Artissima16: “Present Future” of Art The International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin, 2009 edition

Turin has the pleasure to present the 16^th edition of Artissima, the International Fair of Contemporary Art, which will take place from 6^th to 8^th November 2009 in the area of Lingotto Fiere.

This extraordinary exhibition represents one of the more prestigious events dedicated to future horizons of present art and to its experiments. It’s an unfailing occasion for both simple lovers and expert collectors. The fair provides the opportunity to meet artists coming from all over the world, to think about the present changes in the field of art, to convey young emerging authors and art galleries of the new generation. Here names and trends that tomorrow will matter are chosen, here “the present future” of art is planned.

The newest artistic expressions are presented to visitors divided into several sections: (more…)

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Festival dei Popoli 2009. For 50 years “seeking a cinema able to disclose the world”

The “Festival dei Popoli“ celebrates its 50th anniversary, but it’s still up-to-date.

From November 1^st to 7^th, the most important Italian Festival of Documentary Film will take place in Florence, on the screens of Odeon and Spazio Uno cinemas. An event dedicated to a particular genre, which pursues the difficult mission of narrating the “true reality” in which we live, using the “mythical” tool of the film language.

Many of the movies presented during the exhibition deal with current issues, such as the middle-oriental conflicts, racism or environmental damage; other works instead, focus on human (more…)

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Edward Hopper’s Works in Milan!

For the first time, the work of Edward Hopper (1882-1967), one of the most appreciated and successfull American artists of the 19th century, is  on view in Italy!
From 14th October 2009 to 31st January 2010, the Royal Palace in Milan dedicates a very interesting exhibition to him: 160 works on display, from his best-known paintings (such as Pennsylvania Coal Town, A Woman in the Sun e Second Story Sunlight - chosen for the official poster), to never exhibited ones, as Girlie Show.

Special attention is also dedicated to his preparatory drawings, each one shown near the corresponding final painting; a strategy for catching audience’s attention on artist’s way of working, in which preliminary sketches were a key stage. Visitors will also have the opportunity to marvel at one of his ledgers, also known as Artist’s ledger Books, (more…)

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A Special Tribute to Comics in Italy

Comics and its fans will be the protagonists of the Autumnal season in Lucca and Milan, with two important events dedicated to the world of comics.

In fact, from October 29^th to November 1^st, inside the walls and in the picturesque squares of the stunning city of the Versilia area, the internationally renowned Lucca Comics & Games starts again. For more than 40 years, such an appointment gathers fans and people involved in the work (last year the presences were 130,000), attracted by the exhibition market and most of all by the several collateral events and projects.

So much that this year the organizers decided to give it the official name of “International Festival of Comics, Games and Illustrations” and to celebrate such a transformation with the title “The Evolution of the Species”.

Actually, the event’s programme schedules several initiatives, as well as the festival dates and locations are noticeably increasing. On October 17^th, the real exhibition will start in the historical location of the Doge’s Palace.

The historical centre, with many new stages, also this year will be the events’ fulcrum. Here you will find the Self Area, dedicated to the self-made comics, a space in the interests of free creativity and invention. The Music & Comics will draw the attention of visitors with all-involving happenings, with a competition in partnership with Mediaset (where winners will produce the theme song of a television cartoon), and most of all with the crucial moment of the Festival, Cosplay, where the fans take part to a funny parade in their favorite comics heroes’ clothing and walk the runaway on Music & Comics’ stage.

In addition, the Japan Area , conceived in order to host the more and more beloved Nippon comics, which this year has been turned into the Japan Palace (in the halls of the Real Collegio), where the culture of the Far East will be celebrated with Japanese language courses, courses of writing and traditional handicraft, and with many exhibitions according to the subject.

And also international guests, street writing, a pavilion dedicated to the kids television and another one dedicated to the games and their increasingly global diffusion, from the tables of the fans to the movies and videogames from all over the world.

So…It’s impossible to get bored here!

But in the case it is not enough for you, on November 14^th and 15^th you will have the chance to go to Milan for the special event called Fumettopoli, the other fantastic international exhibition market which takes place many times a year and that this year is at its 33^rd edition.

Here the location is more limited but the programme is as much rich. In the halls of the Ata Hotel Executive (in front of the Garibaldi station) many brand new and historical comics will be shared and sold, but also records, cds, dvds, household and gift items and various other things.

For comics’ lovers or just for all curious people, this will be an Autumn rich of appointments!

For further information about this and other events in Lucca and Milan, please visit our websites http://www.aboutversilia.com/ and http://www.aboutmilan.com/

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Festival of Creativity 2009 in Florence – from October 15th to 18th

At Fortezza da Basso in Florence, creativity comes back from October 15^th to 18^th 2009. The fourth edition of the Festival of Creativity is entirely dedicated to the city, the place where creativity becomes innovation, production and development.

In fact, the theme of the edition 2009 will be “The City of the Future”, closely bound to innovation, technology and the development of an ecologically sustainable society.

In the 4 days at Fortezza in fact, several architects, photographers and designers will compare each other by talking about the urban metamorphosis which are taking place in the most important capitals in the world, like Brasilia, Dubai, Berlin or Tokyo.

The programme 2009, in order to be at the same level of the previous successful three editions, also this year suggests four days full of meetings, talks, exhibitions, workshops and performances with international artists, scientists, philosophers and intellectuals coming from every corner of the world

On the calendar you can find more than 240 events: concerts, (more…)

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Rome International Film Festival - Edition 2009

Dear cinema addicted, get ready for the return of the Rome International Film Festival!

After the extraordinary success of the previous three editions, the festival comes back in fine shape in the eternal city from 15^th to 23^rd October 2009, with a programme rich of events, changes, retrospectives and very special guests and meetings.

The Villaggio del Cinema and the stately Auditorium Parco della Musica, designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano, will host this magical event, in the amazing city of Rome which from time immemorial makes artists dream.

The fourth edition of the Rome International Film Festival is put on by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma and promoted by the Fondazione Musica per Roma, the Municipality of Rome, the Rome Chamber of Commerce, the Province of Rome and the Lazio Region.

But now, let’s take a look at the numbers of this fourth edition 2009: there will be in fact 139 (more…)

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European Heritage Days 2009. A Fully Cultural Weekend !

No plans for the weekend?

Well, if your answer is “no”, then we’ll suggest you something unique to do.

This weekend in fact, on Saturday 26^th and Sunday 27^th September 2009, there will be a fully cultural event: as usual, also this year all the European countries will celebrate the European Heritage Days, which were conceived in 1991 by the European Council in order to encourage and promote the cultural dialogue and exchange between European countries.

As every year, MiBAC participates in the event with the slogan “Italy, the treasure of Europe” and organizes throughout Italy several initiatives intended to increase the value of Italian culture and heritage, with the aim to share all this great richness with other European countries.

In fact, throughout the country, many events and activities will take place in order to increase the national heritage value: over 1000 sites will be open to the public with free entrance, extraordinary openings, art exhibitions, concerts, shows and (more…)

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Cultural Pulsations in Rome: the Romaeuropa Festival 2009

The day after tomorrow, the 24th edition of the world-famous Romaeuropa Festival, the most important event showing performing arts as usual rich of appointments and fabulous events, will start in the eternal city, Rome, from 23^rd September to 2nd December.

This year, the festival is entitled “Cultural Pulsations” in order to remind the event’s thought, which intends the creativity rhythm to be a characteristic feature of contemporary society, and wants to show a positive attitude towards the artistic creation surrounding us, putting itself against the current moment of financial crisis.

As always, the event will be rich of dance, theatre, plastic and visual arts, literature and music, everything represented by great (more…)

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Milano Film Festival comes back - September 11th - 20th

From September 11^th to 20^th 2009, Milano Film Festival comes back in the cosmopolitan city of Milan with its 14^th edition.

This acclaimed event was born in 1996 as a short film festival-competition for the young Milanese filmakers only, giving in this way the chance to put under the spotlight marginal works; however, in 2000 it set up the first international feature film competition.

This year, the 14^th edition presents a calendar rich of events, and it schedules the opening of two different international competition: (more…)

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Cartasia Preview: Lucca turns into a “Paper Town”

Paper in all shapes and sizes, will be the undisputed protagonist of the city of Lucca from September 5^th to October 3^rd 2010, thanks to “Cartasia: the Preview”, the event which introduces the fifth edition of Cartasia, the Biennial of Contemporary Art dedicated to paper, which will take place from June 19^th to July 18^th 2010, when a real open-air exhibition will be set up in the city of Lucca.

Artists coming from every corner of the world will participate in the Biennial of Contemporary Art 2010, selected through a competition aimed to encourage the planning and the feasibility of works and projects made just of paper. The masters will create paper works and huge installations which will be placed in the most beautiful squares of the city of Lucca and Porcari (a municipality in the province of Lucca). In addition, installations’ areas will host several (more…)

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