Naples’ Venus of the rags on fire, arson attack at dawn The fire, which broke out between 5.15 and 5.30 this morning, destroyed Michelangelo Pistoletto's work created by Cittadellarte, which had been inaugurated on 28 June in the city hall square: the fire melted the sculpture and reduced the rags to ashes, sparing only the metal structure. “I do not declare preventive war on those who made this catastrophic gesture," said the artist, “I propose preventive peace instead”. Luca Deias, 17/07/2023 Read more
William Shakespeare, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alessandro Preziosi: the opening of the play “Aspettando Re Lear” (Waiting for King Lear) After the national premiere in Naples, the play will start touring from the Teatro Romano in Verona on 20 July. Based on the tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare and directed and interpreted by Alessandro Preziosi, it features "stage works" by Michelangelo Pistoletto and "stage costumes" by Cittadellarte Fashion B.E.S.T. Redazione, 14/07/2023 Read more
Arte al Centro, 25th edition: celebrating sustainability and creativity in Biella for Michelangelo Pistoletto’s 90th birthday On Sunday 25 June, Cittadellarte hosted the glocal event that once a year places art at the centre of a responsible transformation of society, between sustainable fashion and the Third Paradise. We embark on a journey of discovery of the event, offering a glimpse of the exhibitions, works and performances presented on the very day of Pistoletto’s 90th birthday, on which he was also named "Master of Biella Città Archipelago". Luca Deias, 10/07/2023 Read more
“Architecture Biennale 2023”, the DAAR collective is awarded the Golden Lion The DAAR (composed of architects Alessandro Petti and Sandi Hilal) received the Golden Lion for the best participation in the 18th International Architecture Exhibition entitled "The Laboratory of the Future", curated by Lesley Lokko as part of the Architecture Venice Biennale. The international jury awarded the duo "for their long-standing commitment to deep political engagement with architectural practices and learnings about decolonisation in Palestine and Europe". Fondazione Pistoletto symbolically joins in the celebrations for the prestigious achievement: the collective has fostered a long artistic collaboration with Unidee Residency Programs and Cittadellarte. Redazione, 23/05/2023 Read more
Michelangelo Pistoletto will deliver three “Artist Lectures” at the Louvre in Paris The Louvre is starting a cycle of "Leçon d'artiste", which will bring different exponents of contemporary art to hold conferences to talk about their vision of the French museum. For the first edition of the initiative, the protagonist will be Michelangelo Pistoletto: at the Michel Laclotte auditorium, on three separate occasions between 27 April and 11 May 2023, the artist will be building connections between certain aspects of his work (the mirror painting), his thinking (the notion of archipelago) and the Louvre's collections and the way in which the museum institution can be imagined today. Redazione, 26/04/2023 Read more
“The Formula of Creation,” the comments of the readers: an interview with psychologist and psychotherapist Alessia Antonini Michelangelo Pistoletto's new book, The Formula of Creation, published by Cittadellarte, was released on 21 December, and it traces, step by step, his personal history and, contextually, the process through which human beings have created religion, politics, science and the cultures of society thanks to the germinal ferment of art. With a view to giving readers a voice as well, we propose an interview with Alessia Antonini, who was the first to purchase the book on Cittadellarte’s online store. Luca Deias, 11/04/2023 Read more
“Junk – Full Closets”, the docuseries to change the world by (re)discovering the hidden side of fashion In his new film work – co-produced by Will Media and directed by Olmo Parenti and Matteo Keffer – fashion designer Matteo Ward offers an emotionally charged report on the long-standing issues caused by the fashion world in an explosive narrative articulated between Chile, Ghana, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India and Italy. Interviewed by Matteo Ward and featured in the promotional video, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Paolo Naldini share a broader view of the documentary's contents. The series is available from today – 4 April – on Sky Italia's YouTube channel, on demand on Sky and on NOW, and from Saturday 8 April also on Sky TG24. Luca Deias, 06/04/2023 Read more
“Pistaaa: Piedmont’s Blue Way”: the strong link between art and sustainability in a new bike and pedestrian path A new trail between the Piedmontese towns of Casalborgone and Aramengo will open on 7 May, in addition to the many already existing. The signage, which when framed through an information app brings up the list of the sustainable organisations in the area, gives a space for local artists to revisit the Third Paradise. Fiorenza Barazzotto, 28/03/2023 Read more
