Civic Museum – Exhibition ‘Frida Kahlo in the Casa Azul. Macondo myth and reality in the photographs of Leo Matiz ‘ An extraordinary opportunity for the city of Bari to tell the twentieth century photography in the figure of the photographer and multifaceted American artist Leo Matiz – whose centenary comes from birth – who with his shots reveals the beauty and the current charisma of the Frida icon Kahlo is the exotic myth of Macondo, the imaginary city described by Gabriel García Marquez. The exhibition is promoted and supported by the Municipality of Bari, by the Leo Matiz Foundation, and is organized by the Vallalta Ecomuseum Association and the Idria Consortium, under the patronage of the Embassy of Colombia in Italy and the Embassy of Mexico in Italy. It first appeared in Puglia and southern Italy thanks to Alejandra Matiz, Leo’s daughter, who wanted to pay tribute to Bari, Magda’s hometown, with whom she shared intense and happy moments. Unwittingly and without knowing who he was, his father portrayed Magda instead in a beautiful photograph taken in 1957 in Caracas “Magda and the Dwarf” which opens the exhibition. The photo then acquired by the MoMA in New York has […]

Alberobello Light Festival 2017 From September 30 to October 8, 2017, Alberobello returns to glory for the second international LIFE Alberobello Light Festival. The Agit Youth Association of Tourism and Lightcones, respectively responsible for the Festival’s Organizing and Artistic Directorate, confirm for the second year in a row the collaboration with the caretaker Carole Purnelle (Ocubo). Eight true visual artworks will illuminate the center and some of the most characteristic spots of Alberobello. Eight artists will once again show their personal interpretation of light and art of light. Artist List: Visualia Group Bright Illusions Matthew Watkins Natalija R. Črnčec and Nina Šulin Sophie Guyot Ocubo