PHOTOGALLERY / IN THE MAGICAL UNDERGROUNDS OF THE NEW PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MARCHE, ITALY) DISPLAYING A “LACER/ACTIONS” PIECE…

Guest writer: Nicola Rossi It’s not so usual today to open a great public space for art. But this incredible challenge has been won by Italian artist and curator Pasquale Martini and all his collaborators. The new Permanent Collection of Contemporary Art, located in the enchanting undergrounds of Palazzo Gasparini (a XVII Century palace), officially… Read More PHOTOGALLERY / IN THE MAGICAL UNDERGROUNDS OF THE NEW PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MARCHE, ITALY) DISPLAYING A “LACER/ACTIONS” PIECE…

IN ROME SPECTACULAR DUTCH FLORAL ART, FASHION & DESIGN: CLOTHES CREATED WITH FRESH ORANGE FLOWERS FOR THE NEW KING OF THE NETHERLANDS

The Queen of Holland, Beatrice, on April 30, abdicated in favor of his son, the future King William Alexander. The traditional national holiday became the occasion for a series of initiatives in and outside the Netherlands. In order to involve the citizens of Rome to Dutch festivity, the Embassy of the Netherlands, in collaboration with… Read More IN ROME SPECTACULAR DUTCH FLORAL ART, FASHION & DESIGN: CLOTHES CREATED WITH FRESH ORANGE FLOWERS FOR THE NEW KING OF THE NETHERLANDS

THE NEW “PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART” OPENS IN ITALY (MARCHE REGION) SHOWING 158 WORKS, INCLUDING A PIECE BY ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI

Saturday April 27, 2013 (10:30 am) at Palazzo Gasparini (a XVII Century palace) in Mercatello sul Metauro – a picturesque and fascinating medieval town in Marche region (Pesaro Urbino, Italy) – will open the new Permanent Collection of Contemporary Art as a  completion of the St. Francis Museum of Ancient Art which will shortly be reopened to… Read More THE NEW “PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART” OPENS IN ITALY (MARCHE REGION) SHOWING 158 WORKS, INCLUDING A PIECE BY ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI

(HE)ART PLACES / THE NIGHT (AND THE SILENCE) IN THE FASCINATING MEDIEVAL TUSCANY VILLAGE

© Photos by ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI The historical centre of Abbadia San Salvatore (Siena, Tuscany, Italy) is a well kept medieval fortress-village, where you may walk through incredible narrow streets and squares, all built with the local grey stone. The castle of Abbadia is first mentioned in a document dating to 1203, which shows that the… Read More (HE)ART PLACES / THE NIGHT (AND THE SILENCE) IN THE FASCINATING MEDIEVAL TUSCANY VILLAGE

“SNOWFLAKES AND FROST…”: HAIKU AND VISUALS IN A CLIP (WITH THE FANTASTIC VOICES OF “TONIC SOL-FA”)

*** This Season’s Greetings clip fuses (in an “Haiga“) words (“Haiku”) and visual art. The image (lithograph, 70×50, framed) is part of Roberto Alborghetti Lacer/actions Project. It’s a detail of a torn and decomposed publicity poster. The realistic and not manipulated picture is currently shown at Aldobrandesca Fortress (Piancastagnaio,Tuscany, Italy) where Roberto Alborghetti is having an exhibition… Read More “SNOWFLAKES AND FROST…”: HAIKU AND VISUALS IN A CLIP (WITH THE FANTASTIC VOICES OF “TONIC SOL-FA”)

“A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH”: COLLAGE # 5 IN THE “SECRET ROOM” AT MY SHOW IN THE TUSCANY FORTRESS

* “I SAW A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH” by Roberto Alborghetti COLLAGE OF PAPER PIECES FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS 2012, CM.70X50 Framed This collage – created with hundreds of paper pieces from torn and decomposed publicity posters (its title is from “Apocalypse” of John) – is displayed at Room #7 at… Read More “A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH”: COLLAGE # 5 IN THE “SECRET ROOM” AT MY SHOW IN THE TUSCANY FORTRESS

WORK # 3 DISPLAYED IN THE “COLLAGES CELL” AT MY EXHIBITION IN THE TUSCANY CASTLE: “THERE WAS WAR IN THE SKY”

* “THERE WAS WAR IN THE SKY” by Roberto Alborghetti COLLAGE OF PAPER PIECES FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS 2012, CM.47X47, Framed * This image  – a collage created with hundreds of paper pieces from torn and decomposed publicity posters (the title is from “Apocalypse” of John) – is displayed at Room #7 at… Read More WORK # 3 DISPLAYED IN THE “COLLAGES CELL” AT MY EXHIBITION IN THE TUSCANY CASTLE: “THERE WAS WAR IN THE SKY”

THE “SECRET COLLAGES CELL” AT MY EXHIBITION AT ALDOBRANDESCA FORTRESS: WORK # 2 (“HE LOVES HIS CHAOS FROM A DISTANCE”)

  * “HE LOVES HIS CHAOS FROM A DISTANCE” by Roberto Alborghetti Title From A Story by Meredith Deerheart, Indiana, Usa COLLAGE OF PAPER PIECES FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS 2012, CM.90X40, framed * This image  – a collage created with hundreds of paper pieces from torn and decomposed publicity posters – is displayed at… Read More THE “SECRET COLLAGES CELL” AT MY EXHIBITION AT ALDOBRANDESCA FORTRESS: WORK # 2 (“HE LOVES HIS CHAOS FROM A DISTANCE”)

A FUNNY EXPERIENCE: PUPILS BECOME ARTISTS WORKIN’ ON “COLORS OF AN APOCALYPSE” EXHIBITION

Guest writer: Marco Rossi Pupils as artists – and art critics – for a day. It happened at “Colors of an Apocalypse” exhibition which is goin’ on (until January 15, 2013) at the beautiful Aldobrandesca Fortress in Piancastagnaio ( Tuscany, Siena ). The third class students of Primary School “Mazzi”, guided by teachers Maria Rita and… Read More A FUNNY EXPERIENCE: PUPILS BECOME ARTISTS WORKIN’ ON “COLORS OF AN APOCALYPSE” EXHIBITION

LACER/ACTIONS ON CANVASES: I’VE UPDATED MY PHOTOGALLERY

ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI – LACER/ACTIONS: CANVASES – UPDATED PHOTOGALLERY Roberto Alborghetti ‘s LaceR/Actions is a multidisciplinary project and research about the apparent chaos of ripped and decomposed posters and urban/street signs. Transferred on canvas, reproduced on lithographs or textiles (as pure silk), scanned in videoclips  or “re-constructed” on collages, the details of torn posters give new… Read More LACER/ACTIONS ON CANVASES: I’VE UPDATED MY PHOTOGALLERY

FROM NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES TO WEBSITES: THE EYES OF MEDIA ON MY “COLORS OF AN APOCALYPSE” EXHIBITION

** SOME LINKS ABOUT MEDIA TALKING AND WRITING ON ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI EXHIBITION AT ALDOBRANDESCA FORTRESS, TUSCANY (ITALY) http://www.cittanuova.it/contenuto.php?TipoContenuto=web&idContenuto=422934&anteprima=true http://www.intoscana.it/intoscana2/opencms/intoscana/sito-intoscana/Contenuti_intoscana/Canali/Arte-e-Cultura/visualizza_asset.html?id=1168530 http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/intoscana2/export/TurismoRT/sito-TurismoRT/Contenuti/Eventi/Mostre/visualizza_asset.html_618936404.html http://eventi.luvionline.com/f-8001/lacer-azioni-di-roberto-alborghetti-siena-dal-06-10-2012-al-04-11-2012.html http://leartisteboots.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/2507/ http://bagnidilucca.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/an-artist-in-a-castle-in-tuscany/ http://healingminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/anche-dallaustralia-per-visitare-la-mostra-delle-lacerazioni-di-roberto-alborghetti-presso-lantica-rocca-aldobrandesca-sul-monte-amiata/ http://www.ilcittadinoonline.it/news/153022/Alborghetti_e_i_colori_di_una_apocalisse_alla_Rocca_di_Piancastagnaio.html http://www.ilcittadinoonline.it/news/153891/Piancastagnaio____esima_edizione_per__Il_Crastatone_.html http://www.ilcittadinoonline.it/news/153141/Alborghetti_ed_i_suoi__Colori_di_un_apocalisse__conquista_visitatori_da_tutto_il_mondo.html http://www.ilcittadinoonline.it/news/152993/LaceR_Azioni__una_mostra___provocazione_di_Roberto_Alborghetti.html http://www.ilcittadinoonline.it/news/153945/Lacer_Azioni__successo_di_pubblico_per_Alborghetti.html http://www.oksiena.it/brevi/i-colori-dellapocalisse-in-mostra-alla-rocca-aldobrandesca-20932.html http://www.oksiena.it/brevi/piancastagnaio-autunno-tra-scrittura-fotografia-e-%E2%80%A6castagne-21623.html http://247.libero.it/lfocus/16126035/1/lacer-azioni-di-roberto-alborghetti/ http://247.libero.it/rfocus/16114326/0/lacer-azioni-una-mostra-provocazione-di-roberto-alborghetti/ http://247.libero.it/dsearch/roberto+alborghetti/3/ http://eventi.saimicadove.it/Toscana/siena/eventi_piancastagnaio/mostre_piancastagnaio/lacer_azioni_di_roberto_alborghetti_.html http://www.sienafree.it/piancastagnaio/40238-le-lacerazioni-di-roberto-alborghetti-in-mostra-alla-rocca-aldobrandesca https://plus.google.com/u/0/102675243339223032042/posts/bsLn3G11tVe#102675243339223032042/posts/bsLn3G11tVe http://www.sienafree.it/piancastagnaio/41377-piancastagnaio-tutto-pronto-per-la-46esima-edizione-de-il-crastatone http://www.unmondoditaliani.com/colori-di-unapocalissela-decomposizione-dei-manifesti-pubblicitari-alborghetti-in-mostra-a-siena.htm http://www.unmondoditaliani.com/roberto-alborghetti-ancora-in-scena-con-le-sue-lacerazioni-a-siena.htm http://carmelinablog.blogspot.it/2012/09/blog-post.html Itis Sava in visita alla mostra per Penne e Video sconosciuti 2012 **** “Colors… Read More FROM NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES TO WEBSITES: THE EYES OF MEDIA ON MY “COLORS OF AN APOCALYPSE” EXHIBITION

“THE TACTILE AFFAIR”: THEY FEEL LIKE TOUCHING ARTWORKS / SCENES FROM MY EXHIBITION AT TUSCANY CASTLE

*** “Colors of an Apocalypse The Decomposed Publicity Posters” Roberto Alborghetti Exhibition Aldobrandesca Fortress Piancastagnaio, Siena, Tuscany – Italy *  Promoted by: Piancastagnaio Municipality Osa Onlus Sponsored by: Provincia di Siena   * Opening Time: 10 to 12.30 am/ 17 to 19.30 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and all public holidays. For information and visits by appointment: Tel… Read More “THE TACTILE AFFAIR”: THEY FEEL LIKE TOUCHING ARTWORKS / SCENES FROM MY EXHIBITION AT TUSCANY CASTLE

OVER A THOUSAND STUDENTS RUN AT THE TUSCANY CASTLE VISITING ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI SHOW / THE “REVOLUTIONARY CHOICE” TO BRING ART TO YOUNG PEOPLE

by Marco Rossi Over a thousand students from various regions of Italy have recently visited “Colors of an Apocalypse / The Decomposed Publicity Posters”, the Roberto Alborghetti exhibition going on at the impressive Aldobrandesca Fortress in Piancastagnaio, Tuscany (Italy). This extraordinary young people flow coincided with the final events of the XIV edition of “Penne… Read More OVER A THOUSAND STUDENTS RUN AT THE TUSCANY CASTLE VISITING ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI SHOW / THE “REVOLUTIONARY CHOICE” TO BRING ART TO YOUNG PEOPLE