“DON’T ASK OURSELVES WHAT KIND OF WORLD WE’LL LEAVE TO OUR CHILDREN, BUT WHAT KIND OF CHILDREN WE’LL LEAVE TO THIS WORLD”

* My new second book about Pope Francis is out now. Its title is: “Quando il giorno era una freccia” (“When the day was an arrow”); the English translation of the book isn’t (now) available.  Published by AGeSC, it investigates Pope Francis in relation to education, culture and school, which are “the keys to all… Read More “DON’T ASK OURSELVES WHAT KIND OF WORLD WE’LL LEAVE TO OUR CHILDREN, BUT WHAT KIND OF CHILDREN WE’LL LEAVE TO THIS WORLD”

THE TRIUMPH OF RENAISSANCE: THE IMPRESSIVE REGAL ROOM AND DUCAL ROOM / INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES #3

Sala Regia (Regal Room) and Sala Ducale (Ducal Room) are two beautiful rooms in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. They aren’t generally open to visitors: they usually host consistories, conferences, papal hearings or special events. I recently had the opportunity to visit them (I was in Rome to meet Pope Francis for the presentation… Read More THE TRIUMPH OF RENAISSANCE: THE IMPRESSIVE REGAL ROOM AND DUCAL ROOM / INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES #3

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…

BEAUTIFUL INSTALLATION AT PITROSE BEAUTY CONCEPT STORE (MILAN AREA, ITALY) SHOWING MY ARTISTIC SILK SCARVES CREATED WITH IMAGES OF TORN POSTERS…

Pitrose Beauty Concept Store ‘s owners had a beautiful idea. They created an installation showing my three silk scarves series now available in a very special limited edition. Pitrose Beauty Concept Store dedicated them an whole shop-window in the historical centre of Urgnano, Italy (Milan area). Silk fluxes are mashing up with outside autumn colors… Pietro… Read More BEAUTIFUL INSTALLATION AT PITROSE BEAUTY CONCEPT STORE (MILAN AREA, ITALY) SHOWING MY ARTISTIC SILK SCARVES CREATED WITH IMAGES OF TORN POSTERS…

BLACK AND WHITE STONE STRIPES ON A RARE MEDIEVAL MONUMENT ON LAKE COMO SHORES (GRAVEDONA, ITALY)

  © Photos: ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI * Gravedona is a nice town on Lake Como (Italy). A really stunning medieval monument rises along the banks, a few meters from lake waters. It’s a rare church, Santa Maria del Tiglio, Saint Mary of the Lime-tree (in fact, behind the monument, close to the lake shore, you may… Read More BLACK AND WHITE STONE STRIPES ON A RARE MEDIEVAL MONUMENT ON LAKE COMO SHORES (GRAVEDONA, ITALY)

FOOD EXCELLENCES, IRISH MUSIC AND MY SOLO ART EXHIBITION: A VERY SPECIAL EVENT WITH THREE HISTORICAL PLACES…

Enjoy this photo-gallery about the special night-event which took place on Sunday, July 14, in the historic heart of Ambivere, Bergamo country, not so far from Milan (this place is quoted in scripts dating back to year 923!). Food excellences, Irish music and a taste of my art (a surprise public exhibition of my Lacer/actions… Read More FOOD EXCELLENCES, IRISH MUSIC AND MY SOLO ART EXHIBITION: A VERY SPECIAL EVENT WITH THREE HISTORICAL PLACES…

SILK SCARVES DESIGN FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS: FLIP THROUGH THE PAGES OF THE CATALOGUE…

  Catalogue – Pdf format – free download: LACER-ACTIONS Silk Scarves Sciarpe di Seta album *** From torn and decomposed publicity posters to silk scarves design… After to be transferred on canvases and  lithographic prints, Roberto Alborghetti artworks were transformed in silk textile design thanks to the collaboration of Bruno Boggia Studio (Como, Italy) who… Read More SILK SCARVES DESIGN FROM TORN AND DECOMPOSED PUBLICITY POSTERS: FLIP THROUGH THE PAGES OF THE CATALOGUE…

MY WORK “C’E’ DEL CAOS MA CON UN PUNTO FOCALE” IN THE CATALOGUE OF THE NEW PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN MARCHE (ITALY)

Guest writer: Nicola Rossi It’s out the beautiful Catalogue about the new Permanent Collection of Contemporary Art, located in the enchanting undergrounds of Palazzo Gasparini (a XVII Century palace), officially opened in Mercatello sul Metauro, a fascinating medieval and Renaissance town in Marche region (Pesaro Urbino, Italy). The catalogue features also Roberto Alborghetti work titled… Read More MY WORK “C’E’ DEL CAOS MA CON UN PUNTO FOCALE” IN THE CATALOGUE OF THE NEW PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN MARCHE (ITALY)

FROM DRAWINGS TO VIDEOS: ITALIAN STUDENTS AGAINST ACCIDENTS AT WORK. 10.000 EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC WORKS IN A BIG EXHIBITION

Over 600 square meters of exhibition and about 10,000 works (drawings, posters, T-shirts, portfolios, cds, dvds, books, interviews, videos, board games…) These numbers define a truly extraordinary event set up at Rossini Trading Spa factory in Italy (Seriate, Bergamo) where has been displaced a selection of works  participating to “First In Safety” campaign during ten editions.… Read More FROM DRAWINGS TO VIDEOS: ITALIAN STUDENTS AGAINST ACCIDENTS AT WORK. 10.000 EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC WORKS IN A BIG EXHIBITION

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”)

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

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