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COLORS AND EMOTIONS: THE OTHER SIDE OF AUTISM / KIDS WORKING ON “LACER/ACTIONS” (THE CLIP)

* Guest Writer: STEFANO ALBERTI Hearty agreement and great success in Anzio (Rome) for the exhibition “Scratches, Cracks and Lacer-actions / Between dream and reality” inspired by Roberto Alborghetti artworks for the project co-ordinated and carried out by Professor Patrizia Sapri. The show was held at the  Professional Institute “Marco Gavio  ​Apicio” where a series… Read More COLORS AND EMOTIONS: THE OTHER SIDE OF AUTISM / KIDS WORKING ON “LACER/ACTIONS” (THE CLIP)

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“AN EXHIBITION, A RESTORATION” IN THE MEDIEVAL NORCIA (UMBRIA, ITALY): 416 ARTISTS ON SHOW (INCLUDING ME AND MY “SHOOTING STAR”…)

    Guest Writer: Stefano Alberti   On July 12, 2014, the 40th edition of “An exhibition, A restoration” was inaugurated in Norcia (Perugia, Umbria, Italy) with the aim to restore and to preserve the artistic heritage of the famous Umbrian town. This year, the initiative has the participation of 416 Italian artists who by… Read More “AN EXHIBITION, A RESTORATION” IN THE MEDIEVAL NORCIA (UMBRIA, ITALY): 416 ARTISTS ON SHOW (INCLUDING ME AND MY “SHOOTING STAR”…)

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THE HIDDEN WORLD OF WWI: DALLAS ARTIST AND EXPLORER UNCOVERS POWERFUL INSCRIPTIONS LEFT BY SOLDIERS NEVER BEFORE SEEN

    To mark the August anniversary of the beginning of WWI, the world is invited to view – for the first time ever – an exclusive collection of WWI artwork nearly 100 years old buried beneath French fields and farmland. When photographer Jeffrey Gusky, M.D., FACEP, was given exclusive access to record all but… Read More THE HIDDEN WORLD OF WWI: DALLAS ARTIST AND EXPLORER UNCOVERS POWERFUL INSCRIPTIONS LEFT BY SOLDIERS NEVER BEFORE SEEN

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“ART IS AN AMAZING WAY TO MOURN…”: A QUOTE FROM SRINI PILLAY (AUTHOR, HARVARD CLINICIAN AND BRAIN-IMAGING RESEARCHER)

    “When we think of art representing tragedy, it raises all kinds of questions.  Can we really make art of an experience where people have lost loved ones?  Can we truly justify directing people toward beauty when there is such tragedy?  The beauty of abstract art – and of Alborghetti’s art in particular, is… Read More “ART IS AN AMAZING WAY TO MOURN…”: A QUOTE FROM SRINI PILLAY (AUTHOR, HARVARD CLINICIAN AND BRAIN-IMAGING RESEARCHER)

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“PLACE ME LIKE A SEAL OVER YOUR HEART, LIKE A SEAL ON YOUR ARM; FOR LOVE IS AS STRONG AS DEATH”

Yes, there are no words. But sometimes we have to find them, to make sense of life and things. The day we brought to the cemetery my dad Battista, the great soldier of Kefalonia, survivor of the horrible nazi massacre of Acqui Division (1943), my mom Tina joined him in Heaven. Yes, my mother also passed on… Read More “PLACE ME LIKE A SEAL OVER YOUR HEART, LIKE A SEAL ON YOUR ARM; FOR LOVE IS AS STRONG AS DEATH”

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SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS FROM THE ORIGINAL “BOOK OF DREAMS”, THE “NOCTURNAL FANTASIES” BY FEDERICO FELLINI

During a recent press conference in Milan for the presentation of the first Drawing Biennial in Rimini (Italy) – see my previous post – I had the great occasion to admire the original Fellini’s Book of Dreams (the two volumes were brought to Milan from Rimini by a special security team…). Anyone familiar with the… Read More SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS FROM THE ORIGINAL “BOOK OF DREAMS”, THE “NOCTURNAL FANTASIES” BY FEDERICO FELLINI

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LAST DAYS IN RIMINI (ITALY) FOR THE FIRST DRAWING BIENNIAL: 20 EXHIBITIONS AND 1.000 WORKS ON DISPLAY

Great success in Rimini for the first edition of the Biennial of Drawing which will run until next June 8. One thousand drawings are on display for one of the most interesting art exhibitions in Italy: from Parmigianino to Kentridge, from Guercino to Fontana, from Tintoretto to Baccarini, from Hugo Pratt to Federico Fellini and… Read More LAST DAYS IN RIMINI (ITALY) FOR THE FIRST DRAWING BIENNIAL: 20 EXHIBITIONS AND 1.000 WORKS ON DISPLAY

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PABLO PICASSO “CAPTURED” BY EROS: RARE PROOFS FROM THE MARINA PICASSO COLLECTION AT LESLIE SACKS FINE ART (L.A.)

* “When art historian Jean Leymarie was preparing a talk for a symposium on art and sexuality, he asked his friend Pablo Picasso where he drew the line between these two concepts. The painter replied, ‘They are the same thing, because art can only be erotic.’ It is impossible to understand Picasso’s art if, from… Read More PABLO PICASSO “CAPTURED” BY EROS: RARE PROOFS FROM THE MARINA PICASSO COLLECTION AT LESLIE SACKS FINE ART (L.A.)

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EXPLORING EINDHOVEN, THE HEARTLAND OF DUTCH DESIGN AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE

© Photos: ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI * Welcome to Eindhoven, the heart of the southern Netherlands. Once an industrial centre for the country, Eindhoven has reinvented itself as the hip and stylish design capital and became a centre of innovation. There’s much to discover in Eindhoven, so let the fifth-largest city in the Netherlands surprise you! The… Read More EXPLORING EINDHOVEN, THE HEARTLAND OF DUTCH DESIGN AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE

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GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 2 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER

© Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, 2014 PHOTOGALLERY #2 * These pictures aren’t paintings, oils, acrylics, watercolors or digital works, but natural, random and not manipulated images of the amazing imperfection of the real world we see around us.They come from a rubbish container I saw a few days ago along Como Lake shores… R.A. *… Read More GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 2 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER

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GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 1 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER…

© Roberto Alborghetti – LaceR/Actions, 2014 * These pictures aren’t paintings, oils, acrylics, watercolors or digital works, but only natural, random and not manipulated images of the amazing imperfection of the real world we see around us.They come from a rubbish container I saw a few days ago along Como Lake shores… R.A. * Roberto… Read More GREEN CODES FROM NOWHERE # 1 / ABSTRACT IMAGES FROM A RUBBISH CONTAINER…

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