THEL 19th Century Bologna Museum is a “visual” book that explains in a simple way the development of Bolognese painting between about 1850 and 1930. About twenty rooms that house the permanent collectionmore than 80 works including paintings, watercolors, drawings and sketches, divided into thematic nuclei of local artists.
Among these, Raffaele Faccioli, Luigi Bertelli, Alfredo Savini, Augusto Sezanne, Alfredo Protti, Guglielmo Pizzirani and Giovanni Romagnoli.
INFO: Bologna, piazza San Michele 4/C.
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The beauty of the collective
The artists who bring the project to life come from Italy, Germany and Spain Raumbilder// Frontier. Ten women, different in terms of generation and means of expression, who reflect “on the concept of limit from a multidisciplinary perspective”.
“The Carrying Project”, Colectivo-Cúpula (2019) by Blanca Matías.
The exhibition presents a large collective installation resulting from the contamination of the artists’ works, from photography to sculpture, from installation to painting to performance. There are the works of Francesca Polizzi who works on raw wool and the concrete design of Rossella Palazzolo, the subtle geometric shapes of Tine Bay Lührssen and the photos of Blanca Matías.
INFO: Palermo, Haus der Kunst of the Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, until 10 June.
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Piano lessons
From the center to the suburbs, parks, squares, historic corners and courtyards resound with the notes of City plan. Very rich program, starting from Twentieth century: the Duel (on the 19th, at 9 pm at the Gam) which sees a comparison Alexander Baricco with its famous text and pianist Stefano Bollani. Among the other guests, Bruno Canino, Danilo Rea.
Jazz player Nduduzo Makhathini.
Not to be missed on May 21st, the piano reading with Gianni Biondillo and Enrico Intra and the jazz of Nduduzo Makhathini.
INFO: Milan, various venues, from 19 to 21 May.
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Green words
Appointment with Agenda 2030a project by the Augusto Rancilio Foundation which thinks about green ideas at Villa Arconati.
Villa Arconati in Castellazzo di Bollate, in the province of Milan (photo by Diego Fusaro).
The first meeting is Sustainability: Stories, with five speakers from the University of Milan. leads Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, live jazz by Giulia Malaspina. Next stop Sunday 25th June. Free admission.
INFO: Villa Arconati in Castellazzo di Bollate (Milan), on 14 May at 11. Participation in the meetings is free upon reservation.
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Game in the center
Cross narratives is the subject of the 2023 edition of Play-Festival of the game which, on the centenary of the birth of Italo Calvino, talks about the “game as a narrative machine”.
INFO: Modena Fiere, from 19 to 21 May.
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Welcome back Mr Bennett
In the context of Elf50!the schedule that until November celebrates half a century of life of the Milanese theater is back The vice of art written by Alan Bennett in 2009, which debuted in Italy, right at the Elfo, in 2014.
Ferdinando Bruni, standing, and Elio De Capitani in “The vice of art” (photo by Laila Pozzo).
The show, signed by Ferdinando Bruni and Francesco Frongia, recounts the imaginary meeting of the poet WH Auden and the composer Benjamin Britten, touching profound themes such as friendship, homosexuality, ethics, art and theater with irony and lightness. In the photo: Ferdinando Bruni, standing, and Elio De Capitani.
INFO: Milan, Teatro Elfo Puccini, until 2 June.
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