The new “Venus of the Rags” donated by Pistoletto to Naples: a journey into a rebirth through the voices of the artist and the institutions The work was inaugurated yesterday in Piazza Municipio, where it will be on display for three months. The installation was presented yesterday with a press conference held in the Sala Giunta in Palazzo San Giacomo: we discover the new Venus through the words of the artist himself, the mayor of Naples Gaetano Manfredi, the curator of the project "Napoli Contemporanea" Vincenzo Trione, the vice-president of the association Altra Napoli EF Antonio Roberto Lucidi, the coordinator of the Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadors Francesco Saverio Teruzzi and Father Antonio Loffredo. Luca Deias, 02/04/2024 Read more
Fashion and art at the service of nature: the third edition of “Fashion for Planet” A mosaic of speeches, a performance, an immersive installation: yesterday - 22 February - the third edition of the event was held in Milan, in Palazzo Giureconsulti’s Sala Parlamentino. Organised by the Pistoletto Foundation and the National Chamber of Italian Fashion in the context of the Fashion Week, it has been a new opportunity to give voice to the rights of nature. Luca Deias, 04/03/2024 Read more
Anna Favella, looking through the looking glass of nature to change the world An all-round interview with the actress, in an intimate journey between acting, activism and sustainability. In a transversal dialogue, we discover how her expressive and professional talent is not limited to theatre or television but goes beyond by placing itself at the service of the environment: "We must learn to listen to the language of nature. Knowledge and awareness," she said, "are the keys to saving the planet". Luca Deias, 01/03/2024 Read more
Da Giovanni Caccamo a Michelangelo Pistoletto, sguardo al futuro della nuove generazioni nel “Manifesto del cambiamento” On Thursday 1 February, the singer visited Cittadellarte and met the artist to discuss the book edited by Caccamo and published by Treccani, which also features an artistic contribution by Pistoletto. "The afternoon at Cittadellarte," said Caccamo, "was an immersion in the light and depths of thought and beauty". Luca Deias, 27/02/2024 Read more
Sustainable fashion at Milan Fashion Week: Palazzo Giureconsulti hosts “Fashion to Reconnect – The capsule”. On 25 February, from 11.00 am to 5.30 pm, the sixteenth-century palace will display a selection of items from the exhibition opened last June in the spaces of the Pistoletto Foundation. The spotlight will be on "masterpieces that not only embody aesthetic beauty, but also social responsibility, - explain the organisers - serving as tools to raise awareness for positive change in the world". Luca Deias, 23/02/2024 Read more
“Fashion for Planet Open Parliament”, Cittadellarte and the National Chamber of Italian Fashion are back to give voice to the rights of nature On 22 February, Fondazione Pistoletto’s Fashion B.E.S.T. and CNMI will propose the third act of the event as part of "Milan Fashion Week". From 11.00 am to 5.30 pm, Palazzo Giureconsulti will host an immersive audiovisual experience that will give participants the opportunity to listen to nature through an artistic language. Luca Deias, 21/02/2024 Read more
RaiPlay Sound, an episode of “#Artlover” dedicated to Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Third Paradise The multimedia platform on Rai's radio channel featured an episode on the artist's trinamic symbol articulated in a dialogue between journalist Alma Manera and Fernando Miglietta. "With the Third Paradise," said the architect and essayist, "the artist has conceived a collective work that involves children, adults, artists and different ideologies". Luca Deias, 05/02/2024 Read more
Cittadellarte’s board of directors welcomes new members from the worlds of culture and law As of mid-December 2023, the board of Fondazione Pistoletto has five new members: Andrea Ciurcina (lawyer), Giuseppe La Masa (lawyer), Emanuele Montibeller (founder of Arte Sella), Simone Mainardi (accountant) and Andrea Montanari (professor and lawyer). "New sap," said president Giuliana Setari referring to the new councillors, "means new strength, and Cittadellarte needs it to face the challenges that lie ahead in 2024 and the coming years". Luca Deias, 29/01/2024 Read more
