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UFFIZI GALLERY (FLORENCE): A NEW GREAT ROOM DEVOTED TO THE GENIUS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

  After the unveiling of a new arrangement of masterpieces by Caravaggio and other XVII Century artists and the new room dedicated to Michelangelo and Raffaello, Uffizi Gallery continues its renewal with a room devoted to Leonardo da Vinci.   The new Leonardo Room at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery (Room 35 in the West Wing), officially opened yesterday,… Read More UFFIZI GALLERY (FLORENCE): A NEW GREAT ROOM DEVOTED TO THE GENIUS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

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MY BOOK (“EATING WITH POPE FRANCIS”) IN THE FINAL 6 OF “BANCARELLA AWARD COOKING”

Worldwide success book “Eating with Pope Francis“, that I had the honour to write, has been voted among the 6 Best Books for Bancarella Award Cooking section!  The Bancarella Award is very close to the heart of Italian booksellers because the Prize is closely related to them;  they choose both the candidates and the winner.… Read More MY BOOK (“EATING WITH POPE FRANCIS”) IN THE FINAL 6 OF “BANCARELLA AWARD COOKING”

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SIENA: NEW LIGHT FOR “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, LARGEST AND MAGNIFICENT FLOOR THAT EVER WAS MADE”

  The inlaid marble floor of the ‪‎Cathedral‬ of Siena is entirely visible until July 31 and from August 18 to October 28, 2018 The floor – “the most beautiful … largest and most magnificent … that ever was made” in the famous words of Giorgio Vasari – is the fruit of a plan that took on… Read More SIENA: NEW LIGHT FOR “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, LARGEST AND MAGNIFICENT FLOOR THAT EVER WAS MADE”

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THAT ABSTRACT WORLD UNDER OUR FEET #5 / A DISFIGURED PAVEMENT IN FLORENCE

© Roberto Alborghetti – Lacer/actions Yes, there is an abstract world under our feet … These are some of the images I took in Florence (Italy). They’re macro photography of a disfigured pavement . The pictures are part of LaceR/Actions”, a multidisciplinary project and research about the apparent chaos of ripped and decomposed publicity posters, natural… Read More THAT ABSTRACT WORLD UNDER OUR FEET #5 / A DISFIGURED PAVEMENT IN FLORENCE

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FLORENCE: IN BOBOLI GARDEN AN EXHIBITION ON THE AGE-OLD BOND BETWEEN MEN AND HORSES

    The Limonaia in Boboli Garden is hosting an exhibition on the Age-Old Bond between men and horses The horse was one of the last beasts to be tamed by man. It was only in the latter part of the fourth millennium BC, somewhere on the central Asian tundra, that the horse ceased to… Read More FLORENCE: IN BOBOLI GARDEN AN EXHIBITION ON THE AGE-OLD BOND BETWEEN MEN AND HORSES

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THAT “POP” BALLOON WHICH IS CONQUERING ITALIAN CHILDREN (THE ALBUM/ONE PROJECT)

  There is a wonderful and “pop”  balloon flying over the skies of Italy. It is contained in the pages of a special book, which I had the honor to write, illustrated by Eleonora Moretti. This yellow-red-blue balloon is capturing the attention of many Italian children. The drawings you see in this gallery are just… Read More THAT “POP” BALLOON WHICH IS CONQUERING ITALIAN CHILDREN (THE ALBUM/ONE PROJECT)

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“MEMORY LAYERS” COLLAGE FOR “LAMIAGENDA 2018/2019”: THE VIDEO

  Where does the cover and the graphic of the upcoming new edition of “LamiAgenda” come from? This video tells you about it … Everything is connected to the “collage” that Roberto Alborghetti has created for his project “Lacer / actions”. As for the cover of the last edition, the new “LamiAgenda” also presents an… Read More “MEMORY LAYERS” COLLAGE FOR “LAMIAGENDA 2018/2019”: THE VIDEO

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FLORENCE: NEW HALL AT THE UFFIZI WITH PIECES THAT ARE “BOMBS IN THE HISTORY OF ART”

There’s a new  “room” at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, one with a striking visual design to focus the eye on Michelangelo’s Tondo Doni. Also given pride of place is Raphael’s Madonna del Cardellino and other pieces by Raphael and Fra Bartolomeo. Eleven pieces in total have been called ‘bombs in the history of art’ by the Uffizi’s… Read More FLORENCE: NEW HALL AT THE UFFIZI WITH PIECES THAT ARE “BOMBS IN THE HISTORY OF ART”

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“GLOBAL WARMING, GLOBAL WARNING”: A NEW COLLAGE FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (June 5, 2018)

Remembering the World Environment Day (June 5, 2018). “Global warming, global warning”: this is a photo of my new collage made up of hundreds of small pieces of waste paper of disfigured and torn publicity posters. It measures 110 x 57 cms and is built on a wooden board. This is a special preview of the… Read More “GLOBAL WARMING, GLOBAL WARNING”: A NEW COLLAGE FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (June 5, 2018)

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LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR (FRANCE): AN INTERVIEW ABOUT MY NEW BOOK

My book “A la table du pape François”  (Dining with Pope Francis) also released in France for Bayard editions, is at the center of an interview published by the prestigious LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR, the most important weekly magazine in France (about 550,000 copies sold). The interview – whose title is “For Pope Francis a meal… Read More LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR (FRANCE): AN INTERVIEW ABOUT MY NEW BOOK

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