(Finance) – Generali Italy And Arthemisia reopen Bonaparte Palace, the historic building in Rome, known for its green balcony where Maria Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, watched the comings and goings from the slits of the veranda between Piazza Venezia and Via del Corso. From the March 5th the Palace will host the exhibition dedicated to Bill Violathe greatest video art artist from the seventies to today.
There Icons of Light exhibition, curated by Kira Perov and produced and organized by Arthemisia with the collaboration of the Bill Viola Studio, it was conceived as an immersive path in which the public can access spaces with a muffled atmosphere, a visionary space of worship where the visitor is invited to establish a deep visual and spiritual connection with the artwork.
“The Covid-19 context, – explains Generali in a note – has forced many public and private institutions to close or downsize their cultural and creative projects, which are fundamental for their ability to generate both economic and cultural value and to promote innovation. . With its reopening Palazzo Bonaparte, restored in 2019 by Generali and which thanks to Valore Cultura was reopened to the community as a place of art and culture, is once again offering the community artistic and cultural opportunities “.
“Three years after the inauguration of the first Generali Valore Cultura space,” he declared Lucia Sciacca, Communication and Social Responsibility Director of Generali Italia – Palazzo Bonaparte reopens, a place rich in history that has seen us engaged in its restoration, to make it available to the community and to host the best artistic opportunities. With Bill Viola we make concrete our idea of accessibility and involvement of all types of public, especially the youngest, with educational workshops designed for the little ones, courses dedicated to families and conferences designed for children. Let’s protect emotions is the idea that supports the actions of the Valore Cultura project: a commitment to the future, the new generations and their passions “.
“Reopen Palazzo Bonaparte after almost two years from the start of the pandemic – he said Iole Siena, president of Arthemisia – it is not only the resumption of a cultural activity, but it is a rebirth. We have not yet returned to pre-Covid normality and, as we present the new exhibition, the danger of a war looms in Europe. It is not important to return “as before” but to be reborn and recreated anew, strengthened by all experiences. It is with this spirit that we reopen the doors of Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome, with the idea of a great embrace in the beauty of art, represented today by the extraordinary works of Bill Viola “.