AND a real novelty Cecco del Caravaggio. The Model Student, the exhibition hosted in the recently renovated spaces dedicated to temporary exhibitions of the Bergamo Academy. Why Francesco Boneri (Cecco) is still a mysterious figure in the Lombard artistic panoramanot easily attributable to the canons of the time.
It is recognizable as a model in some paintings by Merisi (St. John the Baptist, Conversion of St. Paul), but as a painter he reworks his teachings in a nonconformist, hyper-realist and radical way.
The itinerary offers around forty works, 19 of which are autographed paintings (of the 25 attributed to him) which are flanked by paintings by artists who inspired Cecco’s work, such as Caravaggio and Gian Gerolamo Savoldo, and his contemporaries, Valentin de Boulogne, Bartolomeo Mendozzi and Pedro Núñez del Valle.
INFO: Bergamo, Accademia Carrara, until 4 June.
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The children watch us
French from the banlieue, JR, born Jean René or “the Parisian Banksy” as he is definedis an eclectic artist who mixes photography, video installations and street art to make it a powerful tool for social protest.
“Déplacé.es, Picnic”, Ajara, Mauritania (2022) by JR (© JR)..
Witness the project presented for the first time in Turin, JR-Déplacé.es: has as its protagonists children photographed, during 2022, where they live, in situations of war or humanitarian crisis, from war-torn Ukraine to refugee camps scattered across Africa, Europe and America. Their faces have been enlarged and placed on huge tarpaulins in the premises of the Turin institution.
“JR – Deplacé-es, Thierry”, Mugombwa, 2022 (© JR).
INFO: Turin., Gallerie d’Italia, until 16 July.
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The lady of the art
Palma Bucarelli and the other resistance is a tribute to the director of the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Rome during the years of the Second World War.
Cinzia Spanò in “Palma Bucarelli and the other resistance” (photo by Laila Pozzo).
INFO: Milan, Teatro Elfo Puccini, until 26 February.
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Pop innkeeper
Good at business and courted by all. Come back The innkeeper by Carlo Goldoni, comedy directed by Corrado d’Elia. An unconventional direction, with bright colors and gaudy scenes, which rewrites a classic by accelerating the rhythms and projecting Mirandolina into a plastic world, fake like the artifices of the characters.
A scene from the show “The Innkeeper”
On stage Corrado d’Elia, Chiara Salvucci, Marco Brambilla, Tino Danesi, Daniele Ornatelli, Gianni Quillico, Andrea Tibaldi.
INFO: Milan, MTM Teatro Leonaro, until 19 February.
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Theater in Rome
But you… do you know Naples? is a show written and directed by Rino Margiasso. Among anecdotes, popular legends, memorable characters, the story is inspired by the four historic gates of the city – Nolana, Capuana, San Gennaro and Alba – and combines the narrative with lots of beautiful music.
Rino Margiasso in “But you… do you know Naples?”
The result is an original portrait of Naples, far from the stereotypes and clichés of which it is often the victim.
INFO: Rome, Teatro Petrolini, from 17 to 19 February.
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