Donatien Grau, an interview with the Louvre Presidency’s advisor for contemporary programmes “Art is the creative mirror that humanity gives to itself”. The historian and critic spoke about the social role of museums and the future of art, emphasising the figure of Michelangelo Pistoletto and drawing parallels between Cittadellarte and the Louvre, in an immersive comparison between essentiality, archipelago city and sustainability. Luca Deias, 10/02/2023 Read more
“The artist and the astronaut”, a meeting with Michelangelo Pistoletto and Paolo Nespoli in Fano On Saturday 11 February, at 5.30 p.m., Fondazione Carifano's Reception Room will host a conference featuring the Biellese artist and the former astronaut as speakers. The event will be an opportunity for the two guests to retrace some of the stages of the VITA space mission – which had the Third Paradise as its official symbol – and to draw parallels between art and astronomy. Redazione, 07/02/2023 Read more
Rome, DART – Chiostro del Bramante hosts the Michelangelo Pistoletto exhibition “Infinity – Contemporary art without limits” The exhibition project dedicated to the artist from Biella at DART - Chiostro del Bramante will run from 18 March to 15 October 2023. The exhibition, curated by Danilo Eccher, features fifty works and four large site-specific installations in an itinerary that covers the entire career of Michelangelo Pistoletto, from the 1960s to more recent works. Luca Deias, 31/01/2023 Read more
Discounted museum tickets: the “Artsupp Card” has been launched As of today – 18 January – you can buy a special loyalty card offered by Artsupp, the portal dedicated to cultural institutions gathering on a single platform all the news from the world of Italian art and museums. Cittadellarte too is part of the network of museums participating in the initiative: card holders will be able to join guided tours of Fondazione Pistoletto at a reduced price. Redazione, 18/01/2023 Read more
Paolo Naldini, Cittadellarte looks back at 2022: “Art, the most radical form of research, is a human right” What have we learnt in the past year? What is the balance for 2022? In a game of mirrors between past, present and future, in our interview Paolo Naldini, director of Cittadellarte, touched on some of the key elements and themes of Fondazione Pistoletto, including Accademia Unidee ("We are a community of practice. If the mirror is at the centre of Cittadellarte, it is precisely because it is a tool for research, speculation and reflection"), Biella Città Arcipelago ("Biella as Working Site of the Opera Demopratica has courageously identified an ambitious project: the infrastructure of life on the planet, a subject considered obscene for too long") and Biella Creative City ("We have reached a dynamic balance, in fact, with the proposal of an operating director for the association who also performs functions as UNESCO focal point"). Retracing some of the stages of Cittadellarte's 2022, let us explore some fundamental themes for the individual and the community as a whole. Luca Deias, 01/01/2023 Read more
When art meets sustainable fashion: the third edition of “Circulart” has been presented The protagonists of this year’s edition are two international artists and two international fashion designers, selected through an open call launched by Cittadellarte: Augustina Bottoni, Lucia Chain, Huge Sillytoe and Rebecca Sforzani, young talents called upon to create a work with fabrics produced by partner companies, focusing on dialogue and on the enhancement of the textile industry production chain. “CirculART is a research and innovation format with which we have now been experimenting for three years,” said Paolo Naldini, director of Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, “we start by identifying the challenges that companies deem as most urgent, and then explore possible lines of development with artists and experts from different sectors”. Redazione, 15/12/2022 Read more
Exquisite Corpse: reminiscences of an open studio On Tuesday 29 November 2022, Fondazione Pistoletto hosted the open studio 'EXQUISITE CORPSE', presenting to the public the works in progress by the artists participating in the UNIDEE 2022 research residency. In this article, we will go into more details about their artistic research through their statements. Cecilia Bisatti, 12/12/2022 Read more
“Ti Amo (fountain)”, at Cittadellarte a wishing fountain made by Marco Cassani In the internal courtyard of the Fondazione Pistoletto, in Via Serralunga 27 in Biella, there is a sculpture inspired by the Balinese ritual and the Italian tradition of expressing a personal wish by throwing a coin into a sacred spring or fountain. The artwork by Marco Cassani – an Italian artist living in Bali, who is participating in a two-month research residency within the Unidee Residency Programs – will be accessible to the public every day from 10.00 to 18.00 until 10 December 2022. Luca Deias, 25/11/2022 Read more
