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
The podcast “5 things you don’t know about …”, the use of technology as an educational method Better Places, in collaboration with Open School and its students aged 6 to 10, have created the podcast "5 things you don't know about …", in which the speakers are children talking about topics of their choice. The podcast is part of the project "Learning Neighbourhoods and Experiential Oases", and was made possible by the public call "EduCare". Ludovica Contoz, 03/11/2022 Read more
The “Culture + Business Protagonists” award conferred on Michelangelo Pistoletto This morning – 5 October – the artist from Biella was awarded the prestigious recognition in the art sector as part of the programme of the CSR and Social Innovation Forum held at Bocconi's Grafton building. "Pistoletto – said the organisers – is one of the greatest artists of our time because of his visionary ability to generate responsible social transformations through contemporary art: in politics, in the axes of education, in health, as well as in the economy." Luca Deias, 05/10/2022 Read more
“Fourth Generation”, a solo exhibition by Michelangelo Pistoletto opens in Ljubljana The exhibition project, presenting a cross-section of the main phases of the Biellese artist's work from the 1960s onwards, will open on 29 September at 7 pm at the Cukrarna Gallery. “With his projects, intellectual work, and genius for bringing people together,” said the organisers, “Pistoletto has left a highly distinctive mark on both the Italian and international cultural space”. Redazione, 27/09/2022 Read more
Sustainable fashion: Fashion B.E.S.T. at the 58th edition of Filo The international exhibition, scheduled to take place in Milan today and tomorrow – 14 and 15 September – is once again hosting and actively collaborating with Fashion B.E.S.T.: the central area, adjacent to the “trends” section, will accommodate an immersive installation in collaboration with Lenzing, and the programme of "Dialoghi di confronto" will include the talk "Future Fashion Dialogues with Nature", which will have Olga Pirazzi, head of Cittadellarte’s Fashion Office, and fashion designers Tiziano Guardini and Matteo Ward as speakers. Redazione, 14/09/2022 Read more
