Main Sponsor
SEAT Pagine Gialle
UniCredit Private Banking
With the contribution of
Electa Mondadori
Promotional support
Centostazioni
GEMINE MUSE 2007
PATHWAYS OF YOUNG ARTISTS IN ITALIAN CITIES BETWEEN HISTORY AND ART
with a new essay by Maurizio Maggiani
21 APRIL – 1 JULY 2007
www.giovaniartisti.it
Roma, 18 april 2007 – The fifth edition of Gemine Muse will take place from 21 April to 1 July
2007. The event is organised by GAI – Association for the Circuit of Young Italian Artists – and
CIDAC – Association of Cities of Art and Culture – in collaboration with DARC – General Direction for
Contemporary Architecture and Art, part of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities.
The objective of the event is to promote young artists and their best expressions of creativity,
through contact with their “colleagues” of the past, and to increase the value of Italy’s historic and
artistic heritage.
This year the formula for Gemine Muse has been renovated. The complex and delicate
relationship between the younger generations of creators and the historic-artistic heritage opens a
new and original season of research which is, in this first phase, limited to Italian cities.
Gemine Muse 2007 proposes a series of theme-based, contemporary itineraries tracing pathways
between history and art, organised by the protagonists themselves. From north to south, Gemine
Muse will represent a variegated “playbill” in which exhibits of contemporary works, inspired by the
masterpieces of the past, are flanked by initiatives that range from visual arts to music, from design to
theatre, from writing to performance.
For about three months, a series of events will animate 24 Italian cities, involving in all about
140 artists and 42 curators.
The 2007 edition will also feature a new essay by Maurizio Maggiani: “Growing up I learned to
recognise the refined gesture and its beauty wherever there was a trace of the art of work ... because
I saw and learned that that gesture is the only way to save my life from the indecency of destitution, I
tend to believe that if anything can save this country from its poverty, from the degradation of its
submission, this will be brought about by men of refined decency and dignity, who will be recognised
for this, and called on as constructors of useful beauty”.
This is testimony to the function of art and beauty – to make our cities better, to render the present
more liveable, to design our future – functions in which Gemine Muse intends to collaborate. Indeed,
the event also has the objective of creating opportunities for exchange between young talents
in the cities that participate, knowing that their creativity and their life styles represent a
treasure for the country in terms of innovation; and that our cities, rich deposits of history,
tradition and art, offer a unique context for experimentation.
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Because of this, Gemine Muse is not only a showcase for the presentation of new works and
artistic performances, but offers dual possibility for contrast and comparison as well: on the
one hand the artists create their works inspired by museum masterpieces and themes related to the
individual cities; on the other, there is the chance for them to exchange experiences with creators
from other cities.
Gemine Muse is the evolution of an idea born in 2001 in the city of Padua by Virginia Baradel and
Giuliano Pisani. In the course of its first four editions (2002-2005), it showed a constant increase
with respect to the number of cities, museums, critics, artists and visitors who participated.
Indeed, its particular formula has permitted many people all over Europe to experience a new highquality museums and art, and to discover emerging artists who are not yet inserted within the main
circuits of the art world.
In order to visualise as a whole the works of the artists, the themes, the curatorial choices, the spaces
and to discover unbeaten paths that increase the appreciation of Italy’s historic and cultural heritage,
there are: a “map”, a dual language catalogue (Italian and English), and a dedicated section on
the website http://www.giovaniartitisti.it (available from 21 April).
Gemine Muse 2007 is sponsored by SEAT Pagine Gialle and by UniCredit Private Banking, both
of which are Main Sponsors, by Electa Mondadori, which has realised the “map”, and by
Centostazioni, which has provided support for publicity.
CITIES INVOLVED: ASTI*, BARI, BIELLA*, CAGLIARI*, CAMPOBASSO, CATANIA, CREMONA*,
FERRARA, FLORENCE, FORLÌ*, GENOA, MESSINA*, MILAN*, MODENA, NOVARA, PADUA*,
PAVIA, PROVINCE DI POTENZA, PRATO, ROME, PROVINCE DI TERAMO, TURIN*, TRENTO,
VENICE.
*Cities that have implemented an exchange of artists
PS. IMAGES IN DIGITAL FORMAT OF THE WORKS OF THE YOUNG ARTISTS ARE AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST.
Press office for Gemine Muse 2007: Renzi&Partners Srl
Director of mass media relations:
Laura Falcinelli - 06 45427053 - 339.2230305 - l.falcinelli@renziepartners.com
Mass media relations:
Francesco Grossi - 06 45427055 – 329 4916548 - f.grossi@renziepartners.com
Stefano Usai - 06 45427056 – s.usai@renziepartners.com
GAI - Associazione per il Circuito dei Giovani Artisti Italiani
Segreteria Nazionale
Via San Francesco da Paola 3, 10123 Torino
Tel. 011.4430020-34 - n. verde 800 807082 - info@giovaniartisti.it
CIDAC - Città d’Arte e Cultura
Via Condotti, 61 - 00186 Roma
Tel. 06 6785815 infocidac@mecenate90.it