The Third Paradise combines art and cure: South Africa launches the digital exhibition “Cure” The online exhibition – a proposal by UJ Arts & Culture in Johannesburg – has involved 17 artists who have interrogated and explored through their works possible processes leading global civilization to a new level of responsibility. The participants have elaborated the contents drawing inspiration from Michelangelo Pistoletto’s sign-symbol, referencing to a balance between nature and artifice, and to the curing qualities art can have in society. Redazione, 17/09/2020 Read more
Coronavirus, the Third Paradise symbol of the hope in Palazzolo sull’Oglio The mayor of the city in Lombardy, which throughout the years has hosted many initiatives inspired and dedicated to Michelangelo Pistoletto’s sign-symbol, has publicly thanked teachers working remotely with a post on the Facebook page of the city of Palazzolo. The message is accompanied by a significant image: a Third Paradise work previously created by the children from the nursery school “P. Guarneri”, now complemented by the slogan “#iorestoacasa”(I stay at home). Luca Deias, 30/03/2020 Read more
Cittadellarte and The Italian Red Cross, the story of the pact for change recounted at “Arte Fiera” The cycle of conversations “Artists, media and markets: new trajectories in Italy”, curated by Flash Art for Bologna’s fair, will include the talk “The art of care”, programmed for 24th January. Speakers of the event will be Michelangelo Pistoletto, Paolo Naldini (director of Cittadellarte) and Flavio Ronzi (general secretary of the Italian Red Cross). Redazione, 17/01/2020 Read more
From the Rebirth Forum Roma to the Celebration of the Rebirth-Day at Macro Asilo Demopraxy, art, sustainability: on 20th December, Rome’s Museum of Contemporary Art will dedicate a day of conferences and activities to the Rebirth-day, with a debrief on the Rebirth Forum Roma. Here is an article by Saverio Teruzzi, the coordinator of the Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadors, presenting the event. Francesco Saverio Teruzzi, 19/12/2019 Read more
Isola del Gran Sasso: the opening of the first school dedicated to the art of the care The primary school Parrozzani was officially opened on Saturday 9th November, a new earthquake-proof structure built by the Italian Red Cross (CRI). On a wall of the school entrance is a mural representing the Third Paradise, sealing the collaboration between CRI and Cittadellarte, signed by Her Highness Charlène of Monaco and the students. Present at the opening was also Paolo Naldini, director of Cittadellarte: here is the video. Luca Deias, 11/11/2019 Read more
An interview with Michelangelo Pistoletto: “This edition of Arte al Centro is a meaningful passage in Cittadellarte’s evolution” Here are, in exclusive, Michelangelo Pistoletto’s thoughts about today’s events at Cittadellarte. Luca Deias, 12/10/2019 Read more
Pistoletto: “The symbol of the Third Paradise is like a basketball court”. FIBA - International Basket Federation and Cittadellarte united to bring art to basketball in the form of the trinamic sign-symbol: let’s find out, through the words of the Biellese artist, how the Third Paradise has scored a hoop. Luca Deias, 10/09/2019 Read more
Italia che Cambia partners up with the Third Paradise Italia che Cambia – a project started in 2012 to chronicle, map and connect in network those parts of Italy that concretely activate themselves to change things – is the first organization to officially adhere to the vision of the Third Paradise, the extraordinary sign/symbol conceived by Michelangelo Pistoletto. Daniel Tarozzi, 10/07/2019 Read more