Posts Categorized: Culture

Aloha Oe was on his way to becoming a well-known artist, painting on canvas and appearing in art galleries, when he discovered the world of street art. “I chose my street artist name when I was studying Gauguin at school in history of art. He used to say ‘aloha’, which is ‘hello’ in Hawaiian. I started to… Read more »

Daniele Del Pozzo is artistic director of Bologna’s annual Gender Bender festival. It aims to explore perceptions of gender through art, theatre, debate, music and culture. “I moved to Bologna when I was 18 to study art, music and theatre. I decided that this was my new city. “In 1982 the city of Bologna gave the local gay… Read more »

Every sexual desire is a romantic request: this is the idea behind Goodnight, Peeping Tom, Chiara Bersani’s production for Bologna’s Gender Bender festival. It sees the body as a ‘political entity’ which is formed and transformed by society and the gaze of others – a central theme in the work of Bersani, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta or ‘brittle bone disease’. … Read more »

Gianluca Costantini (Channel Draw) is a graphic journalist and activist. His art deals with human rights issues.  “I use drawings as activism. From the start, I was very engaged in politics. Then I covered the Arab Spring and the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul. “In time, I became more and more interested in people as individuals and the… Read more »

Cassette tapes are enjoying a revival, and in Italy the comeback is being led by Andrea, owner of Bologna‘s Yerevan Tapes. “Together with my girlfriend, Silvia, we started Yerevan Tapes,” Andrea told Portraits from Italy. “It’s quite experimental. We make ambient, electronics, industrial and techno. “The cassette, first of all, is a very beautiful object. It’s nostalgic and… Read more »