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® Free copy 免费赠阅 Бесплатный Экземпляр Map inside 内含地图 Карта внутри ISSN 2283-835X SeptemberF - October 2016o www.fl orenceisyou.com Yourt'snce Free Newspaper ot inace, Italian, English t's , Chineses and ein... Russian Y Every issueu! 20.000 certifi ed copies published Editorial Sonia Bergamasco: an eclectic Italian actresses Helidon Xhixha New projects and collaborations Godmother of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival Shining Rock By Anna Balzani Editor in chief The exhibition in Pietrasanta @AnnaBalzani and the London Design Biennale ogether we evolve, is one of my be- T liefs. Together with others we develop a greater awareness of who we are and who we want to become, of what we want to do and the way we take to achieve our goals; through confrontation and open dialogue with those who are different than us we gain new skills and, at best, new sensi- bilities. For me all of this always represents an opportunity. Maybe this is the reason why I am enthusiastic about the new proj- Helidon Xhixha and his wife Mara Continued in English and Italian on page 10 By Luca Beatrice Art Critic La solidarietà di Firenze hen you see the word rock writ- ten, you think of something very e della Toscana per le vittime W powerful. A sound, more than any- thing, because the word is particularly linked del terremoto nell’Italia centrale to music. But above all rock is also a stone. Alessandro Schinco photographer By A.B. e C.I. Mountains. Boulder. Raise your eyes in front of you above the square of Pietrasanta and By Viviana del Bianco, Journalist ability to act. She will be the godmother of you will see the Apian Alps overlooking the the opening and closing nights of the 73rd Romanesque-Gothic architectural style of t fi fty years old, Sonia Bergamasco is edition of the International Film Festival in the church and bell tower. White stretches one of the most eclectic and versatile A Italian actresses with a remarkable Continued in English and Italian on page 25 Continued in English and Italian on page 9 The many lives of Venus “Venere dei Medici” Silvano Campeggi The beloved sculpture by Napoleon L’artista fi orentino che ha conquistato Hollywood By Samuele Magri Art Historian and Tourist Guide in Florence on page 16 Daria Derakhshan The Florentine graphic designer and her pop soul By Eduarda Liz Klaser #PrayForItaly - pic.twitter.com Student in Florence on page 24 Continued in Italian and English on page 6 L’Accademia delle Arti del Disegno THE ANNIVERSARY OF DANTE ALIGHIERI onora da oltre 450 anni By Eugenio Giani President of the Regional Council of Tuscany on page 12 un’antica tradizione By Enrico Sartoni on page 7 PREMIO CITTÀ DI FIRENZE Historian By Olga Mugnaini By Maria Federica Giuliani Journalist for La Nazione Presidente della Commissione Cultura DANTE ALIGHIERI TRA MINOSSE E PLUTO del Comune di Firenze on page 23 By Marco Bazzichi, Journalist for Askanews on page 17 aestro va bene così?” Una bionda, sensuale e svampita Marilyn Monroe, già famosa ma non GLI OBIETTIVI CHIAVE DI GIOVANNI SPADOLINI LEONARDO GORI “M ancora un’icona di bellezza, si offre a seno By Cosimo Ceccuti ENLIVENING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF FLORENCE FOR TWENTY YEARS Presidente della Fondazione Spadolini on page 22 By Simone Innocenti, Journalist for Corriere Fiorentino and writer on page 14 Continued in Italian and English on page 15 Drusilla Gucci for Fratelli Piccini #exclusiveluxury 2 Design 设计 Дизайн September - October 2016 Fo ncewww.fl sorenceisyou.com Yu! Francesco Farolfi is one of the most interesting Florentine artists t's ot ace, t's ein... We met him to talk about his recent projects Your free Newspaper in Italian, English, Chinese and Russian N.17,F Vol. IVo nce s Yu! September - October 2016 Two-monthly ISSN 2283-835X Staff Support Us Editor in chief The activities of our Association Acon- Anna Balzani temporaryart is made possible by the anna@fl orenceisyou.com many volunteers engaged in fi rst per- son in the valorisation of the beauty of Editing florence. You can support our asso- Eduarda Liz Klaser colvara, Lamiya ciation Acontemporaryart and become Mammadova, Ellen Morris, Teng Ai part of our initiatives even with a small Graphic designer contribution. Thank you for supporting Manuela Ranfagni us and welcome your feedback on how Illustrations you would like to see us evolve. Daria Derakhshan L’attività della nostra Associazione Acon- Social media strategist temporaryart è resa possibile dall’impe- cristiano Imperiali di francavilla gno di molti volontari impegnati in prima Photos cristiano Imperiali, Andrea persona nella valorizzazione della bellez- Ristori, Dorin Vasilescu za di firenze. Puoi sostenere la nostra as- Translations Eduarda Liz colvara, sociazione Acontemporaryart e divenire Photo 2 Teng Ai, UT, Bai Xue Hui, Jurgita parte delle nostre iniziative anche con un By Barbara Mochi Tuzikaite, Ela Vasilescu piccolo contributo. Grazie di cuore per il Internship tuo sostegno da tutti noi e sarà benvenuto rancesco Farolfi is a painter of exceptional tal- Giulia Bongiovanni, Teresa Mariniello, ogni tuo consiglio per migliorare insieme. ent, an artist whose work honours the tradition Jurgita Tuzikaite which has always characterised and enriched Concept & Logo F Photo 3 Anna Balzani BANK TRANSFER: Florence. His elegant atelier is situated in via Mag- cristiano Imperiali di francavilla Acontemporaryart gio n.3/R on the corner of via dello Sprone, where he Contributors IBAN: commenced a collaboration with Leonardo Capec- Anna Balzani, Marco Bazzichi, Luca IT 18C 061 600 28991 000 000 12607 chi, a Florentine artisan and creator of sophisticated Beatrice, Andrea caciagli, cosimo lampshades. We have met Farolfi to fi nd out more ceccuti, Eduarda Liz colvara, Viviana about him, his work and new projects. del Bianco, Eugenio Giani, Maria What our association does How is your collaboration with Leonardo Capecchi federica Giuliani, Pasquale Ielo, going? cristiano Imperiali, Simone Innocenti, Pursues exclusively cultural and so- Photo 1 Ivan Kuznetsov, Samuele Magri, Gianni cial solidarity initiatives, is a non-profi t Great, we follow the specifi c requirements of our cli- Masi, Ellen Miller, Barbara Mochi, organization that promotes dialogue ents; we even export decorated one-of-a-kind lamp- frances Morris, Ellen Morris, Olga between Italian and foreign students shades to Switzerland. Mugnaini, Manuela Ranfagni, Niccolò in order to promote the knowledge of What does your atelier offer? Rinaldi, Jedoa Rodrigues, Enrico diff erent cultures and the valorisation Paintings on canvas or panels, which are either the Sartoni, Nora Smblyan, francesca of Italian and European culture. We ask fruits of my personal creativity or inspired by antique Tofanari, Jurgita Tuzikaite, Ela Vasilescu you to consider the idea of donating what you can to support our association art. I also accept commissions to execute paintings and become part of our initiatives even and trompe l’oeil according to the clients’ preferenc- with a small contribution. Thank you for es. (In photo 1 there is a commissioned painting, dis- supporting us and welcome your feed- playing the clients’ cat). back on how you would like to see us What kind of clients approach your atelier? evolve. There are two types: those who entrust everything © 2016 Acontemporaryart Thank you. to my immagination, for example this painting with a Publisher view of Florence, through a stone window (photo 2) c.f. 94200800483 Events and exhibitions from Bardini’s Villa, with a pigeon on the sill ( it can P.IVA 06337320482 Publications Press Offi ce be a cat, a butterfl y or more) and the other type of Printed in Web sites clients are those who know exactly what they want, centro Servizi Editoriali Srl Social media such a person who asked me to insert a particulary Stabilimento di Imola Graphic design loved ancient masterpiece in a painting I realized on Via Selice 187/189 - 40026 Imola (BO) Editorial graphics a door, as a background of an original and unique Registered at the Tribunale di trompe l’oeil decoration, added of personal, lively Firenze N. 5932 del 2013 Cosa fa la nostra associazione? and modern details (photo 3, sliding door decorated Iscritta al registro degli operatori Persegue esclusivamente fi nalità cultu- using a Vanvitelli’s Roman landscape as a background di comunicazione (ROC) al N. 23617 rali e di solidarietà sociale, non ha fi ni of a trompe l’oeil painting). del 12/06/2013 di lucro, favorisce il dialogo fra studenti italiani e stranieri al fi ne di promuovere How do you proceed with your work? Distribution la conoscenza delle diff erenti culture e I listen attentively to what the client wants and then I 428 postazioni a firenze, certifi cate da la valorizzazione della cultura italiana draw one or more preliminary sketches until they are Ecopony Express ed europea. Ti chiediamo di prendere in approved. considerazione l’idea di donare quello Which technique do you use? Contact Us che puoi per sostenere la nostra Asso- It depends on the medium: oils, acrylic or both. The Editorial Offi ce and Information ciazione e diventare parte delle nostre mural paintings can be carried out using moving sup- Piazza dei Giudici, 4/5, firenze iniziative anche con un piccolo contri- ports: wooden panels can be attached to the wall; fab- 055 9060126 Phone buto. Grazie di cuore per il tuo soste- ric can be glued or hung like EmailR einfo@flalizzazi orenceisyou.comone eventi e mostre d’arte gno da tutti noi e sarà benvenuto ogni ReaAdvertisinglizzazione di p uadv@flbblicazi oorenceisyou.comni a carattere divulgativo tuo consiglio per migliorare insieme. a curtain, letting the light shine through. Ufficio Stampa Grazie. What is the cost of your paintings? InformationEvents and exhibitions It varies: dimensions, technique and complexity of da villa Bardini, con un piccione sul davanzale, ( ma florence is You!Pub liisca tdistributedions throu- Eventi e mostre d’arte the design are all taken into consideration.