Art & Society
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
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The director of Cittadellarte turns the hourglass: 2023 summarised in an interview with Paolo Naldini
A journey through the grains of time of Fondazione Pistoletto: Paolo Naldini offered us an assessment of Cittadellarte's last year, touching on current social issues, including wars, feminicides and the climate crisis. "We need civic communities capable of producing valuable representatives, and of uniting the forces of peace at all levels of the social fabric," said the director.
Luca Deias, 22/12/2023
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The preventive peace at UNESCO: Michelangelo Pistoletto speaks at the High Level Ministerial Dialogue on Education for Peace
On 8 November, Paris will host the UNESCO General Assembly, in which the education ministers of the UN specialised agency's member states will discuss the role of education in relation to the goal of global peace. Pistoletto will be among the guests at the initiative: the artist has been invited to give a speech that will focus on his artistic practice and, in particular, on "preventive peace".
Luca Deias, 07/11/2023
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Paris: “Daniel Buren & Michelangelo Pistoletto”, the exhibition at the Palais d’Iéna
Opened on 17 October, the works of the two contemporary artists will be exhibited in the Parisian palace in a play with its peculiar architecture: designed by Auguste Perret in 1937, the building is one of the three constructions still standing from the universal exhibition of the same year. The evocative intertwining of Pistoletto and Buren, curated by Matthieu Poirier and supported by Paris+ par Art Basel and Galleria Continua, will be freely open to visitors until 29 October.
 Redazione, 16/10/2023
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“WORLD MAP”, the work of Ryts Monet from Circulart at Cittadellarte to the BIENALSUR in Buenos Aires
Until 31 December 2023, the capital of Argentina will host the BIENALSUR at the MUNTREF. The group exhibition "Rompecabezas" includes an installation by Ryts Monet that the artist created during the residency of the project CirculART at Fondazione Pistoletto, presented on the occasion of Arte al Centro 2021. "The experience in Biella," he commented, "allowed me to investigate and work on the relationship between fashion and sustainability. For a responsible global change in this area, it is essential to trigger processes to raise awareness on the theme".
Luca Deias, 11/10/2023
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In Cuba, the third edition of “Reciclamos” and the workshops “CreArte”: a summer dedicated to plastic recycling
In August, Habitat Park was the setting for recycling activities aimed at the younger generation, but not only. A total of 35.5 kg of plastic was handed in by children, teenagers and adults from different parts of Havana, and workshops were organised on the use and reuse of plastic. Let’s discover the initiatives of 'La Mina', an all-female team committed to promoting recycling and raising awareness of environmental issues.
Fiorenza Barazzotto, 26/09/2023
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