INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES #2 / EXCLUSIVE: THE FRESCOES BY MICHELANGELO IN CAPPELLA PAOLINA (LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY AREA)

I recently had the honour to meet Pope Francis for the presention of the biography I wrote about him. The private encounter took place in Casa Santa Marta, an unpretencious house where he usually lives. Before the encounter I had a very special gift: the possibility to visit some of the beautiful rooms in the Apostolic… Read More INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES #2 / EXCLUSIVE: THE FRESCOES BY MICHELANGELO IN CAPPELLA PAOLINA (LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY AREA)

I LEAD YOU INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES #1 / THE BEAUTIFUL BERNINI’S ROYAL STAIRCASE…

© Roberto Alborghetti * Before my recent private encounter with Pope Francis  for the presention of the biography I wrote about him, I had the way to visit some of the beautiful rooms in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City; as we know, Pope Francis doesn’t live there, but  in the unpretencious house, Casa Santa Marta, where… Read More I LEAD YOU INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES #1 / THE BEAUTIFUL BERNINI’S ROYAL STAIRCASE…

EXTRAORDINARY DAY: I MET POPE FRANCIS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY I WROTE ABOUT HIM. IMAGES TALK BETTER THAN WORDS…

READ MORE ABOUT “FRANCIS”, THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED AND HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY ABOUT JORGE MARIO BERGOGLIO, AUTHOR ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI, VELAR-ELLEDICI PUBLISHING: https://robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/pope-francis-person-of-the-year-my-new-book-tells-his-extraordinary-life-2-volumes-unpublished-stories-340-photos/

JANUARY 2009-2014 : FIVE YEARS OF EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS

SEPTEMBER 2013 THE NEXT APOCALYPSE”: MY COLLAGE WORK FOR “ART TOPPLING TOBACCO” PROJECT   “The Next Apocalypse: no Heaven or Hell, only Smoking or Non-Smoking”; Collage made with 150 small pieces of waste-paper of torn and decomposed publicity posters; Sizes: 47×47 cms.; 2013. This work takes part to “Art Toppling Tobacco”.    SEPTEMBER 2013 “CONTEMPLATIONS AND… Read More JANUARY 2009-2014 : FIVE YEARS OF EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS

NEW VIDEOCLIP: JOURNEY FROM THE CENTER OF A BLACK AND YELLOW CRACK…

*** “Journey From The Center Of A Crack” is a new videoclip made for Lacer/actions Project. The random picture comes from a wall in Amsterdam city center (2013).   * Roberto Alborghetti ‘s LaceR/Actions is a multidisciplinary project and research about the apparent chaos of decomposed posters, cracks and urban/street signs. Transferred on canvases, reproduced… Read More NEW VIDEOCLIP: JOURNEY FROM THE CENTER OF A BLACK AND YELLOW CRACK…

PARALLAX ART FAIR RETURNS IN FEBRUARY TO CHELSEA TOWN HALL IN LONDON. AN IMPRESSIVE VARIETY WITH 225 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Parallax International Art Fair 2014 will return to Chelsea Town Hall in February for its ninth event, its organisers have announced. The fair, most recently held in October 2013, will open with a private viewing on Thursday 20th February, and then opens its doors to the public from 1-8pm on Friday 21st and 11-5pm on Saturday… Read More PARALLAX ART FAIR RETURNS IN FEBRUARY TO CHELSEA TOWN HALL IN LONDON. AN IMPRESSIVE VARIETY WITH 225 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

“CRACKS”: THE MOST VIEWED VIDEO ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL IN 2013

* “Cracks” is the most viewed clip on my YouTube channel in 2013. It’s a 30 seconds video which shows some of my “cracks works” created for  Lacer/actions Project.  Close to my researches about torn and decomposed publicity posters, I worked  on metal, plastic or stony surfaces, or metal and plastic platings. So, I entered the wonderful world of… Read More “CRACKS”: THE MOST VIEWED VIDEO ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL IN 2013

“THE LACER/ACTIONS COLLAGES GALLERY”: MY MOST VIEWED POST IN 2013

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY MY BLOG IN 2013! THIS IS MY MOST VISITED POST :  LACER/ACTIONS BY ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI – THE COLLAGES GALLERY * “BURN MY HEART SO THAT I LIVE FOR LOVE” (“Abbruggia il mio cuore acciò viva per amore”) by Roberto Alborghetti * From “Contemplations and Lacer/actions” Project and Performance based on… Read More “THE LACER/ACTIONS COLLAGES GALLERY”: MY MOST VIEWED POST IN 2013

FROM SAHARA TO TIBET: IN ROME THE LARGEST RETROSPECTIVE DEVOTED TO GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER KAZUYOSHI NOMACHI

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF PRESS OFFICE / “NOMACHI:LE VIE DEL SACRO” EXHIBITION,  2013-2014, ROME. * “Kazuyoshi Nomachi: Le Vie del Sacro” (The Ways of the Sacred) is the title of a great show hosted in Rome (Italy) at La Pelanda, Centro di Produzione Culturale, Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, from December 14, 2013 to May 4, 2014. … Read More FROM SAHARA TO TIBET: IN ROME THE LARGEST RETROSPECTIVE DEVOTED TO GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER KAZUYOSHI NOMACHI

SILK, STARS AND SCARVES / TEXTILE DESIGNS FROM DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS…

This is a “festive gallery” for the limited-edition series of 3 silk scarves created by Roberto Alborghetti, for his “Lacer/actions Art  Project” Their design is… unique. They reproduce details of torn posters images and “urban signs” I captured around the world. I accepted the challenge that italian textiles designer Bruno Boggia offered me. Bruno, with… Read More SILK, STARS AND SCARVES / TEXTILE DESIGNS FROM DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS…