The final exhibition of the sculptures created within Fusion project took place last December at vA! Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre and are still on view in Seravezza, until February the 12th. Here there are some pictures from the Hong Kong exhibition:
Author: Elisabetta Zerbinatti
FUSION: Cultural Exchange Seravezza – Hong Kong
Exhibition in Hong Kong:Date: 2021/12/08 – 2021/12/27Venue: vA! (Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre) Exhibition in Seravezza:Date: 2021/12/08 – 2022/2/12Venue: ARKAD Foundation The Italian Cultural Institute of Hong Kong is honored to present FUSION, a cultural project that aims to create a dialogue between different realities and artistic experiences. Through a call for participation, artists working… Continue reading FUSION: Cultural Exchange Seravezza – Hong Kong
The booklet of the exhibition ITALIANS
The booklet that accompanied the visitors of the exhibition ITALIANS is now available for download. It contains explanatory texts from Stefano Fossati, the Director of Italian Cultural Institute – Hong Kong, who organized the project, and Fabio Cavallucci, who curated the exhibition, alongside with presentations of all the galleries and the artists involved.
Ettore Sottsass & Shiro Kuramata’s show at Novalis
Curator: Seiki MORI/United Voice Opening Reception: 16th July 2021, 7 – 9 pm With talk by curator at 7 pm. Exhibition on view until 14th August, open from Mon to Sat, 12 – 7 pm Venue: Novalis Contemporary Art Design Gallery, 197 Hollywood Road, Central Novalis Contemporary Art Design Gallery is pleased to present Ettore Sottsass & Shiro Kuramata,… Continue reading Ettore Sottsass & Shiro Kuramata’s show at Novalis
ITALIANS: all the artworks
The vernissage of Art Basel Hong Kong happens today: it’s one of the first major art events to be held on site. And together with it opens ITALIANS: the project, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute spearheaded by Stefano Fossati, exhibits together in a collective booth works from 8 prominent Italian galleries. The resulting show,… Continue reading ITALIANS: all the artworks
May 21th, 4pm-9pm, Vernissage Art Basel Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong, Friday May 21th, 4pm-9pm Vernissage (upon invitation only) On Friday May 21th, Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 will open its doors and with it ITALIANS, a collective booth of 8 Italian galleries which is a project by Italian Cultural Institute – Hong Kong, which will bring in Hong Kong 21 of… Continue reading May 21th, 4pm-9pm, Vernissage Art Basel Hong Kong
Luigi Ontani
Montovolo (Bologna), 1943 Ontani, body art exponent, at the beginning of the 70s undertakes an artistic investigation, experimenting the most varied techniques (photography, painting, sculpture on different materials) and using his own body to examine the ambiguity and complexity of human nature. He combined irony and narcissism in a crossed game between sacred and profane,… Continue reading Luigi Ontani
Paola Pivi
Milano, 1971 Paola Pivi’s artistic practice is diverse and enigmatic. Combining the familiar with the alien, the artist often works with common objects which are modified to introduce a new scale, material or color, challenging the audience to change their point of view. Animals are often cast as protagonists in her world: a donkey photographed… Continue reading Paola Pivi
Martino Gamper
Merano, 1971 Starting as an apprentice with a furniture maker in Merano, Gamper went on to study sculpture under Michelangelo Pistoletto at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. He completed a Master Degree in 2000 from the Royal College of Art, London, where he currently lives. Working across design and art venues, Martino Gamper engages… Continue reading Martino Gamper
Lara Favaretto
Treviso, 1973 Based in Turin, Lara Favaretto’s practice ranges from site-specific and audiovisual installations and performances, to found objects, paintings, photography and sculptures. Her investigations explore the ambivalence of aesthetic forms and concepts of negation, the durability of objects and the ephemeral nature of events. Her work is always the outcome of profound conceptual research… Continue reading Lara Favaretto