Munari Politecnico: genius on exhibition
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Theoretical reconstruction of an imaginary object, the presence of ancestors, illegible writing of unknown people, fossils of 2000, fabrics obtained from the mistakes of printing machines, unreadable books and useless machines. These are the titles of some works by Bruno Munari, a source of meaning and fun for the watchful viewer: a genius who has
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Nicoletta Ceccoli: the noir side of fairy tales
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
“My girls are all a bit Alice, struggling with a changing body, in a world in constant metamorphosis. A world that is illogical and uncontrollable in its very nature”. Since 1997 Nicoletta Ceccoli illustrates children’s books: she does it experimenting with different techniques and materials (from airbrush to digital, from pencils to graphite), and especially
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AISTHESIS, the origin of sensations: light and deception of senses
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
The first works to appear are boxes where shafts of light on a black background multiply if observed in motion; then there are other illusions: a “door” of light perfect to make shadow puppets, an apparently white picture that seen closer reveals itself dotted with green and pink, a monolith-magnifier; rooms where light creates cubes
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The Biennale, essentially
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Curtain up on the Architecture Biennale, the Biennale of the anti-star Rem Koolhaas, and as expected opinions are unleashed: enthusiasts and critics, sycophants and sarcastics, architects and journalists give their opinion on the Dutch architect’s curatorial line. Of course, this year’s edition brings a break from previous festivals: President Paolo Baratta emphasizes the element of
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Whodunit, blue cat? Pictures from Anomali Festival
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
The Cultural Association Campo di Carte, in collaboration with Libreria Cibrario, has ended succesfully the third edition of Anomali Illustration Festival. Unlike the previous editions, the festival will take place in Spring, from April 27th to May 4th. By the end of April is expected the end of the project Righe Amiche, which involved the
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A Pixel with mustache
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
It’s like many cats: lazy, messy, unpredictable, but adorable. Yet special, like all felines can be. His name is Pixel, it lives with Cecilia&Fermo for a strange case and one day she decided to turn it into the protagonist of “flash” inspired to cat’s life in its many facets. Which color, size or sex is
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Bookcases and Design, give space to creativity
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
For book lovers is a pleasure – and even a little satisfaction – discover that, once concluded the 2014 edition of the Salone del Mobile in Milan, as the exhibition is destined to design objects and furniture, books have been involved as much as the furniture. In which way? With libraries of course! Which become
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A painter without dogma: Renato Vernizzi
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
Renato Vernizzi (1904-1972) from a few days is the star of a new museum opened in Parma in the splendid rooms of Palazzo Sanvitale, where is exposed a careful selection of works from the donation of his heirs; a path that begins with the story of an artist who was born in Parma and moved
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Curiosity e-book
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
Two authors and some e-books, in English and Italian: in the first case we talk about humor, in the second about costume (with thoughts about present times). Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock (30th December, 1869 – 28th March, 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer and humorist; he was the most famous scientist of
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Locke, the courage of responsibility
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
“You make one mistake, one little f—–g mistake, and the whole world comes crashing down around you!”. Ivan Locke’s warning resonates powerful and inescapable on the one-way road of life. A road that he travels in a frosty night on his BMW X5, unique filmic space of history, in the run up to its responsibilities,
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