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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Vatican's Apostolic Library set to host old and new art exhibitions to 'reflect diversity'
A new art space is opening in the Vatican with the aim of 'reflecting diversity'. The Vatican's Apostolic Library - home to ancient manuscripts and rare books - will now house contemporary art exhibits in a combination of old and new. Open to the general public from February, the inaugural exhibit, 'Tutti', is inspired by Pope Francis's 2020 appeals for environmental sustainability, greater human fraternity and a more just-socio economic order post-pandemic. Rome-based artist Pietro Ruffo, who works on themes of maps and migration, has turned one of the library's halls into a tropical forest. Another room plays host to an ancient map of the Nile that Ruffo has made a contemporary reworking of. Citing the need for new maps after COVID-19, Pope Francis said, "In this epochal change that the pandemic has accelerated, humanity needs new maps to discover the sense of fraternity, of friendship and the common good. "We need a new beauty, that isn't the usual reflection of power of some but a courageous mosaic of everyone's diversity." Related Live action Gunpowder Plot experience to launch at the Tower of London in 2022 French villagers mobilise to save their castle from Ukrainian owner who 'pretends to be dead' Rotterdam 'art storage' museum opens entire collection to public in 'world first' The exhibit is part of Pope Francis' vision of opening the Vatican up to the world. In this vein he has also opened the papal summer residence Castel Gandolfo as a museum to the public. The subject-matter of the new artwork is in line with the many high-profile interventions on social justice issues Pope Francis has made since he was elected in 2013. In October he co-signed a joint climate appeal with other faith leaders ahead of climate summit COP26 in Glasgow. This followed a speech earlier this year on global warming in which he stated 'creation is groaning'. The pontificate has also urged Catholics to get the COVID-19 vaccine and backed a waiver on intellectual property rights during the pandemic. The exhibit, which runs through Feb. 22, is open Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and provides visitors with a unique way to get into Vatican City that would otherwise be off-limits. Visitors must request admission in advance online, and the 15 euro admission fee includes the catalogue.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's Apostolic Library tapped Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an exhibition exploring world tours of the late 19th Century. The exhibition, titled "En Route,' is the sixth in a series of events intended as a dialogue between the Vatican library's heritage, dating to the 4th century, and contemporary art. The library enlisted Chiuri, Jovanotti and Williams to explore the stories of selected travelers, and the contemporary meaning of a recently discovered collection of 1,200 newspapers gathered from remote corners of the world by the diplomat and scholar Cesare Poma during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Chiuri focused on six Victorian-era women who defied conventions by traveling the world on their own. She worked with the Chanakya School of Craft in India to create tapestries depicting the routes they traveled. 'It was interesting to see that they immediately felt the need to change their clothes, because otherwise it was not comfortable to travel, especially by bicycle," Chiuri told a press preview on Friday. "The first item they took off was the corset.' Jovanotti, a singer-songwriter and globetrotter, exhibits a bicycle that he has ridden around the world, including on trips through China, Iran, Pakistan, New Zealand and most of Latin America. He also displays a disco ball that is made into a globe with silver mirrored panels representing the ocean, and gold ones for land. 'I liked the idea of bringing a disco ball to the Vatican,'' he quipped. The exhibition takes its name from a periodical by two French journalists, Lucien Leroy and Henri Papillaud, who published their global travels from 1895-97, in part to finance the journey. It runs from Feb. 15-Dec. 20.
Washington Post
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's Apostolic Library tapped Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri , Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an exhibition exploring world tours of the late 19th Century. The exhibition, titled 'En Route,' is the sixth in a series of events intended as a dialogue between the Vatican library's heritage, dating to the 4th century, and contemporary art.
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition
The Vatican's Apostolic Library tapped Dior 's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an exhibition exploring world tours of the late 19th Century. The exhibition, titled "En Route,' is the sixth in a series of events intended as a dialogue between the Vatican library's heritage, dating to the 4th century, and contemporary art. The library enlisted Chiuri, Jovanotti and Williams to explore the stories of selected travelers, and the contemporary meaning of a recently discovered collection of 1,200 newspapers gathered from remote corners of the world by the diplomat and scholar Cesare Poma during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chiuri focused on six Victorian-era women who defied conventions by traveling the world on their own. She worked with the Chanakya School of Craft in India to create tapestries depicting the routes they traveled. 'It was interesting to see that they immediately felt the need to change their clothes, because otherwise it was not comfortable to travel, especially by bicycle," Chiuri told a press preview on Friday. "The first item they took off was the corset.' Jovanotti, a singer-songwriter and globetrotter, exhibits a bicycle that he has ridden around the world, including on trips through China, Iran, Pakistan, New Zealand and most of Latin America. He also displays a disco ball that is made into a globe with silver mirrored panels representing the ocean, and gold ones for land. 'I liked the idea of bringing a disco ball to the Vatican,'' he quipped. The exhibition takes its name from a periodical by two French journalists, Lucien Leroy and Henri Papillaud, who published their global travels from 1895-97, in part to finance the journey. It runs from Feb. 15-Dec. 20.
Associated Press
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's Apostolic Library tapped Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an exhibition exploring world tours of the late 19th Century. The exhibition, titled 'En Route,' is the sixth in a series of events intended as a dialogue between the Vatican library's heritage, dating to the 4th century, and contemporary art. The library enlisted Chiuri, Jovanotti and Williams to explore the stories of selected travelers, and the contemporary meaning of a recently discovered collection of 1,200 newspapers gathered from remote corners of the world by the diplomat and scholar Cesare Poma during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chiuri focused on six Victorian-era women who defied conventions by traveling the world on their own. She worked with the Chanakya School of Craft in India to create tapestries depicting the routes they traveled. 'It was interesting to see that they immediately felt the need to change their clothes, because otherwise it was not comfortable to travel, especially by bicycle,' Chiuri told a press preview on Friday. 'The first item they took off was the corset.' Jovanotti, a singer-songwriter and globetrotter, exhibits a bicycle that he has ridden around the world, including on trips through China, Iran, Pakistan, New Zealand and most of Latin America. He also displays a disco ball that is made into a globe with silver mirrored panels representing the ocean, and gold ones for land. 'I liked the idea of bringing a disco ball to the Vatican,'' he quipped. The exhibition takes its name from a periodical by two French journalists, Lucien Leroy and Henri Papillaud, who published their global travels from 1895-97, in part to finance the journey. It runs from Feb. 15-Dec. 20.
