Tag: art

Neon 1981-2011. The pre-Facebook non-gallery where artists and “human posts” created and fought

January 24, 2017

There was art and there was passion. And there was the awareness that «Everything had been done already. All there was left to do was work with waste. And I say waste in a noble sense». These are the words of an artist interviewed in the documentary Neon 1981 2011, yesterday at Kinodromo cineclub, within the long … More Neon 1981-2011. The pre-Facebook non-gallery where artists and “human posts” created and fought

Frida feast: Bologna’s warm embrace to the Mexican art icon

November 24, 2016

Wherever you look, lately, there’s a chance you’ll find some Frida Kahlo. Yes, this fall (and the upcoming winter too) Bologna gives a big warm embrace to the art and life of the Mexican painter/pop icon. It’s a feast of photos, pictures, videos and comics. Only yesterday, Vanna Vinci’s latest book Frida: operetta morale in fumetti was … More Frida feast: Bologna’s warm embrace to the Mexican art icon

Ancient city, vintage films and rétro weekends

November 4, 2016

Some festivals are precious gems. Take Archivio Aperto, brainchild of Home Movies’s archive, a collection of vintage films (mostly amateur) from the 20s to the 80s of the last century. Based in Bologna, Home Movies naturally hosts mostly local audiovisual documents donated by families and collectors, in an enticing display of rétro formats: 8mm, super8, 16mm, 9,5mm, … More Ancient city, vintage films and rétro weekends

Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, art is recycled (in the country): Sementerie Artistiche

July 3, 2016

Yesterday was partita day, and years of experience taught me that it is useless to display any detachment or mental independence from the biggest ritual of the Country: you’d end up alone in your living room feeling sad while everyone else gathers in front of the tv screen, like old farmers gathering in front of a … More Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, art is recycled (in the country): Sementerie Artistiche

Indulging in a vintage feast: Fratelli Broche

June 25, 2016

«Only you can wear that, darling, with that lovely thin figure of yours». They have the rare gift of complimenting you in hyperbolic ways, with you knowing they can’t be honest and simultaneously, happily sinking into that sea of sheer, unapologetic flattery. They are Fratelli Broche, performing artists and owners of the vintage shop with the same name in … More Indulging in a vintage feast: Fratelli Broche