Art exhibition: In forma di pane / Pane al pane

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April 14 – 30, 2015 at the Mediateca Santa Teresa of Milan, Italy

These events were sponsored by EXPO 2015 and by The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism. They are are part of the program EXPO IN CITTÀ (EXPO in the City).
The exhibitions are part of Alimenta la Mente! (Feed your Mind!), a series of shows belonging to the project Non di Solo Pane (Not of Bread Alone) created by Susanna Vallebona, director of the art gallery SBLU_spazioalbello.

My role in the project spanned from Gallery Assistant and Preparator to public relations.

Gallery Assistant

· Assisted professional curators during set up and fine tuning of the exhibition.

· Actively participated in the assembly and mounting of the exhibit stands.

Preparator

· Kept direct communication and close contact with the artists.

· Gathered and arranged all materials necessary for the exhibit.

· Collaborated in the creation of paper and digital artwork (postcards, posters, catalogues, signs, banners, etc.).

Public Relations

· Greeted and welcomed visitors at opening night, and answered immediate questions.

· Responsible for providing press kits to journalist.

· Actively participated in photo sessions.

In Forma di Pane (In Shape of Bread) – An anthropological exhibition that accompanies the art show Pane al Pane.

In our country, the word ‘bread’ describes countless varieties of shapes and bodies closely linked to the history and culture of the area where it was produced. The exhibit presents the most representative products of the Italian regions, highlighting the historical and cultural ties with the places of origin.

The show also hosted the conference Sardinian Ritualistic Breads, with a workshop held by Graziella Pisu, and the conference The Daily Tao, held by the Chinese artist Diana Lomeihing, about Tao in food, medicine and painting in China.

Pane al Pane (Bread to Bread) – This show, the sixth round of the initiative Non di Solo Pane, and the first in 2015, deals with original work about the eternal relationship between body and soul, and between matter and spirit. In a context such as present times, where the ethics and values of reference of the generations that preceded us have changed, art has the duty to communicate the discomfort of such change, and the responsibility to convey the disorientation that the new introduces in everyday life. Art offers us opportunities for reflection, reaffirms certainties, and helps us understand who we are and, most importantly, what we want to become.

The initiative was attended by the following artists:

ALVARO / MAX BOTTINO / LEONILDE CARABBA / FRANCESCO CERIANI / CHEN LI / SIMONETTA CHIERICI / ANGELA CORTI / FEDERICA FERZOCO / ANNAMARIA GELMI / PAOLO GRECO / GRUPPO 32 / LALLA LUSSU / CAMILLA MARINONI / ANNALISA MITRANO / IDA ROSA SCOTTI / ALESSANDRA SERRA / MARCELLO SÈSTITO / MONICA SORI / ROBERTO STANICH / MARCO TANCREDI / EMANUELA VOLPE