I paint to change the world. There's an old poet who said the world is never the Same after you write a good poem. I believe in this sentence and that art is the only thing that can really change the world. I don't worry about the Public, I work out of urgency, because I have to do it. The great transformations do not occur for economic reasons, but for mental, cultural and Artistic factors. Piero Pizzi Cannella

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Spazio per arte

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12.10.2024–05.07.2025

Perché puntare l’attenzione sui ritratti in un’epoca in cui è facile, grazie alle moderne tecnologie, offrire immagini di sé in grado di rappresentare emozioni e situazioni differenti? Perché continuare a cercare di cogliere sentimenti e sensazioni attraverso una raffigurazione? E, soprattutto, cosa si intende oggi con ritratto? Queste sono le domande da cui parte questo nuovo progetto espositivo, che si focalizza sul ritratto e sulla sua evoluzione, partendo dal presupposto che lo stesso non è solo esperienza figurativa ma, in particolar modo nella contemporaneità, anche astratta.

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Space

Palazzo Bellini, Oleggio

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Palazzo Bellini

The historic neoclassical building in the centre of Oleggio has been returned to its original splendour thanks to an extensive renovation, conservation, and restoration project commissioned by Laura and Luigi Giordano and directed by architect Lorenzo Bini - Studio Binocle. This operation returns a piece of the town’s history to its citizens – Palazzo Bellini today becomes SPA | Spazio Per Arte (space for art).

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Educational

Guided tours

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Educational

For each of its annual exhibitions SPA develops a special programme of visits and workshops aimed at schools. All activities are designed to encourage an interdisciplinary approach and the dissemination of knowledge. Curated by Federica Mingozzi

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Collection

Collezione Giordano

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Laura and Luigi Giordano collection

The collection includes artworks by different generations of artists. The work of historicized artists such as Hermann Nitsch, Arnulf Rainer, George Baselitz, Anselm Kiefer, Miriam Kahn, Wolfgang Laib, William Kentridge, and Antony Gormley is flanked by that of such artists as Roland Flexner, Roberto Cuoghi, Elmgreen & Dragset and the younger Gina Folly, Anne Ihmof, Diego Marcon. Of particular interest is the vastrange of mediums and genres present in the collection. Rischa Paterlini supports Laura and Luigi Giordano in the process of archiving their collection.

Miriam Cahn, Klangkorper, 2004

Gillian Carnegie, Untitled, 2001

Roberto Cuoghi, F(IIA)I, 2005

Martin Disler, Senza titolo , 1987

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