the fashion designer will show how her garments are created, from the design to the model to the final dyeing. Redazione, 16/04/2021 Read more
“Artivism”, an exhibition to amplify the power of art to inspire social activism The digital exhibition, the result of a call to action and a competition launched by Fashion Revolution Italia and Cittadellarte, will open on 24th April, on the occasion of Fashion Revolution Week 2021. The exhibition, curated by Stella Stone, will feature forty selected works, which will be on display on the digital platform Ikonospace until the end of October 2021. Redazione, 12/04/2021 Read more
The exhibition “Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Truth” at the Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna di Ascona The monographic exhibition dedicated to the Biellese artist and curated by Mara Folini and Alberto Fiz will be held in the Swiss city from 30th May to 26th September. The exhibition, organised in collaboration with Cittadellarte, will feature about forty works by Michelangelo Pistoletto. Redazione, 02/04/2021 Read more
“Hearts for the Earth”, when children’s art breaks down the barriers of the pandemic The Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadress and ambassador Savina Tarsitano and Takuya Kaneda started and curated the ethical initiative that led to the creation, in Nikko, of a big canvas composed of the works of children from Cuba, Italy, Nepal, Florida and Belgium. “In this period,” the two curators said, “being united has become a necessity and a duty, and the project, from this point of view, managed to bring together youths and communities from all over the world with a simple heart, going across boundaries and travelling with the imagination”. Redazione, 26/03/2021 Read more
“How to farm an organic garden”, you can now sign up for Let Eat Bi’s new course The 2021 programme of the Green Academy, a project by Cittadellarte’s Food Office, offers an online initiative dedicated to anybody wanting to further investigate or discover how to farm an organic garden. To talk to us about the contents of the four sessions, held in March and April, is agronomist Alice Bordignon, who will curate the course together with her colleague Enrico Regis. Redazione, 04/03/2021 Read more
Let Eat Bi, food and sustainability: interview with Rimvydė Muzikevičiūtė The Lithuanian student is developing policy advice as part of a research internship required for her to obtain a degree in cultural leadership from a Dutch university. Her project focuses on Let Eat Bi and aims at evaluating and emphasising the relationship between culture, food, art and sustainability. Rimvydė talked to us about her experience at Fondazione Pistoletto, anticipating some of the contents of her work. Luca Deias, 24/02/2021 Read more
Pistoletto’s Mirror painting “Venere Maria – Nudo Color Seppia” at the Palazzo Pretorio Museum in Prato Carlo Palli, a collector from Prato, has donated the works "Venere Maria - Nudo color seppia" (Venus Maria – Sepia-coloured nude) by the Biellese artist and "Victoire de Samothrace" by Yves Klein to the Palazzo Pretorio Museum. “I am glad that my work can reflect the Palazzo Pretorio Museum in Prato together with all the visitors that walking past the painting will become part of it,” said Michelangelo Pistoletto. Redazione, 23/02/2021 Read more
When fashion becomes an example of excellence and sustainability, an interview with the co-founder of WRÅD Matteo Ward Face to face with the CEO of the startup which has become an international best practice: Matteo Ward talks about the role of communication in the process of raising social awareness on the theme of ethical fashion, highlighting the inspirational and collaborative relationship linking WRÅD to Cittadellarte and identifying the objectives his brand pursues in the field of global sustainability. “The fashion industry,” he said, “cannot be allowed to legitimately consume essential resources for life on Earth anymore”. Luca Deias, 18/02/2021 Read more
