Events

 

The Garderns of Villa Peyron in Fiesole

18th July - September 2008

Corners of Art at Villa Peyron at the Bosco di Fonte Lucente, Via di Vincigliata 2, Fiesole. From July 18th to September 2008. The event has been organized with the sponsorship of the Comune of Fiesole and of the Caricentro. Inauguration date: July 18th at 6 p.m. Opening time: 9-12/ 13-17; Saturday and feast days compulsory booking (booking is also necessary in the case of special events, as Exhibition Calendar). Entrance ticket: €10,00. Tickets will be available up until one hour before closing. More information on www.bardinipeyron.it Box Office: tel. 055.264321 fax: 055.213112 Culture informations: Fondazione Parchi Monumentali Bardini e Peyron – e.mail lastrucci@bardinipeyron.it Press office: emanuele.barletti@entecarifirenze.it tel. 055.2612012  The artists who have worked at this project are: Roberto Agnoletti, Filippo Basetti, Gloria Campriani, Andrea Dami and Dario Longo. The artists, evidently, have used their natural creative characteristics and inspiration so that the installations reflect different artistic languages which go from the “scultura Sonora (sonic sculpture)” by Dami, to the installation of “arte decontestualizzata (out of context art)” by Basetti, from the “impronte (imprints)” of stone by Agnoletti, to the oggetti (articles) found by Longo, and the fili-forme (threaded shapes) by Campriani. Gloria Campriani has created two installations in the garden of the Villa entitled “FiliFORME (Threaded Shapes)”. With her threads she has wrapped and tied up several trees and columns, creating in this way unexpected evocative images. Each work of art has been created especially for this garden, both for their relationship with local plants, and for the geometric greenery which surrounds Villa Peyron. Corners of art at the Bosco di Fonte Lucente, whose name recalls a particular spring of water, documented from the 1500s and located to the north of Villa Peyron, whose garden has been built on three terraces sloping to the south, overlooking Florence. The first terrace is contemporary to the construction of the villa, which was built on Etruscan ruins (as archaeological finds underground would seem to bare witness), the other terraces were built by the same Angelo Peyron and later by his son Paolo. This garden is enchanting, with its green spaces, trees, small paths and walks ennobled with statues which come from Venetian Villas because the original statues were destroyed during the war. Corners embellished with greenery, ‘romantic’ corners, as were the gardens at the end of the 1800s, which the artists – Roberto Agnoletti, Filippo Basetti, Gloria Campriani, Andrea Dami and Dario Longo - with their works of art wish to update, bringing them to the present day, because history cannot halt, this thanks also to the collaboration of the landscape architect Saverio Lastrucci. The exhibition is sponsored by the Municipality of Fiesole and CARICENTRO. (translated by Lola Teale)

Galleria del Palazzo-Palazzo Coveri - Firenze

9th July - 20th September 08

A collective exhibition titled Woman...Material...Creativity. Event concept and planning: Art director Massimo Martini. Event Organization by Chiara Giustini, Tel. 055 281044. The exhibition will last till september 20th; opening hours 11.00/13.00 - 15.30/19.30 Press Office: Beatrice Cifuentes Sarmiento. beatrice@galleriadelpalazz Mobile (+39)339 3456 316 Tel. (+39) 055 281044 The show will be held at the Galleria Del Palazzo, Palazzo Coveri, Lungarno Guicciardini n. 19 Firenze The Vernissage will take place on Wednesday, july 9th at 18.30.www.galleriadelpalazzo.com

Biblioteca Comunale "Bruno Ciani" of Certaldo (FI).	June 2008
Documented material of artist Gloria Campriani can be found in the records of the Biblioteca Comunale "Bruno Ciani" of Certaldo (FI).

Municipality of Pistoia "Center for Documentation Giovanni Michelucci".

June 14/ conference June 25

Collective exhibit entitled "Radici" (Roots) From the architecture of Giovanni Michelucci to the work of artists Roberto Agnoletti, Gloria Campriani, Andrea Dami, Mario Girolami, Astrid Hjort. Opening Saturday, June 14, 2008, 6:00 p.m. Conference ART and ARCHITECTURE On June 25 in the Sala Maggiore of the Municipality of Pistoia, at 6:00 p.m. the speakers will be: Architect Alessandro Andreini, Dr. Claudio Rosati, and Prof. Siliano Simoncini. For the occasion of the convention, the catalogue of the exhibit containing a review of the artists by Silano Simoncini will be presented. Publisher Settegiorni, Pistoia

"Art hanging by a thread" An exhibition by Gloria Campriani, "a thread for pencil"

Florence 5th -12th June 2008

Maria Teresa Bruno, President of the cultural association "Il Chiasso Ritrovato" presents Gloria Campriani, an artist who has chosen "fibres" to express herself; Sandra Landi, writer, and Anita Valenti, art historian, will also be attending. "Art hanging by a thread" is the interpretation of a "weaving" of relationships. A social fabric made up of threads and their "interwoven connections". The salon of a Florentine alley becomes the focus of an evening devoted to Contemporary Art. An opportunity to meet, admire, listen, speak, taste, talk, discuss and analyse. The Vernissage will be held at Chiasso de’ Soldanieri, 7/r Florence, on Thursday June 5th. (Leaving Piazza S. Trinità behind you, turn into Via Porta Rossa; the first alley to your left is Chiasso de’ Soldanieri). The exhibition will last till June 12th; opening hours: daily from 4.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Info.: www.gloriacampriani.com , gloriacampriani@katamail.com, tel. 347 64 19142 www.gloriacampriani.com

Perfomance/Fortezza da Basso/Florence

May 3rd 6 p.m.

On May 3rd at 6 p.m. at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, in the course of the Mostra dell’Artigianato (Artisan Exhibition) (April 24th - May 4th) Padiglione Spadolini, Stand ... "Altra Scena" (A Different Scene) women and business. Performance by the artist Gloria Campriani, brought by the Cultural Association "Griselda". The spectators will watch as the artist shows one of the techniques she applies to this new artistic language. Event concept and planning: Circondario Empolese Valdelsa, Agenzia per lo Sviluppo Empolese Valdelsa, CNA Empolese Valdelsa.

Thematic group exhibition entitled "The invisible cities" - Loggia della Fornace, Rastignano (BO)

24th April -4th May

A collective exhibition titled "The invisible cities", inspired by Italo Calvino’s famous book. The show is held at the LOGGIA DELLA FORNACE, Via Ligabue, Rastignano (BO). The Vernissage takes place on Thursday, April 24th at 6.00 p.m. The exhibition continues until Sunday May 4th. Curator for the exhibition is Giovanni Monti. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the sponsorship of the Comune di Pianoro and the Cultural Association Perlate. The printed exhibition catalogue will include all of the exhibited art. A review of the event is published in the March issue of Art Journal.

Palazzo Pubblico, Magazzini Del Sale,Siena

12 -30 April 2008

Personal exhibition entitled "A thread for pencil". Curator Mauro Civai, Director of the Civic Museum of Siena. Opening April 12th 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Info.: +39 0577 292226 - Fax: +39 0577 292296 mail: museocivico@comune.siena.it; web: www.comune.siena.it/museocivico.web; The exhibition will last until Wednesday April 30th. The event has been organized with the sponsorship and contribution of the Comune of Siena, Arts Council and the Banca of Monteriggioni. The project aims to develop the language of textile art or Fibre Art from its origins to the present day through this contemporary artist’s personal journey. The video on the artist’s performance during the making of some of her works will give the chance to the spectator to observe the various techniques for the application of this particular artistic language. Press Officer: Comune di Siena The following portals reported the news of the event: www.teknemedia.net - www.intoscana.it - www.exibart.com - www.undo.net - www.europasera.it and Radio Rosa.museocivico@comune.siena.it

Publication of the catalogue for the exhibition "A thread for pencil"

12 April 2008

Publication of the catalogue for the exhibition "un filo per matita" (A thread for pencil) "un filo per matita" (a thread for pencil) is also the title of the exhibition catalogue where all topics developed within the exposition area are discussed. The Cultural Association "Griselda" presents an artist who’s chosen "fibres" to express herself. The language of Textile Art from its origins to the present day through the artist’s personal journey. Research by Gloria Campriani. Texts by Sandra Landi, writer, Mauro Civai, Director of the Civic Museum of Siena, and Maurizio Vanni, Critic and Art Historian. Graphic Project and printing by Tap Grafiche S.p.A. - Poggibonsi (SI). Translations by Barry Meagan, Lilly Prigioniero and Sybilla Hoffer. The catalogue has been produced thanks to the sponsorship and contribution of the Comune of Siena, Arts Council, and the Banca di Monteriggioni. Publishing House Carlo Cambi Editore.