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| EVENTS 2009/2010 - Archive |
| Friday July 23rd 2010 | The installation “Sequenze Rosa” (Pink Sequences) by Gloria Campriani, on the façade of Palazzo Pretorio in Casole d’Elsa, aims at interrupting with a contemporary touch the series of coats of arms of the ancient families of Casole and Siena. In collaboration with the Municipality of Casole d’Elsa and Worldafrica International Association. |
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For information: Worldafrica, International Center for Art, Culture,
Peoples www.worldafrica.org, contact@worldafrica.org,
via S. Niccolò, 18 Casole d’Elsa (Si).
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| Vernissage: Friday July 16th 2010, at 6pm Exhibition: July 17th August 9th |
“A-tratti” is the title of a collective exhibition of contemporary art, organized by Massimo Innocenti and Tannaz Lahiji. It will opened on Friday July 16th at 6pm at the “Tannaz” Art Gallery in Florence, via delle Oche, 9-11/r (near the Cathedral). |
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Drawn together in their diversity, the artists have found a common ground
that unites them, creating a delicate but interesting equilibrium. All
of the compositions in the exhibition area will be included in the exhibition
catalogue “A-tratti”, which will be published at the end
of the exhibition. |
| Inauguration Friday June 25th Until June 27th |
The International cultural association ©WORLDAFRICA/WA, the art director Francesco Chimienti and the collaborating Municipalities of Casole d’Elsa, Poggibonsi and Colle Val d’Elsa, and the Province of Siena, present ©CASULAE a Festival of Art an event rich in visual art and artistic performances. |
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From Friday June 25th to Sunday 27th , Casole d’Elsa, a medieval
town in the province of Siena, houses ©CASULAE a Festival of Art. For more information: +39 327 2032381 - +39 320 893760– Francesco
Chimienti Art Director fchimienti@gmail.com ©WORLDAFRICA www.worldafrica.org ©WA
CLUB DEGLI ARTISTI Via San Niccolò,18 - Casole d’Elsa
Siena +39 348 3706558 – Marco Morandi Coordinatore |
| Thursday May 27th at 5pm Friday May 28th at 11am |
Included in the programme of the “Fairy
Tale Festival”, rich in interesting events, is a special performance
- entitled “Spiderwoman’s Network” and played by young
people – that will take place at the Centro Coop in Ponte a Greve,
GALLERY AREA, GROUND FLOOR. As part of the programme of Giocalarte, in Piazza del Mercato in Pontedera (PI), the artistic event entitled “Spiderwoman’s Network” will be presented again. |
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The event is an artistic performance directed by Gloria Campriani, with
African music in the background and is danced by a group of youngsters
who come “on stage” separately and to the beat of the music.
The performance has an iron pyramid as a stage prop from which a net
with various colours is created, representing the social network of relations.
It is a simulation of various social and virtual dynamics. The result
of this performance is an artistic installation with an iron skeleton
and coloured threads. During the performance the projection of a social
network on a wall acts as a backdrop. Furthermore, as part of the programme of Giocalarte, Friday May 28th
at 11am in Piazza del Mercato in Pontedera (PI), the artistic event entitled “Spiderwoman’s
Network” will be presented again. The actors are the students of
class 5A of the Madonna dei Braccinin School and class 4B of the Oltrera
School in Pontedera (PI) who have taken an active role in the didactic
journey aimed at gaining knowledge and experimenting expressive forms
as experienced in the performance and the installation. |
| Inauguration of a contemporary art exhibition on April 18th at 5pm – open until Saturday June 12th | Coming out of One’s Shell,
contemporary art enters nursery and primary schools to construct “small
art galleries”. Children and Youngsters have the opportunity to
get in contact with artists. Flourishing Intellect is the title of the first contemporary art exhibition that will take place at Danilo Dolci Primary School in Cenaia (in the Province of Pisa) on Sunday April 18th at 5pm and that will mark the start of a series of events that will follow in a number of schools. |
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“Contemporary Art represents a new experience that stimulates
the curiosity and the wish to learn in children and youngsters” (Grazia
Batini, organizer of the exhibition). |
| Monday March 8th 2010 - Women's Day | Besides art. Female artists: asymmetric and identified as such is the title of the debate which will be held at the Centro per l'Arte Otello Cirri in Potendera (PI), Via della Stazione Vecchia 6. Council for Equal Opportunities, Equal Opportunity Committee and Art Council. |
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After reflecting on the significance of being a contemporary artist:
which advantages, which disadvantages, which artistic characteristics,
a debate will take place between the artists, the local authorities and
the public. For information: Pontedera Municipal office for Equal Opportunities: |
| March 15th – May 3rd |
“Giocalarte 2010. “Communicating through artistic performance and installations”. Didactic activity organized by Gloria Campriani, divided into seven meetings, at the Scuola Madonna dei Braccini and at the Scuola Oltrera (I.C. Gandhi) both in Pontedera. |
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Seven meetings to introduce and experiment
different expressions of contemporary art. The power that results from bringing together different artistic techniques. This didactic activity aims at creating a group performance that will become an artistic installation. At the same time, Giocalarte is also the title of a book that will be published at the end of this project, collecting together the experiences of this particular artistic journey and the works of art created. For information: www.matithyah.it, info@matithayh.it, Cultura Pontedera: 0587 57282. |
| February 23rd May 11th |
Artistic project: Art for the Handicapped. Didactic activity organized by Gloria Campriani at the Centre for disabled people affected by Down syndrome at Villa Balli in Castelfiorentino with the collaboration of ASL. |
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This didactic method focuses on the differences amongst individuals, each with their own emotions, ideas and life. Searching for something, as a game, strengthens the faith in our expressive capacities, getting closer to contemporary art, specifically to the movement of Fiber Art. In the first part, a guided visit in the woods has been organized with the aim of creating a contact with nature and finding a particularly meaningful element (bark, trunks, branches and rocks) for each participant. This very same element will be inserted in the picture that will be created afterwards. This permits us to get closer to the artistic journey of the artist who often creates artworks inspired by the relationship with nature, considered as a never-ending source of energy. |
| Inauguration on Saturday January 9th at 11am until February 15th 2010 |
At the Central National Library in Florence, in Piazza Cavalleggeri no. 1 in the Sala Galileiana, the first bibliographic exhibition will be inaugurated. It is entitled La Città Letteraria di Vittorio Vettori and focuses on the literary works of Vittorio Vettori a poet, dantean scholar and philosopher. |
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The artistic installation by Gloria Campriani entitled L’albero
della Conoscenza, at the National Library in Florence will open symbolically
the literary journey of the writer. |
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| Sunday December 6th at 4.30pm – January 6th 2010 | Leonardo’s Futurist Tree, at the Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci, will be the vehicle for displaying thoughts, images, ideas and dreams by artists, poets and philosophers. The key words are: SOS Mona Lisa/Leonardo Futurism and Utopias. |
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Artists, poets and philosophers will create thoughts, images, signs
and dreams on the subject: SOS Mona Lisa/Leonardo Futurism and Utopias.
The works will be arranged on the branches of Leonardo’s Futurist
Tree. On one of the branches, Gloria Campriani will exhibit a photograph
of her work entitled “Profondità” (the state of something
that achieves depth). The desire is for contemporary society to look
beyond mere superficial appearances. |
| Inauguration on Saturday December 5th, from 3pm to 7pm | Black Bags as Nests is the second edition of the exhibition of accordion books organized by Aldo Frangioni, Sandra Landi and Elena Salvini Pierallini which will take place at the Istituto degli Innocenti in Piazza S.S. Annunziata in Florence (Salone Brunelleschi). |
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This event is under the patronage of Griselda Cultural Association and will be presented by Aldo Frangioni and Sandra Landi. The artists will be dressed in black and will bring a black bag with them in order to show the public the contents of their artistic journey using accordion books, videos and artworks. The programme also includes a display of the photos of the works of art of the first edition of Bags as Black as Swallows. Thirty-nine artists take part in this second edition of Black
Bags as Nests,
amongst whom we can mention: Aldo Frangioni www.aldofrangioni.it,
Alessandra Borsetti Venier, www.morganaedizioni.it,
Alessandro Facchini, www.caldarelli.it,
Alessandro Nutini, www.alessandro-nutini.com,
Andrea Marini, www.andreamarini.it,
Carlo Sain, Fausto De Landro, Marlene Mangold, Nadja Chekoufi, Pietro Messina,
Remi al Kafaji, Rita Pedullà, Roberto Pupi, Walter Romani, and Gloria
Campriani. She will bring a new accordion book and a new video with her in
order to illustrate some particular features of her artistic journey. |
| Inauguration: Friday December 4th at 5.30pm – Saturday January 30th 2010. |
A collective exhibition has been organised at the “Giovanni Alberto Agnelli” Piaggio Museum, in the exhibition-rooms of the Piaggio Foundation -via Rinaldo Piaggio 7, Pontedera (PI). The exhibiting artists are: Gloria Campriani, Lorenzo Filomeni www.lofilo.com, Tannaz Hosseini Lahiji, www.tannazlahiji.com, and Luca Palatresi, www.lucapalatresi.com, he title of the exhibition is Shhh…Rumori d’artista and has been organized by Tommaso Fanfani and Elena Colombini in collaboration with the Pontedera Town Hall, the Cultural Councillor, and with the patronage of the Regione Toscana, the Piaggio Foundation and the Province of Pisa. |
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In our society in which silence seems to be impossible, the title of
the exhibition Shhh…Rumori d’artista aims at encouraging
silent reflection, respect and contemplation. |
| Saturday November 28th 2009 at 10am | At the National Museum in Palazzo Reale in Pisa (Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 46) during the exhibition “Codici tessili” (Textile Codes) and in the area dedicated to conferences on textile art, several artists committed to the Fibre Art movement in Italy and abroad will debate on this subject matter. There will also be an address by the artist Gloria Campriani, entitled Dall’arte tessile ad una nuova tecnica mista (From textile art to a new mixed-media). This event has been organized by the Cultural Office of the Municipality of Pisa and by Laura de Cesare. |
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The artist Laura de Cesare has purposely chosen four different settings
for her exhibition “Codici tessili” (Textile Codes) in Pisa:
the church of Santa Maria della Spina in Lungarno Gambacorti, the Royal
Victoria Hotel in Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 12 (www.royalvictoria.it)
the Centre for Textile Restoration at the Cittadella (www.restaurotessile.com)
and the National Museum at Palazzo Reale in Lungarno Pacinotti, 46. The
exhibition starts on November 7th and ends on December 6th, 2009. |
| November 28th at 10.30 am December 12th 2009: Inauguration of the exhibition Auction:December 12th at 4pm Artist Catalogue |
The FIORGEN Foundation has organized a charitable auction which will follow in the footsteps of an art exhibition entitled ‘Adopt a Researcher’ at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, P.zza S.S. Annunziata n. 9b. This initiative, ‘Art and Solidarity for Scientific Research’, in which Gloria Campriani is involved, collects donations which will be totally used to finance scholarships for new researchers. Since 2002, FIORGEN, a non-profit organization, has been involved in the pharmacogenomic sector. |
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The FIORGEN Foundation is pursuing an important project both from a
human and social point of view. The FIORGEN Foundation, a non-profit
organization, has been working in the pharmacogenomic sector since 2002,
and its aim is to discover new pharmacological therapies, safe and effective
against the most dreaded illnesses: cancer, cardiovascular diseases,
and degenerative diseases of the nervous system. I wish to underline
that all the donations collected by FIORGEN will be used for the project ‘Adopt
a Researcher’, and thus will be used entirely for financing scholarships,
in order to allow the Foundation to increase its number of researchers,
both Italian and foreign. The Foundation is continuously in need of new
researchers in order to pursue and develop its projects. |
| Friday November 27th at 9am | To celebrate Tuscany, the Certaldo Town Hall, in collaboration with the Scuola Media “Giovanni Boccaccio” in Certaldo (FI), have organized a series of educational activities prepared by a number of artists. This event aims at awakening youth to Contemporary Art. It will take place in the indoor stadium in Viale Matteotti, 51, 50052 Certaldo (FI), and has been sponsored by the Regione Toscana. |
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Gloria Campriani participates in this event with her didactic presentation,
entitled Network. This will be performed by the students of the Scuola
Media Inferiore “Giovanni Boccaccio” with African music by
Dramane Demblè and Nouza Band www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WqfF9s2OBI. |
| Saturday September 19th 2009 from 9.30pm |
In Vertine, a small village part of the Municipality
of Gaiole in Chianti, on the occasion of the 'Festa al Castello' a series
of artistic performances will take place, presented by the artist Elena
Albini Trissino dal Vello d'Oro. http://www.bicart.com/Elena-Trissino-dal-Vello-d'Oro |
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In the small and evocative medieval village of Vertine, the ancient
Castle, dating to the 14th century, will be enlivened by several artistic
performances coordinated by the artist Elena Albini Trissino
dal Vello d'Oro, on the occasion of the 'Festa del Castello'. |
| September 11th – 13th 2009 | Convention on complementary, traditional and conventional medicines. Comparison of practical experience in Tuscany, Senegal and Mali. With the addition of an art workshop by three Tuscan artists, amongst whom Gloria Campriani. Organized by Grazia Batini (Matithyah Cultural Assosiacion) at the Museum and Ex Piaggio Archives in Pontedera. |
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On the occasion of the visit to Tuscany of an African delegation, part
of the Programme for the Promotion of Traditional Medicines from
Mali and Senegal, http://medtrad.oriss.org/,
a convention and art workshop have been organized in order to promote
the exchange of experiences on the various therapeutic methods and healthcare.
Three Tuscan artists, amongst whom Gloria Campriani, will supervise the
workshop which has been organized by Grazia Batin (Matithyah Cultural
Assosiation) at the Piaggio Museum from September 10th to 14th. Western
medicine, African and Chinese traditional medicines and complementary
medicines (such as homeopathy, fitotherapy and massage) stimulate the
possibility to adopt innovative solutions, based on the correlation of
knowledge, practical and theoretical. |
| September 15th 2009 from 5pm to 10pm | “A guiding thread”, didactic presentation designed for children and organized by Gloria Campriani. This didactic demonstration will be made on the occasion of the charitable evening organised for the A.Ma.R.T.I. Onlus Association (Tuscan Association for Child Kidney Diseases) at Villa Peyron, Bosco di Fonte Lucente, Via di Vinvigliana 2, Fiesole (Florence). |
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On September 15th from 5pm to 10pm in the gardens of Villa Peyron, at
the Bosco di Fonte Lucente via di Vincigliata 2 – 50014 Fiesole
(Florence), the art exhibition “Art Corners” will again come
to life for the occasion of the charity evening dedicated to A.Ma.R.T.I
Onlus Association (Tuscan Association for Child Kidney Diseases). The
donations collected during the evening will be directly given to the
Association in order to contribute to its research programmes on kidney
diseases.
Along the exhibition trail several interesting activities, especially
for children, will be organized. |
| September 2009 | Publication of the book entitled L’immagine della società nella fiaba |
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Four new fairy tale-style illustrations in a contemporary key have been
created for the book entitled L’immagine della società nella
fiaba , edited by Franco Cambi, Reader in General Pedagogy in the University
of Florence, Sandra Landi, director of the National Agency for the Development
of Scholastic Autonomy (ex IRRE Toscana) and a writer and an essayist,
and by Gaetana Rossi, teacher of humanities and researcher at the National
Agency for the Development of Scholastic Autonomy (ex IRRE Toscana).
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| August 2009 Opening on Saturday 8th at 6pm |
The CHIODINI Consulting Art Division (Via Torre
degli Agli. 6, 50127 Florence. Tel. 055/411115. Director Fabrizio Chiodini www.chiodiniarte.com), is opening, for the month of August only, an art gallery in Follonica, via Martiri della Niccioleta n. 21. Open daily from 6pm to 12pm. |
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The Chiodini Consulting Art Division is active in the contemporary art field, promoting artists who are selected by its experts at various events and exhibitions. On this occasion Chiodini Art is opening a temporary art gallery – for the month of August only – in Follonica (Via Martiri della Niccioleta 21) with the following opening times: daily from 6pm to 12pm. The opening day of this new exhibition area is scheduled for Saturday August 8th at 6pm. You can admire and purchase the works of art exhibited by the following artists: Ghelli, De Luca, Borgianni, Podestà, Kalhier, Scozzesi, Nesi, Venturi, Perucca, Zei and Campriani. Three of the works of art exhibited are by Gloria Campriani: - Meditazione, h 60x20 cm, mixed media on canvas - Avvolti, h 70x100 cm, mixed media on canvas - Orizzonte, h 30x70, mixed media on canvas with plexiglas |
| Vernissage: Sunday July 26th at 6 pm. (Finissage August 27th) |
“Luna e l’Altro – Ambiguities” event organized by Alessandra Borsetti Venier and Sandra Landi at Palazzo Pretorio, Certaldo Alto (FI). This event displays 50 original contemporary works of art published and presented in the book, entitled Luna e l’Altro. Sculptures, installations, videos and other performances have been organized for the occasion. |
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Luna e l’Altro (The Moon and
the Other) is the title of the editorial and artistic project
dedicated to an important date: the fortieth anniversary of the first
moon-landing on July 20th 1969. 50 writers and 50 artists have been invited to create works inspired by this subject matter: the Moon, an ancient but ever new feminine symbol. It is wonderfully evocative especially when linked with “the Other”, which also recalls the relationship between men and women, an evergreen question. The artists, a multicultural and multi-national group, present a range of works of art created with multimedia techniques. Besides the 50 artworks created specially for the book, Luna e l’Altro, published by Morgana Publishing House, other large artworks, installations and performances have been chosen and will be displayed during the exhibition. 6pm Vernissage Address by the Mayor of Certaldo, Andrea Campitoti Address by the Councillor, Elisa Gori. Presentation of the book Luna e l’Altro, edited by Alessandra Borsetti Venier and Sandra Landi, published by Morgana Edizioni. Exhibition of the 50 artworks published in the book Luna e l’Altro inside Palazzo Pretorio, created using different techniques and materials: paintings, sculptures, photography, collage and illustrations. The work of art presented by Gloria Campriani is entitled, l’Altro (The Other). A face of the moon is in darkness in order to highlight that psychological aspect of the “feminine unable to act”. That hidden part of the moon is symbolic of a typical feminine expressive difficulty. Sculptures and artistic installations by Sabato Angiero, Marco Borgianni and Gloria Campriani. The installation presented by Gloria Campriani is entitled Imprigionati (The Imprisoned) and the setting is one of the cells of the Criminal Jails in Palazzo Pretorio. This conical-shaped cell was only furnished with a water-closet, whose traces are still visible today. In this gloomy room were enclosed those who were accused of criminal offences such as witchcraft, crime against the State, crimes of passion, homicides, incest and adultery. The prisoners were kept there for months on end without seeing the light of day while awaiting for their capital execution. Today the new prisoners are three dried trees aiming symbolically at representing the natural environment. Enclosed in this small space, without air, they intend to focus our attention on our natural heritage without which we cannot survive. Strongly emotional installation and of great impact, it aims at turning the light on this important theme. Angela Chiti, Andrea Dami, Anne&Mario Daniele, Luca De Silva, Giampaolo Di Cocco, Lorenzo Fontanelli, Caroline Gallois, Cristina Gozzini, Lucy Jochamowitz, Andrea Marini, Lisa Nocentini, Lorenzo Pezzatini, Giampiero Poggiali Berlinghieri, Ottavio Troiano, Stefano Turrini, Laura Villani, Ivano Vitali, and Piero Viti. 8 pm: aperitif and toast to the rising moon Sponsors: Ente Nazionale “Giovanni Boccaccio”, Regione Toscana, Regional Council, Regional Committee for Equal Opportunity, Province of Florence, Municipality of Certaldo, Municipality of Pontassieve, Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Cambiano, Griselda Cultural Association. Thursday August 27th 6pm Finissage (closing event) For the occasion of the opening of the workshop organized by Griseldascrittura several readings from the book Luna e l’Altro will be made, and various other performances will take place, amongst which the “Elogio dei Lunatici (Eulogy of the Moody)” by Franco Cambi. 8.30 pm literary toast with Lunario by Andrea Giuntini. Opening time of the exhibition: daily from 9.30am to 1.30pm/ from 2.30pm to 7pm. The exhibition will close on August 30th. |
| July 2009 | Publication of the book entitled Luna e l’Altro (The Moon and the Other) |
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Luna e l’Altro is the title of the
editorial and artistic project dedicated to an important date: the fortieth
anniversary of the first moon-landing on July 20th 1969. 50 writers and
50 artists have been invited to create works inspired by this subject matter:
the Moon, an ancient but ever new feminine symbol. It is wonderfully evocative
especially when linked with “the Other”, which also recalls
the relationship between men and women, an evergreen question. The artists,
a multicultural and multi-national group, present a range of works of art
created with multimedia techniques. Besides the 50 artworks created specially
for the book, Luna e l’Altro, published by Morgana Publishing House,
other large artworks, installations and performances have been chosen and
will be displayed during the exhibition. This book LUNA E L’ALTRO has been edited by Alessandra Borsetti Venier and Sandra Landi, and will be published by Morgana Publishing House www.morganaedizioni.it. 50 living writers have purposely created an unpublished text, in prose or poetry, on the aforementioned subject. Multi-language texts which have been written both in Italian and in the writers’ mother-tongue. These creative pieces of writing are accompanied by the works of art of 50 contemporary artists, chosen from a multimedia, multi-cultural and multi-national view point. The artistic techniques range from painting and sculpture to photography, collage and illustration. This book will be presented on three occasions: on Friday 24th at 7.30pm in Florence at Palazzo Panciatichi, seat of the Regional Council; on July 26th at 6pm in Certaldo Alto; and on Monday August 27th at 6pm in Certaldo Alto on the occasion of the opening of Griseldascrittura workshop. This book will be distributed to school libraries in Tuscany with the aim of acquainting youth with writing, poetry and contemporary art. Editorial characteristics: forewords by Riccardo Nencini, President of the Regional Council, and by Alessandro Starnini, Vice-President of the Regional Council, introduction by Sandra Landi, President of Griselda Cultural Association, text by Alessandra Borsetti Venier, list of the prose and poetry and of the works of art, short biographies of the writers and artists. Sponsors: Ente Nazionale “Giovanni Boccaccio”, Regione Toscana, Regional Council, Regional Committee for Equal Opportunity, Province of Florence, Municipality of Certaldo, Municipality of Pontassieve, Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Cambiano, Griselda Cultural Association. |
| Vernissage: Friday July 24th at 6.30pm |
“Luna e l’Altro – Archetype” organized
by Alessandra Borsetti Venier and Sandra Landi at Palazzo Panciatichi,
seat of the Regional Council, via Cavour, 4 - Florence. 50 contemporary and original works of art will be on display. These have been published and presented in the book entitled Luna e l’Altro. Other sculptures, installations, videos and performances have been organized for the occasion. |
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The President of the Regional Council of
Tuscany, Hon. Riccardo Nencini, invites you to the event entitled, Luna
e l’Altro.
Luna e l’Altro is the title of an editorial and artistic project
dedicated to an important date: the fortieth anniversary of the first moon-landing
on July 20th 1969. 50 writers and 50 artists have
been invited to create works inspired by this subject matter: the Moon,
an ancient but ever new
feminine symbol. It is wonderfully evocative especially when linked with “the
Other”, which also recalls the relationship between men and women,
an evergreen question. The artists, a multicultural and multi-national
group, present a range of works of art created with multimedia techniques.
Besides the 50 artworks created specially for the book, Luna e l’Altro,
published by Morgana Publishing House, other large artworks, installations
and performances have been chosen and will be displayed during the exhibition. 6.30pm Atrium Silene, installation by Deva Wolfram Filoon, installation by Lorenzo Pezzatini Performance by Chiara Riondino “Dalla terra alla luna”, performance by Simonetta Filippi with Andrea Giuntini. Musical interaction by Free Wind Kollectief with Luigi Guarnieri, Marco Baldini, Cristina Abati, Alessandro Geri, Stefano Bartolini, Gabriele Susini, and Francesco Donnini, directed by Luigi Guarnieri. 7.30pm Auditorium Address by the President of the Regional Council, Hon. Riccardo Nencini. Address by the Vice-President, Alessandro Stamini. Andrea Zanzotto, reading by Rosaria Lo Russo Presentation of the book, Luna e l’Altro edited by Alessandra Borsetti Venier and Sandra Landi, published by Morgana Edizioni. Presentation of the film “Le voyage dans la lune” (1902) by Georges Méliès. 8pm gallery Exhibition of the 50 works of art published in the book Luna e l’Altro on the first floor of the Palazzo. The work of art presented by Gloria Campriani is entitled L’Altro (The Other). A face of the moon is in darkness in order to highlight that psychological aspect of the “feminine unable to act”. That hidden part of the moon is symbolic of a typical feminine expressive difficulty. Sculptures and artistic installations by: Marco Borgianni, Andrea Chiarantini, Gianni Dorigo, Giuseppe Emma, Kiki Franceschi, Melania Lanzini, Andrea Marini, Lisa Nocentini, Patrizio Pampaloni, Giampiero Poggiali Berlinghieri, Elena Salvini Pierallini, Stefano Turrini, and Sergio Zuccaro. Video Perder la Cabeza by Lucy Jochamowitz Video La Luna e l’Acqua by Atonia Fontana. 9pm Atrium Cocktail lunatico by Deva Wolfram. Dinner-installation with “La Flora della Luna” by the artist in collaboration with the Botanical Gardens of Florence. Sponsors: Ente Nazionale “Giovanni Boccaccio”, Regione Toscana, Regional Council, Regional Committee for Equal Opportunity, Province of Florence, Municipality of Certaldo, Municipality of Pontassieve, Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Cambiano, Griselda Cultural Association. Opening time of the exhibition: Monday to Friday 2pm to 6pm. Saturday 9am to 12am. The exhibition will end on August 30th. |
| Saturday, May 23rd From 5pm to 7.30pm |
“Bags as Black as Swallows”,
exhibition-event organized by Elena Salvini Pierallini, at “La Bibloteca di Scandicci”, via Roma n. 38/A - Scandicci (Fi). |
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On Saturday, May 23rd from 5pm to 7.30pm
at “La Biblioteca di Scandicci” (Scandicci’s Public Town
Library), in Via Roma 38/a - Scandicci (Florence), the exhibition-event
entitled “Bags as Black as Swallows” will be inaugurated. This
has been organized by Elena Salvini Pierallini. 33 is the number of artists and writers invited by Elena Salvini Pierallini to participate in this exhibition-event. Each one of the 33 is going to reveal the content of their black bags, showing to visitors of the exhibition-event the most relevant and characteristic elements of their art. The main theme common to all the artists will be the precious accordion book created by Elena, in which every artist has left his hallmark and thoughts. Nadia Chekoufi, Andrea Marini, Elda Torres, Maria Pia Moschini, Luciana Floris, Beatrice Pierallini, Davide Virdis, Vilma Baricalla, Aldo Frangioni, Mariella Bettarini, Gloria Campriani, Caterina Trombetti, Fausto De Landro, Giovanna Di Marco, Gabriella Fiori together with Maria Ester e Rita, Alessandro Facchini, Giovanna Giusti, Walter Romani, Cristina Landi together with Osvaldo, Carlo Sain, Marlene Mangold, Paolo Chiozzi, Alessandra Borsetti Venier, Alessandro Nutini, Gabriella Maleti, Pierangelo Pierallini, Susanna Pellegrini, Pietro Messina, Margherita Verdi, Giovanna Imbimbo, Andrea Del Sere, Rita Pedullà, and Ines Romitti. Gloria Campriani, for this occasion, has decided to empty her bag. The objects in her bag are the symbols of her artistic journey. She is going to unveil her origins and put her material at disposal so as to interact and relate to the others. A civic, responsible and attentive attitude. A well-balanced relationship with nature, which is a source of ever new energy for the survival of the entire planet. A significant desire for awakening and rebirth coming from the difficulties of our time. This can be read in my artistic journey. During this event, you will also have the opportunity to admire the exhibition of accordion books by Elena Salvini Pierallini. The “Mario Augusto Martini” Town Library is open to the public and managed by the Institution for Cultural Facilities in the Town of Scandicci. A true cultural pole with new facilities, rooms, book sections, and multimedia appliances. Opening time: Monday from 2.30pm to 7.30pm. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30am to 7.30pm. Saturday from 9.30am to 6.30pm. Closed on Sunday and Feast days. For more information please contact “ La Bibloteca di Scandicci”. Tel.: +39 055 75 91 860 – 861, biblioteca@scandiccicultura.it, www.scandiccicultura.it |
| May 9th 2009 4.30pm |
“Hanging trees on a thread”. Creative
workshop for the sensitisation to contemporary art, organized by “Firenzesottosopra” cultural
association, and supervised by Gloria Campriani at the Park of Villa Peyron, via Vincigliata, 2 - Fiesole (Florence) |
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“Surrounded by the magic setting of
Villa Peyron, we will contemplate trees, lights and colours together with
Gloria Campriani, who will teach us how to turn all of this into a small
work of art, without using pencils and paint-brushes…but with multi-coloured
threads!!!! Gloria herself uses threads in order to create her works of
art often inspired by nature: trees, nests, and branches which becomes
true jewels. We will create a collective work, but everyone will be able
to bring home their small works of art, and continue to dream”. Firenzesottosopra A creative workshop “Hanging trees on a thread” has been included in the programme “2009 Season in the Gardens and Park at Villa Peyron”. It is dedicated to the sensitisation to contemporary art, organized by “Firenzesottosopra” cultural association and supervised by Gloria Campriani. The event will take place on Saturday, May 9th, at 4.30pm in the gardens and park of Villa Peyron, Via Vincigliata, 2 - Fiesole (Florence). This initiative was born from the collaboration with a group of scholars of the history of art specialised in teaching kindergarten children and in primary and secondary schools. Education in visual art is the objective of “Firenzesottosopra” cultural association, whose aim is to provide the opportunity to experience with fantasy and inspiration a new concept of a museum, which becomes a place of study, research, information and cultural production, overcoming its historic characteristic as a place of simple observation, being an end in itself. This creative workshop for contemporary art sensitisation is a useful experience with a hands on approach. Making research and manual tasks a game, they aim at building artistic knowledge, and promoting art. This particularly fascinating and positive initiative focuses on the creation of a unique project undertaken by the group of children, who take part. Duration of the workshop: about 2 hours. Participants age: from 6 to 10 years old Number of participants: 20 maximum Cost: 10 euros per child. Parents pay an entrance fee to the garden ( 5 euros full; 3 euros reduced) Time and meeting place: 4.30pm in the garden of Villa Peyron at the Bosco di Fontelucente via di Vincigliata, 2 - 50014, Fiesole (Florence). Due to the uniqueness of this visit and the setting, visits must be booked in advance via e-mail at firenzesottosopra@gmail.com or via SMS to 3494749331 For further information: www.firenzesottosopra.blogspot.com, www.gloriacampriani.com, www.bardinipeyron.it Foundation Bardini Peyron Monumental Parks. |
| April 10th - 6.00pm April 30th 2009 |
Municipality of Colle Val d’Elsa – Palazzo
dei Priori, Via del Castello no. 33, Colle Val d’Elsa (in the old town centre, Colle Alta). |
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In 1973, Monte dei Paschi of Siena commissioned
Giovanni Michelucci to design the new branch office of the bank in the
town of Colle Val d’Elsa. It had to be located where an old abandoned
glass works stood……… “ Roots” and its artists (Gloria Campriani, Andrea Dami, Mario Girolami, and Astrid Hjort) want to be where the building was built, and to this end on April 10th at 6.00pm the exhibition will be inaugurated with a vernissage at Palazzo dei Priori, via del Castello no.33 (in the old town centre, Colle Alta). Free entrance. The exhibition outlines the relationship with nature which has always characterized the architectural works of Giovanni Michelucci. Further it aims also at reflecting on the importance of a responsible response to problems such as pollution, energetic resources and urban migration. On the occasion of the inauguration speeches will be made by the Mayor of Colle Val d’Elsa, Paolo Brogioni, the President of “Pistoia a Club for Europe”, Andrea Ottanelli, and by the architect, Roberto Agnoletti. The exhibition will be open up until April 30th with the following opening times: from Tuesday to Saturday, from 4.00pm to 7.30 pm. Sunday from 11.00am to 13.00pm, and from 4.00pm to 7.30pm. For more information please contact: Pro Loco of Colle di Val d’Elsa (phone number: 0577 922791; e-mail proloco.colle@tin.it). For further details: www.comune.collevaldelsa.it, www.clubeuropa.pistoia.it, www.liumonamour.net e www.gloriacampriani.com. |
| March 27th 2009 9.30 to 11.15 am |
Creativity, Museums and Design. “Post-Graduate Course in Economic Administration and Management of Cultural Heritage and Museum Property”, directed by Reader Luciana Lazzeretti of the Economy Dept. of the University of Florence at the Casa Marchini Carrozza, Via Portiginai, 3, Fiesole (Florence). |
| In order to underline the existing relationship between
creativity and science in the logic of the cultural district in the “Post
Graduate Course in Economic Administration and Management of Cultural Heritage
and Museum Property”, directed by Reader Luciana lazzeretti in the
Dept. of Economy of the University of Florence, the experiences of two
artists will be presented. Creativity, Museums and Design, cultural capacity.
On March 13th, at the Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence,
Pietro Antonio Bernabei, a haematologist and also a scholar of the contamination
between science of life and arts, will present a video which has been created
starting with microscopic images of vegetable structures. And on March
27th in Fiesole, at the Casa Marchini Carrozza, via Portigiani, 3, Fiesole
(Florence), Gloria Campriani, an artist and daughter of textile entrepreneurs,
will hold a debate on several of her works of art, based on Fibre Art,
underlining the existing relationship between artist, matter and territory.
For more information about the artists: http://www.artsandscience.eu/index.htm,
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Antonio_Bernabei http://www.gloriacampriani.com |
| February 28th 2009 | Forthcoming edition of the book from the “Portraying with a Thread” exhibition, from the carpet to contemporary art. Graphic project by Alberto Boralevi and Gloria Campriani. |
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This exhibition-event includes the catalogue, entitled “Portraying
with a Thread”, from the carpet to contemporary art, where all the
topics developed in the exhibition area are focused. The graphic project
is by Alberto Boralevi and Gloria Campriani. The book includes: the essay “From
the Carpet to Contemporary Art”, edited by Alberto Boralevi; the
biography of the artist: “Gloria Campriani, the artistic journey
of an artist who has chosen fibres to communicate her art”; the story
of the Persian Kilim: “Ancient Persian Shushtar Kilim, from the Khuzestan”,
edited by Alberto Boralevi; an essay on the artist by the writer Sandra
Landi “Threadism in the Thread”, an extract from the catalogue “A
Thread instead of a Pencil” published by Carlo Cambi, Poggibonsi
(Siena), And last but not least a further essay on the artist by the critic
and art historian Siliano Simoncini, “A Rudimental Interlacing of
Threads”, an extract from the book “Roots”, published
by Settengiorni Publishing House, Pistoia. « Click here to view the catalog |
| February 28th March 20th |
”Portraying with a Thread, from the carpet to contemporary art”. Opening of Alberto Boralevi’s new Showroom, ground floor, in Palazzo Frescobaldi, via Santo Spirito n. 11, Florence. |
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“Ancient and contemporary works of
art have similar characteristics although they are created in a different
cultural context”.
Alberto Boralevi, an antiquarian and scholar of history and techniques
of carpet-making and of artistic textiles, intends together with the artist,
Gloria Campriani, to make the public mull over the existing link between
the antiquity and contemporary period. The exhibition-event displays a
collection of a series of ancient Persian Shushtar Kilim, coming from Khuzestan,
together with contemporary works of art of the aforementioned artist. The
inauguration, organized by Alberto Boralevi and Gloria Campriani, will
take place on February 28th , from 5.30 pm to 8.00pm, at Alberto Boralevi’s
new exhibition room, on the ground floor in Palazzo Frescobaldi, via Santo
Spirito n. 11, Florence. The exhibition includes also a video, entitled “Even…a
swallow’s nest is made of fibres and clay” showing the techniques
of this new artistic language. catalogue has also been created for the exhibition, and is entitled “Portraying with a Thread, from the carpet to contemporary art”, which includes all the topics developed in the exhibition area. Graphic project by Alberto Boralevi and Gloria Campriani. Opening time: from Monday to Sunday, from 10.30am to12.30am, and from 4.00pm to 6.30pm, closed on Sunday; or by booking: 055 211423 or 347 6419142, or via e-mail at: aborale@tin.it, gloriacampriani@katamail.com. For further information: www.albertoboralevi.com, or www.gloriacampriani.com. The exhibition-event will close on March 20th. Entrance free. |
| February 20th to March 6th/ March 20th to April 3rd; 9.30pm |
“Certaldo – Dubai and return”. Public debates on contemporary cities. Municipality of Certaldo, I Macelli, Pizza Macelli, Certaldo (Fi). |
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A series of debates co-ordinated by Proiecta Architetti
and organized by Michela Fiaschi in collaboration with the Municipality
of Certaldo. This event is divided into four debates together with Gloria
Campriani’s exhibition on the subject of the change of the city in
the global world. From Certaldo to Caracas, and from Scampia to Los Angeles,
new buildings and old commercial centres. Every debate will be documented
by a video. The debates will take place at “I Macelli”, Piazza
Macelli, Certaldo (FI), at 9.30pm http://www.proiecta-suite.org/Certaldodubai.html
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| Inauguration on January 22nd 2009, at 6pm |
Presentation of the book “GIOCALARTE 2, at school with artists”, edited by Grazia Batini and Roberta Iannaccone. Conference hall,Piaggio Foundation , Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 7 – Pontedera (PI). The aim of this project is the comprehension, promotion and diffusion of contemporary art. |
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Being convinced that it is only in the early years of life that the basis of independence, language and creative thought take form, I decided to take part in this project which has the aim of explaining, promoting and diffusing contemporary art. This has the objective of helping children, youth and teachers to familiarize with contemporary art, and it has been organized in nursery schools, primary schools and secondary schools, thanks to the collaboration and experience brought by professional artists, and through practical experimentation. This project moulds together four different sectors: artistic, pedagogic, social and formative. Giocalarte is, in the field of teaching contemporary art, an innovative cultural project, which has become a unique example in the whole of Italy due to the extensive participation of the school classes and artists involved in this project. It was born in 2004 in the Municipality of Pontedera, and since 2006 it has spread to other communes in the province of Pisa, in the provinces of Mantua and Caserta, and in the communes of Massa and Livorno. It has involved, up to date, 70 artists (painters, sculptors, engravers, performers, installation artists, video-makers, etc.) coming from Tuscany, Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, and Campania, amongst whom we can mention: Riccardo Dalisi, Antonio Possenti, and Renato Spagnoli. The project has reached 125 school classes, 2500 students with their families, 220 teachers and 10 managers. On January 22nd 2009, at 6pm, the presentation of the book entitled “GIOCALARTE2, at school with artists”, edited by Grazia Batini and Roberta Iannaccone, will take place in the conference hall at the Piaggio Foundation, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio, 7 – Pontedera (PI). There will be speeches by: Reader Luigi Berlinguer, President of the National Committee for the practical education of music at school, Dr. Daniela Pampaloni, Education, Art and Culture Councillor of the Municipality of Pontedera, and Reader Ilario Luperini, art critic. The editors, the publishing house, the artists, children, teachers and families will also attend the presentation. This book gathers together the experiences of the programmes and the works of art created by the young students from 2006 to 2008, in the primary schools in the Commune of Pontedera. For more information please contact: www.matithyah.it, info@matithayh.it; or the Cultural Office of the Commune of Pontedera: 0587 57282. |
| January 15th February 20th | "Roots" moves to France to the Institut Culturel Italien de Marseille |
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The exhibition and event "Roots" comes
to France. The new destination of this European project is Marseille at
the Institut
Culturel Italien de Marseille, 6, rue Fernard Pauriol 13392 Marseille Cedex
05. This event is sponsored and supported by the Institut Culturel Italien de Marseille. The inauguration of the exhibition will take place on January 15th 2009, at 6:00 p.m. "Two great artists Giovanni Michelucci and Le Corbusier Come Face to Face", speeches will be made by the historian Roberto Agnoletti and other important members of the French Institute. The exhibition will close on February 20th 2009. Opening time to visitors: from Monday to Thursday, from 9:30 to 12:30 a.m., and from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday: from 9:30 to 12:30 a.m. For information: Institut Culturel Italien de Marseille 6, rue Fernand Pauriol, 13392 MARSEILLE CEDEX 05 Tel. 00 33 (0)4 91 48 51 94 www.iicmarsiglia.esteri.it iicmarsiglia@esteri.it |
