Joshua G. Stein’s research for “S+T+ARTS4Water”: Rebuilding Relationships with Fluvial Systems Artist Joshua G. Stein developed an art project as part of S+T+ARTS4Water with the support of UNIDEE Residency Programs, focusing on the connection between anthropogenic activities and river systems. His research was nourished by a series of meetings and visits in the Biella and Piedmont area with local experts and organizations in the sector. Here is an in-depth look at his research process during the various phases of his residency at Cittadellarte. BY Redazione IL 22/06/2022 Leggi di più
“Learning Archipelago”: three days of talks, workshops and conferences about Biella’s educational community Art, learning, creativity, innovation, new generations. A series of cultural events on these themes has been organised for 12, 13 and 14 May as part of the exhibition-workshop "Biella Città Arcipelago": two book presentations at Biella’s Civic Library proposed in collaboration with the #fuoriluogo festival – "Neo-mutualism. Redesigning competitiveness and welfare from below" by Paolo Venturi and Flaviano Zandonai, and two books from the "Zoe Salvamondo" series by Ruggero Poi –; the workshops for schools "Mestieri in Fiera" curated by Filo da Tessere, held in the spaces of Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto; the conference "Learning Arcipelago, the Biellese Educating Territory", also at Cittadellarte. BY Luca Deias IL 04/05/2022 Leggi di più
The rennet of dreams Paolo Naldini, director of Cittadellarte, proposes an editorial on the Venice Bienniale: “Having imagination in power”, he says, “is not enough, just as the power of imagination is not enough: we also need a good dose of practices, methods, prototypes and their actual results. The instances and ideas that inhabit the worlds that this Biennale invites us to (re)discover, not only seem to me to be fully valid, but I believe it would be appropriate for them to form the basis of any contemporary cultural operation committed to tackling the epochal challenges we are facing. So, fine. But in the Bienniales I would like to see, and which we need, there should be, in my opinion, much more. So what is missing in this milk of dreams? The rennet, the enzyme that makes dreams precipitate and gives them substance”. BY Paolo Naldini IL 27/04/2022 Leggi di più
“Art Night”, on Rai 5 a documentary on the history of the Biennale On Friday 22 April, at 9.15 pm, Rai 5 will broadcast a documentary dedicated to the history of the Venice Art Biennale. The feature will also include an interview with Michelangelo Pistoletto focusing on the Biella-born artist's connections with and participations in a number of previous editions of the international exhibition. BY Redazione IL 21/04/2022 Leggi di più
“Fluviale”, a new chapter of the project: two days dedicated to the connection between the river and the feminine sphere The second stage of the 2022 programme by Hydro and Better Places, scheduled for Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April, will be entitled "River and the feminine", and will consist of two workshops and a party organised in collaboration with Le Parole Fucsia – Feminist Table and Il Groviglio, Biella’s LGBT+ association. The event, which will be held in Fondazione Pistoletto's spaces in Via Cernaia, is part of TACT, the winning project of the public call Creative Living Lab (third edition) promoted by the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture. BY Redazione IL 05/04/2022 Leggi di più
“Capolavori”, a talk with Michelangelo Pistoletto and Gianna Nannini in Rome Teatro Biblioteca Quarticciolo, in co-production with Zerynthia, presents a cycle of three events combining the exhibition of a work of art with a live reading of the artist's writings, with different participants on each evening. The evening of 4 April will be dedicated to Michelangelo Pistoletto's "Porta rossa – Il Terzo Paradiso" (Red Door – The Third Paradise) and Gianna Nannini's vocal sculpture "Mama". The event, starting at 9 p.m., will be a live talk between the artist from Biella and the singer-songwriter from Siena. BY Redazione IL 30/03/2022 Leggi di più
“UNIDEE Grand Tour”, artist Claire Bouffay’s residency dealt with archaeology, sculpture, history of money and territory From October 17 to November 30, Claire Bouffay lived at Cittadellarte and participated in the UNIDEE Labs 2021 as part of the project "Grand Tour" of the Institut Français Italia (IFI) and the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO). The artist, in a cognitive and inspirational process, explored places and organisations of the Biellese territory linked to her artistic research, shifting her interest between nature and culture, and conducted a study on the history of money and on the experimentation of sculptural processes. BY Luca Deias IL 28/03/2022 Leggi di più
TACT, Biella hosts an urban and social regeneration project with a territorial impact TACT (acronym for Territorio Arcipelago Comunità Torrente, i.e. territory, archipelago, community, river) is the winning project of the public notice Creative Living Lab - 3rd edition, promoted by the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture. As part of the initiatives developed by the project, from March onwards the citizens of Biella will be offered moments of discussion open to the public on the themes of environmental fragility and sustainability in general, with meetings, thematic conferences and educational workshops organised by Fondazione Pistoletto, Better Places and cheFare. BY Redazione IL 24/03/2022 Leggi di più