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#9 Rebirth in silence
"A beautiful silence was never written" the saying goes. Real treaties on this subject were written between 1600 and 1700, including that of this Parisian author who strives to recommend a careful and economical use of the word, as heis aware of the importance of individual self-control for the flowering ofcivilisation and the perpetuation of power. Virtue teaches this: never let goto risky or impulsive statements, that could destabilize the present. Yet the art of silence is very complicated, because it is difficult to figure out which things to keep quiet and which ones to say. Overall, there is a generalprinciple: "It's good to talk only when you have to say something that isworth more than silence". To us, children and victims of verbal abundance,this quote should mean not to fill the - few - breaks with unnecessary words, to learn to be with ourselves and our silence, giving us a chance to be a moment before saying it.
Abate Dinouart: "The art of silence" (L'art de se taire)
Sellerio editore Palermo
TALES IN MILAN
#9 Peter Paul Rubens and the Birth of Baroque
The painter Pieter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) can be consideredthe artist who gave the greatest contribution to the definition of a Baroquepainting. His bombastic style, which focuses on the complexity of patterns andlines and vivid colors, along with his virtuous technique have produced unique andprecious works. His painting career has developed mainly in Antwerp, but manywere his stays abroad. Among them, his visit in Italy between 1600 and 1608 provedto be particularly important, as itallowed him to learn more about the authors of the ‘500 such as Titian,Veronese and Tintoretto,.
The exhibition at Palazzo Reale points the influenceof the Flemish master on younger Italian painters, protagonists of the Baroque,as Pietro da Cortona, Bernini, Lanfranco and Luca Giordano, starting from theinfluence that ancient and sixteenth-century art had on Rubens. This web ofrelationships is exemplified by the works (nearly one hundred) of differentauthors, coming from the most prestigious Italian and international collections,witnesses of the beauty of the contamination and the value of the plurality of artisticexpression. Once again: Thanks Milan!
Peter Paul Rubens and the Birth of Baroque
Milano, Palazzo Reale
26.10.2016- 26.02.2017
TALES IN MILAN
CASA UCELLI DI NEMI
Milan is beautiful also because of its understatement: it is made of secret gardens and courtyards and so the city becomes magic.
Wander the narrow streets of the historic Milan and among the wonderful jewels which can be found in Milan, you will bump into an unexpected place: Casa Ucelli di Nemi, at number 5 in via cappuccio.
The fifteenth-century cloister with double loggia, amazingly simple, is the last track of the Santa Maria Maddalena al Cerchio, a Monastery of the "Umiliate" order. Carla and Guido Ucelli, founders of the Museum of Science, bought it in 1914, saving it from destruction and restored it with care and attention.
The charm of this special place continues going on the back of the building where you will discover gardens with old trees, remnants of the great monastic gardens that occupied the area until 1700. A delicate and poetic gift for the Self.
Casa Ucelli di Nemi
Via cappuccio 5
Milano
SELF MOMENTS
sandro kopp, "take time"
If you're in Paris or you have the chance to move there during the month of October, cross the lively Marais and get into the nice courtyard overlooking the Galerie Eric Dupont, a bright and cozy space housing Sandro Kopp’s latest exhibition. This German artist reflects on time through his paintings. The first set of this work, "The New Me", exhibited in Milan in December 2014 and supported by YouFirst, has seen a series of 28 self-portraits painted one per day for a month, in a time sequence that contemplates all differences and errors of each day. In the new series presented with "Take time" Kopp represents, through the portraits, his companions in life during his time in New Zealand. Take timeit seems to suggest the artist, in fact, and be transported by the faces and places painted with his personal touch. It will be a wonderful trip in your soul, a perfect experience of Rebirth.
Sandro Kopp, Take time
Galerie Eric Dupont
Paris
8th-29th October 2016