Italic BOLD / Group Exhibition
Hub/Art is happy to announce the opening of a new exhibition, entitled "Italic BOLD" with artists Laura Benetton, Michele Spina and Zino, curated by Greta Zuccali.
The exhibition brings together the work of three Italian artists who have already collaborated with Hub/Art Milano.
The decision to gather them under a single “banner”, the Italic BOLD, is due to the desire to shine the spotlight on Italian making.
Italic because of their origins – Venetian for Laura Benetton, Roman for Michele Spina, and from Abruzzo for Zino – but above all because of the depth of research that characterises their work, which reveals an all-Italian way of thinking
The work of Laura Benetton, a multi-disciplinary artist working at the intersection of art and science, investigates phenomena such as bioluminescence and movement. For the exhibition Italic BOLD, the artist presents a series of works inspired by the natural shape of butterfly wings, investigating their interaction with light during movement. Laura’s abstract painting incorporates the language of geometry where structures are dynamic and entangle color washes, led light and lines
In Michele Spina‘s research, painting and sculpture meet. His intervention in the exhibition Italic BOLD is divided into three moments. With the triptych “Ex voto contemporanei”, he uses logos, emoticons and other pop images to emphasise the emptiness of the social world; in “RhOME”, a graphic chessboard composition, he recounts his daily life, the city of Rome, through the combination of snakes and dolphins, symbols of sin and purity. Lastly, in the installation “Lemon Leaves”, nature reclaims its space, in an ironic and playful way.
Zino‘s work, on the other hand, displays a series of works characterised by the use of tape art, a technique that involves the creation of works of art using various types of adhesive tape. In the series selected for Italic BOLD, the artist creates a communicative alphabet made of images and irony, in which iconic characters from contemporary culture are confronted with playful objects. The aim is to make the viewer smile, while nourishing a deeper reflection on our references in the mass media.
As well as Italic, the exhibition is BOLD because of the strong character of the artwork and the emphasis on the creative gesture.
Opening night: Thursday, 1 December 2022
h. 6:30-9 pm
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WHEN
Vernissage
Thursday 1 December 2022
From 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Opening to the public
From 2 December 2022
to 5 March 2023
By appointment only: hello@hub-art.org
IN PARTNERSHIP
Immagine. Tempo / Group Exhibition
Thursday 13 October, at the Hub/Art gallery in Milan, opens the exhibition “Immagine. Tempo”, curated by Greta Zuccali, with artists Maria Allegretti, Antonio Bernardo, Giovanni De Benedetto, Ilaria Franza, Davide Genna, Clara Luiselli and Alberto Montanari.
Promoted by GAG London Equity Capital, the exhibition is realized thanks to the support of Interface Power and McVector ltd which is responsible for its communication and content.
The exhibition inaugurates a programme that starts with the simplest of all questions: “What is time?”.
To answer, Hub/Art organized an open call in which artists were asked to submit their best interpretation of the theme.
The first exhibition, entitled “Image. Time”, brings together a series of works united by an interest in the impact of time in the creative process, understood as the beginning and end of a thought that goes beyond the artist himself, the demiurge who gives life to matter and lets it take shape in the world.
The work of Maria Allegretti, writer and video artist, originates from the concept of the end and beginning. With her work “In the night the world ends”, she explores the narrative of the end of time and its perception. Through image, word and sound, the installation shows how in extreme fear senses of familiarity and alienation coexist. The work becomes a sign of how the end is hidden behind a million things, but how the beginning lies in the same place.
With his pictorial work, Antonio Bernardo records the moments that mark our existence: the blooming of a flower, a dark moment, the reading of a quote. It is a work of perception and witness, a composition of moods, memories, places and moods, unique and unrepeatable moments, somewhere between dream and reality.
In the “Premature Time” series, artist Giovanni De Benedetto works with the technique of augmented kleksography painting, which consists of using inkblots sprayed onto a sheet of paper then folded in half. The investigation aims to explore the relationship between the present and the past, where the creative process acts as a filter to immortalize the “here and now”, freezing the image with photography.
Ilaria Franza’s work stems from a marked sensitivity for colour and attention to the time of creation. Through the medium of water, a dynamic and elusive element, Franza initiates an action of force and control to direct its flow on the canvas and give shape to small watery universes made with a very personal technique. The result has the consistency of dreamlike matter and memory.
Davide Genna with his work entitled “Participio” reflects on the artist’s time, simultaneous subject and verb of an action, a gesture, a creation. As in a dream, the protagonist loses the perception of his own limits and role, he is at the same time protagonist and observer of his making.
In Clara Luiselli’s “Crisalidi” series, form refers to the concept of transformation. Pages torn out of a well-known art magazine become the starting point for creating apparently amorphous outlines which, through erasure, allow cocoons of butterflies to emerge. An operation of unveiling that is a reference to the very function of art.
Rust, an element present in Alberto Montanari’s works, becomes the measure of the consistency of time and its passing over the world but also over our own skin. Hence time as change, as evolution in some cases and involution in others.
Updates on the exhibition and its related events will be communicated via the gallery’s Instagram (@hubartexhibition) and FB (@hubartexhibition) channels.
For the opening evening, which will take place on Thursday 13 October from 6pm to 9pm, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to hello@hub-art.org
Open Call for Artists & Curators
Hub/Art Milan wants to dedicate the 2022/2023 season to the theme of time.
We chose this topic as our theme in order to learn more about it and the variety of ways it can be demonstrated.
In doing the research about this theme, we hope to gain a better understanding of the element of time.
The passage of time can clearly be seen in the components of the artwork such as through time of day, old age, light, and numerous other ways.
We will select projects that speak of this theme through painting, sculpture, photography or performance.
WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY INCLUDES
- Two months exhibition at Hub/Art Milan
- Curatorial support
- Opportunities to develop related public programming
- Press materials and PR support
- Presence in the catalogue and on the Hub/Art website
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The documents must be sent to: hello@hub-art.org
- Title of the project
- Short synopsis of proposed project - up to 60 words
- Curatorial Concept (detailed exhibition proposal for curators)
- Artist/Curator's CV
- Portfolio or Exhibition Lay-out (provide brief notes/description of all its elements)
Hub/Art for Yarn Bombing Festival - Milan Edition
Hub/Art is happy to announce the launch of the Yarn Bombing Festival – Milan edition, an event organized with the collaboration of Yarn Bombing Trivento, Formidabile Lambrate, Made in Lambrate, Scalo Lambrate and the patronage of Milan Municipality and Municipio 3.
The special edition of Yarn Bombing Festival Milan, fully focused on the crocheted works of art, will start from Piazza delle Rimembranze (aka Viale delle Rimembranze), which connects the north and south of the Lambrate district and then spread along Via Conte Rosso, Via Ventura and Via Massimiano, from 11 to 13 June 2021.
The weekend was not chosen at random. The 12th of June is in fact the World Yarn Bombing Day.
All over the world, artists and lovers of this unique art practice use to share their work in public spaces and make it go viral on social media using the hashtag #worldyarnbombingday.
The first edition of the festival in Milan will be held in the eastern side of the city, in the Municipality 3. Here, roughly 500 metres from Milan’s Lambrate railway station, rises the Scalo Lambrate, an industrial space reborn thanks to an urban regeneration project that includes coworking spaces, a showcase for artists and designers, a synergistic garden and a bar and restaurant. The special edition of the Milanese Yarn Bombing is part of the cultural and educational agenda at Scalo Lambrate.
From south to North. The edition of Yarn Bombing Milan 2021 has been strongly supported by the Cultural Association Formidabile Lambrate and its founder, Fabio Lucarelli, who was impressed by a visit to the historical village of Trivento, in Molise. The first Italian edition of Yarn Bombing was in fact held in the summer of 2019 in Trivento, where more than 130 crochet artists from all over the world took part in the event, exhibiting works in the historic centre of the village, transforming it into an open-air museum.
The event’s planners then selected the artists who donated the works, which will invade the district’s streets, courtyards, and parks. More than 100 pieces by artists from Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Chile, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, USA and Venezuela.
The installations also include the collective work entitled Social Phobia, made up of thousands of eyes in different colours and yarns expressing support for those suffering from Social Anxiety Disorder.
Social phobia represents the uncomfortable feeling and the fear that some people experience in social situations where there is the chance of being judged by others and is intended to raise awareness. In order to recover from this disorder, it is not enough to “make an effort”, but in some cases psychological support and pharmacological treatment are required.
The non-profit event is intended to support the solidarity projects of Caritas Ambrosiana.
The works on display will be up for sale and the revenue will go to the Municipio 3 Solidarity Emporium.
The Covid-19 emergency has in fact led to an increase in social inequality and poverty. Through the Emporio Solidale supported by Caritas it will thus be possible to strengthen this system of food distribution, allowing families and people in difficulty to access the solidarity supermarket and shop with respect for their dignity.
The Yarn bombing, also known as urban knitting or graffiti knitting, is a special street art that emerged spontaneously in the early 2000s in Houston, USA, and soon became a global phenomenon. Brightly coloured knitted or crocheted works soon invaded the streets in Europe and Asia.
The strength of Yarn Bombing was that it borrowed a maternal gesture such as wrapping something in a warm blanket and transferring it to the concrete and steel of the urban landscape. Hydrants, lampposts, mailboxes, bicycles, cars – even large objects such as buses and bridges – have all been wrapped in recent years, always gently and usually at night.
Milan is getting ready for this peaceful invasion, which, through its weaves and yarns, becomes a symbol of “networking” and restarting.
Digital Art: a guide to a new form of collecting
HUB/ART is pleased to announce a new appointment with CBM & Partners law firm.
On 2 April 2021, from 14:00 to 16:00, we will hold the webinar on the Zoom platform “Digital art: a guide to a new form of collecting” aimed at anyone wishing to approach this new art form that is becoming a true cultural phenomenon.
Together with the lawyers Cristina Riboni and Riccardo Di Santo of the law firm CBM & Partners, we will try to analyse this new artistic trend and provide the minimum and necessary tools for understanding a phenomenon so strongly linked to our contemporary world.
The meeting will be introduced by Hub/Art curator Greta Zuccali, who will try to explain the historical and artistic evolution of the art on the net.
HUB/ART, as an operator in the contemporary art sector, aware of the social, cultural and economic role played by art, supports the event in partnership with CBM&Partners with the aim of making the dialogue between art and law effective.
Workshop agenda:
2 April 2021, h. 14:00-16:00
– 14:00-14:20: Introduction and art-historical overview
– 14:20-15:00: Digital Art. State of the art and legal frameworks
– 15:15-16:00: Legal protection and blockchain
Participate by signing up through the form clicking on PARTICIPATE.
The subscribers will receive the link to access the meeting on Zoom.
The Speakers
Cristina Riboni
Cristina joined CBM & Partners Law Firm in 2008. She has always worked in the field of civil litigation, specializing in disputes concerning the art market, copyright and intellectual property. She has also gained significant experience with regard to disputes related to agency and financial intermediation, representing leading companies and banks in legal proceedings. In addition to her litigation activity, she also assists private collectors, galleries, auction houses and operators in the art sector. She also provides advice on e-commerce and consumer protection, dealing with the most important operators in the e-commerce sector, as well as with the supervisory authorities. Finally, she is an expert in inheritance law and, particularly, she assists banks and credit institutions, including foreign ones, in resolving cases relating to dormant banking relationships. In the past, she collaborated with the consumer association Codacons and participated in the Working Group “Product Safety” at the Ministry of Economic Development.
Riccardo Di Santo
Riccardo Di Santo joined CMB & Partners in 2018. He assists Italian and foreign clients in civil and commercial law matters, including litigation and arbitration. In addition to his activity in litigation, he also advises clients in negotiating and drafting contracts. His practice areas include e-commerce, consumer protection and privacy.
Metamorphosis: Laura Benetton X Toujours
On the occasion of Laura Benetton’s Metamorphosis exhibition, hosted by Hub/Art from March 10th, we created a special collaboration with the brand Toujours.
A special model of sneaker has been personalized by Laura Benetton. A special garment that tells the magic of intertwining shapes and colors, between art and fashion.
Each shoe will be unique and handmade on request directly by the artist because our idea is to bring art to the world every day in a special way.
For this special occasion, you’ll have free shipping on your first purchase on Toujours online shop, using the discount code “HUBART” (promotion valid from 10 March to 30 June 2021).
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METAMORPHOSIS
Laura Benetton’s work investigates the close relationship between art, nature, and science: where color and movement intersect, dynamic, sophisticated, and elegant contemporary artworks come to life. The exhibition offers the visitor the opportunity to interact and enter within this vibrant and energetic path, where the artist aims to challenge the boundaries of painting by inserting neon as an external element of research.
The artworks on display represent in fact a wide and diversified range of medium used by Benetton: oils and acrylics, drawings, sketches, and multidisciplinary works with neon light.
TOUJOURS
Toujours was born from the idea of making unique and elegant accessories for “tous les jours”. Quality and refinement are the key words that envelop the know-how of a Milanese brand that offers products totally handmade in Italy.
Sneakers: one of the best-selling items in recent years with increasingly elaborate and bulky shapes that we want to make refined and elegant by simplifying their shapes and playing with quality materials at the height of every woman.
Hub/Art Barcelona
Getting ready for the launch of Hub/Art Barcelona!
The fit out of the new Hub/Art Barcelona space has officially begun. We chose the Poblenou, or the "new village", the Barcelona’s work-in-progress district dotted with hi-tech office blocks, stylish hotels, modern apartment buildings and numerous late-19th century industrial complexes.
We are going to open on 22 June 2022 with an exhibition devoted to the work of the Italian artist Paolo Di Rosa and other surprises.
The curatorial concept of Hub/Art Barcelona aims to give visibility to Italian art in Spain and at the same time to create meeting points with international artists.
STAY TUNED AND FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM!
A virtual exhibition for Laura Benetton and Antonella Bozzini with MIA Art Collection
The year 2020 will be the subject of entire books.
It has been a unique, hard and nerve-wracking year that has forced the entire world, including the art world, to stop and find a new way of expressing itself and communicating. In this new set-up, the virtual world has come into its own.
Hub/Art, during the lockdown imposed last November, had the opportunity to collaborate with MIA Art Collection -collection directed by Alejandra Castro Rioseco and entirely dedicated to women's art- for an exhibition in the MIA Anywhere Virtual Museum.
Two artists represented by our gallery, the photographer Antonella Bozzini and the painter Laura Benetton, shared a virtual gallery for a two weeks' project (as it was impossible to do this "on site").
The union between the two modes of expression gave rise to a reflection that we share below.
As in Euclidean geometry there are relationships of incidence between points, lines and planes, likewise in the work between a photographer and a painter there can be some points of contact.
Totally different in training and expressive methods, however, Antonella Bozzini and Laura Benetton have in common a scientific research that leads them to move and act only after having carefully studied the surrounding context.
On the one hand, Antonella Bozzini, an iconic and essential photographer of the urban landscape, in her project "Linea nelle Linee" (Line in the Lines) bears witness to the transformation of a city, the architectural interventions and the renewal around that border line which until 1989 was the Berlin Wall.
On the other hand, Laura Benetton, a painter with an almost street artists' touch, with her work "Metamorphosis" also looks at the essence of transformation, the essence of light in combination with movement and colours.
Here again, the approach is scientific. Nothing in nature happens by chance and not even the pictorial action.
Starting from the analysis of movements in nature (butterflies, birds) Laura captures the essence of change, of the encounter of colours with light, and makes it the beating heart of her work.
On show at Hub/Art Milan
Linea nelle Linee, Antonella Bozzini, curated by Andréa Romeiro,7 October 2020 - 31 January 2021
METAMORPHOSIS, Laura Benetton, curated by Greta Zuccali and Laura Pivetta, next spring 2021
Hub/Art supports Art Rights Prize
Hub/Art is glad to announce his support to the Art Rights Prize, the first digital award for Artists 3.0.
Art Rights Prize is the first virtual international art award for artists of today and tomorrow, between physical and online. Over 100,000 euros, in cash and services offered, to support artists of any age and nationality divided into 5 artistic categories: Painting, Photography, Video Art, Digital Art and Street Art.
The Prize is organized by the AB Factory Cultural Association with the participation and support of prestigious partners, together to support emerging and established artists, finding new ways to recognize and reward 3.0 Art.
Prizes and special mentions are guaranteed for over 30% of the finalists, assigned by the jury, sponsors and partners of the initiative together with a special “Audience Prize” during the 3D Virtual Final Exhibition.
Hub/Art as a partner of the prize is part of the selection jury. At the end of the selection, one or more artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their work at the gallery's Milan headquarters.
For the artists and friends of Hub/Art, there is a 20% DISCOUNT CODE on the prize entry fee: JURY20
To find out more about terms & conditions follow the link: https://www.artrightsprize.com/en/terms-conditions/
A new collaboration for Hub/Art with REA! the fair dedicated to emerging artists
Ready for the opening of REA! Art Fair, dedicated to emerging artists to be held from 30 October to 1 November at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan.
Hub/Art is a partner of the event, having made its own exhibition space available for collateral events involving the award-winning artists from this first edition. We have also recommended the work of a young and talented artist, exhibited in the Guest Artists section, who will be the protagonist of a solo exhibition at our gallery in 2021. Find out who he is.
Three days open to the public ( a seemingly mirage these days), 100 emerging artists, 12 brave women with a passion for art and a very ambitious goal: create a new model in the world of art fairs.
In an interview with Collezione da Tiffany Maryna Rybakova, president of the cultural association, told: "The reference point has been the Degree Shows, the so-called end-of-year exhibitions that are halfway between-group shows and fairs, often organised by undergraduates in fine arts at academies. A phenomenon that often occurs abroad and therefore suggested the idea for a replication of the same practice in Italy.".
Rea! is therefore not a simple art fair with works of art that can be purchased, but a real well-kept and interactive path. The works created by the 100 international and Italian emerging artists who will take part in the event are organised in six categories, defined and structured by the fair's team of curators. The course will be completed by conferences, both in Italian and English, with collaborators and important personalities from the art world, live performances by the artists and workshops for anyone who wants to try their hand at art. Finally, during the three days of the fair the winners of the "REA! Art Fair!
As anticipated, Hub/Art, in addition to being a partner of the event - we have always supported the work of emerging artists and we work to allow them to enter a complex market such as the art market - represents the work of the Piedmontese artist Marco Abrate, in art REBOR. He will be displayed in the Guest artists section.
Rebor (born in 1996) will present a selection of three works from the Hidden Images series, particular research on images that makes use of that psychic process called Pareidolia, an illusion that leads the human brain to lead random forms to known forms of objects or profiles.
To visit the fair, you must subscribe to this link: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-rea-art-fair-122801258871