THE JCIDEL COLLECTION, THE “IT BAGS” THAT EXPRESS THE SPIRIT OF THE TIME IN ART AND FASHION

Guest Writer: PATRIZIA POGGI, Art curator and Ambassador of “Saperi e Sapori d’Italia” The Treccani dictionary indicates “it bag” as the highly successful bag modelin the world of fashion, a model that was created to satisfyspecific needs or to express the Zeitgeist, or spirit of the times.And which is the “it bag” of the moment?… Read More THE JCIDEL COLLECTION, THE “IT BAGS” THAT EXPRESS THE SPIRIT OF THE TIME IN ART AND FASHION

12 PICTURES TO REPRESENT 12 MONTHS: RETROSPECTIVE ON 2024

Here in the gallery 12 photos randomly selected from those I posted along the year. They are all part of my “Lacer/actions” project concerning images of torn and decomposed publicity posters, deteriorated surfaces, natural cracks, scratches and corrosions that we find everywhere in our cities. They are all close-up or macro photographs and they aren’t… Read More 12 PICTURES TO REPRESENT 12 MONTHS: RETROSPECTIVE ON 2024

THE RUST AND THE TIME: THE FASCINATING POWER TO CHANGE THINGS AND MATTER

Time and rust have the fascinating power to change things without the contribution and conditioning of the human being’s hand. The work and the creative action that rust can do are truly surprising. They can compose and model endless scenes in which our eyes can see and perceive horizons without limits. Like in this series… Read More THE RUST AND THE TIME: THE FASCINATING POWER TO CHANGE THINGS AND MATTER

ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF MOLD AND MOISTURE ON THE SURFACE OF A SMALL DOOR (IMAGE #29)

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. There is a free and spontaneous form of art that flows before our eyes every day, perhaps without us realizing it.It is the one that appears on the things that surround us… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF MOLD AND MOISTURE ON THE SURFACE OF A SMALL DOOR (IMAGE #29)

LIKE SNOW ON A RED CARPET: MAGNIFICATIONS OF CRACKS AND CORROSIONS ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT IN LONDON

© Roberto Alborghetti  This photo gallery – in festive colours: the images look like snow deposited on a red carpet – features 9 enlargements of random images of red cracks and scratches that I took in London, in October 2014, for my project “Lacer/Actions” and research on decomposed and dismantled advertising posters, natural cracks, industrial… Read More LIKE SNOW ON A RED CARPET: MAGNIFICATIONS OF CRACKS AND CORROSIONS ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT IN LONDON

“A VISUAL ART PROJECT”: ON “THE BEESTONIAN”MAGAZINE A FULL PAGE ABOUT THE 10 YEARS OF “THE GHOST BUS”

The English magazine The Beestonian, in its special Christmas issue, with a beautiful article by Marysia Zipser, dedicates an entire page to the 10 years of my project “The Ghost Bus”, carried out with ACT (Art Culture Tourism) and with Simon Barton. The article talks in detail about this singular initiative that unites Italy and… Read More “A VISUAL ART PROJECT”: ON “THE BEESTONIAN”MAGAZINE A FULL PAGE ABOUT THE 10 YEARS OF “THE GHOST BUS”

MY BOOK “AT THE TABLE WITH POPE FRANCIS” VOTED IN THIRD PLACE IN THE RANKING OF THE BEST 10 BOOKS ABOUT POPE BERGOGLIO

It is truly a surprise to know that my book “At the table with Pope Francis”, published by Mondadori, was “voted” as the third best book written on Pope Bergoglio. The evaluation was formulated by “Notizie Scientifiche” on the basis of a series of factors and elements regarding content and writing methods. The news is… Read More MY BOOK “AT THE TABLE WITH POPE FRANCIS” VOTED IN THIRD PLACE IN THE RANKING OF THE BEST 10 BOOKS ABOUT POPE BERGOGLIO

FOUR MACROPHOTOS OF SCRATCHES GO ON ALUMINUM AS A COMPLEMENT OF INTERIOR DESIGN

© Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, esclusively for Fai Service Italy © Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, esclusively for Fai Service Italy © Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, esclusively for Fai Service Italy © Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, esclusively for Fai Service Italy © Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, esclusively for Fai Service Italy In the pictures: four macrophotos… Read More FOUR MACROPHOTOS OF SCRATCHES GO ON ALUMINUM AS A COMPLEMENT OF INTERIOR DESIGN

NEW VIDEO: 20 PHOTOS OF TORN AND DETERIORATED POSTERS IN THE STREETS OF LUXEMBOURG

As you can see in this video, even in the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg I found very interesting material for my project “Lacer/actions”. During the walks I obviously saw torn and decomposed advertising posters and other urban signs that I like to capture and document. Deteriorated posters are mainly placed on… Read More NEW VIDEO: 20 PHOTOS OF TORN AND DETERIORATED POSTERS IN THE STREETS OF LUXEMBOURG

THE OTHER SIDE OF DETERIORATION AROUND US : FOUR PHOTOS FROM CITIES WALLS

The other side of decomposition. In the gallery: four macro photos of torn posters and deteriorated urban materials. These are not manipulated or digitally enhanced pics. They simply are macrophotos. I captured them on the cities walls around the world. Related articles: The New Contemporary Art Museum of Marche (italy) Will Keep a Roberto Alborghetti… Read More THE OTHER SIDE OF DETERIORATION AROUND US : FOUR PHOTOS FROM CITIES WALLS

ART BASEL MIAMI 2024 / THE “JCIDEL COLLECTION”: BAGS THAT TELL THE COLORS OF THE REALITY AROUND US

With Art Basel Miami 2024 the city of Florida – the metropolitan area has around 5 million inhabitants – was animated by a succession of events and initiatives that put the streets of the central area (Downtown) to the test, which was already critical on the mobility plan.Many visitors stopped at the Design District, also… Read More ART BASEL MIAMI 2024 / THE “JCIDEL COLLECTION”: BAGS THAT TELL THE COLORS OF THE REALITY AROUND US

ART BASEL MIAMI 2024 / THE “JCIDEL COLLECTION”: FASHION SHOW ALONG THE STREETS OF THE DESIGN DISTRICT

PHOTOS BY ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI Born and “captured” on the streets, the macro photographs of the JCIDEL Collection have returned to the streets thanks to a surprising performance that took place as part of the Art Basel Miami events. Some pieces from the collection (such as Heart and Wonderland) were at the center of the unusual… Read More ART BASEL MIAMI 2024 / THE “JCIDEL COLLECTION”: FASHION SHOW ALONG THE STREETS OF THE DESIGN DISTRICT