By Giorgia Ferro In celebration of the Bolognese artist, Sturmtruppen 50 anni organized by Fondazione Carisbo and Genus Bononiae – Musei nella città in collaboration with the Bonvicini heirs, is running at Palazzo Fava until the 7th of April. Sturmtruppen is an Italian satirical comic book, conceived and designed by Bonvi (Franco Bonvicini). First published […]
“The mission of the artist is to encourage people to love beauty and harmony” – Alphonse Mucha – By Giorgia Ferro The artist’s own words best exemplify the mood of the recent exhibition: Alphonse Mucha running at Palazzo Pallavicini until the twentieth of January 2019. Showcasing around 80 works from the Mucha Trust Collection, this […]
Archeological Museum of Bologna hosts “Hokusai Hiroshige – Beyond the Wave” exhibition 150 years of Italy-Japan relations By Alex Patton The exhibition Hokusai Hiroshige – Beyond the Wave, from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, is currently on display at the Archaeological Museum of Bologna. About 250 pieces make up this event and it is […]
By Alexandra Patton The Hazara community gathered with students and teachers in Bologna for a cultural event. A Show of Solidarity The strong scent of cilantro and onions fills the small kitchen in the Poggeschi Jesuit Center. Members of the Hazara community and students from the Italy Center work at the large table in the […]
In a world where the destiny of man seems resigned to have disappeared, Raffaele Quattrone, a contemporary art curator based in Bologna, involves Glenn Brown, Maurizio Cannavacciuolo, Andrea Chiesi, Tiffany Chung, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Alberto di Fabio, Kepa Garraza, NS Harsha, Songsong Li, Alessandro Moreschini, Mauro Pipani, Imran Qureshi, Terry Rodgers, Raqib Shaw, Philip Taaffe, […]
By Giorgia Ferro A dip into the roaring 80’s art of New York, the exhibition Warhol&Friends is running at Palazzo Albergati from the 29th of September to the 24th of February. An explosion of colour, various forms of media from photography, to video to painting and Warhol’s all famous serigraphs, this show is a symbol […]
New members welcomed into the Sovereign Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem Bologna leading the way Under the direction of Chevalier and Commander Knight Antonio Castellano the Knights of Malta have started down a new path to demonstrate that the chivalric idea of Knights in shinning armour still exists – albeit as the ‘Modern Knights’ […]
In a Press Conference hosted by Teatro Duse’s director Gabriele Scrima, Bologna’s youthful Orchestra Senzaspine are launching their new season of performances with one of Italy’s great baritone artists: Bruno Praticò. The surprising team up was actually the idea of Praticò, who says, “It was my idea initially because when they (Senzaspine) came to my attention I […]
Press conference launches cross-cultural exhibition The exhibition “Art and Culture of Taiwan,” is the third edition organized by Curator of the exhibition, Andrea Liu, who for many years is President of the Chinese Association and the Chinese Overseas Association, Commissioner for the Affairs of the Overseas Community (Ministry) of the Republic of China. The exhibition […]
By Giorgia Ferro With the summer season, a new contemporary exhibition was inaugurated in Bologna: “Francis Bacon. Mutazioni” at Palazzo Belloni in via Barberia running from the 1st of June to the 16th of September. About 70 works, including drawings, pastels and collages, created by Bacon between 1977 and 1992. They reveal to the public […]
