arte al centro 2018 CITTADELLARTE The story of Art at the Centre 2018 The two-day festival closed over the weekend, after creating a mosaic made of a workshop, a conference with special guests, new exhibitions, an interactive exhibition, the opening of new spaces, the conferment of the Minimun Prize and a musical evening courtesy of Hydro. All in the name of sustainability and, of course, with art at its centre. BY Luca Deias IL 29/05/2018 Leggi di più
Michelangelo Pistoletto venus of the rags Pistoletto’s “Venus of the Rags” welcomed in Ventimiglia: a new stop-over in a migratory flux. The work will be on display in a place symbol of social hospitality, the Church of Saint Eustorgio in Ventimiglia. The umpteenth stop in a tour started in 2016, the rags of the Venus convey social implications linked to the theme of immigration. BY Chiara Pieri IL 24/05/2018 Leggi di più
CITTADELLARTE Art at the Centre 2018, here is the whole programme Exhibitions open till midnight, conferment of the Minimum Prize, Michelangelo Pistoletto’s and Paolo Naldini’s speeches, musical entertainment curated by Hydro: let’s find out the detailed programme of “Art at the Centre 2018”, the artistic event held at Cittadellarte on Friday 25th May. BY Luca Deias IL 24/05/2018 Leggi di più
art Michelangelo Pistoletto Ethical Art in a dialogue between past and future The 24th May will mark the opening of the exhibition “Arteology” (conceived by ARTantide.com Gallery): a series of site-specific installations for the Archaeological Museum in Venice, focusing on works by contemporary artists with a strong ethical and social value. Michelangelo Pistoletto will be present at the event (his work “The Etruscan” will be part of the display). BY Luca Deias IL 23/05/2018 Leggi di più
“Waiting for Venus”, when art becomes participatory The Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassador Manuel Canelles has been curating a series of talks and workshops dedicated to Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Venus of the Rags” in Bolzano, in order to best present the peculiarities of the work of art to the local community. The work by the artist from Biella will reach the Alto Adige region, a multi-ethnic border area, as the next stop in its artistic tour. BY Luca Deias IL 19/04/2018 Leggi di più
“Reading cities”, a new communal library between art and territory is created in Priverno "The project – says Stefania Crobe, creator of the new library – will allow a ‘high’ cultural accessibility in places where some opportunities are usually precluded; this means, in the words of Michelangelo Pistoletto, ‘farming the city’. We invite private individuals and institutions to donate books on the subjects of contemporary art and culture, the public space, the city and the territory.” BY Luca Deias IL 13/02/2018 Leggi di più
CITTADELLARTE (D)estructura, a social cartography through a game Two journeys through Cuba, the Rebirth Forum, a question, the collective El Puente: let’s find out what are the pieces of the puzzle composing this ludic activity of social analysis which is much more than a mere pastime. Juan Sandoval, director of Cittadellarte’s Art Office as well as co-author of the game, tells us about its peculiarities. BY Luca Deias IL 22/01/2018 Leggi di più
visible Visible Award to hold US premiere and 4th edition at the Queens Museum On December 2, 2017, from 10 am to 6 pm, Queens Museum will host a day-long public jury that will bring together artists, experts, members of the general public, and users of socially engaged art to assess the merits of nine shortlisted artistic projects and determine the winner of the €25,000 award. BY Redazione IL 24/11/2017 Leggi di più