Solo Exhibition

IN RETROSPECTIVE

by Vincenzo  Pietropaolo

De Luca Fine Art | Gallery hosted the solo exhibition of International artist Vincenzo Pietropaolo “In Retrospective” on Thursday, June 16^h, 2011, from 6 pm to 10:00 pm.

 

  

De Luca Fine Art | Gallery, established in 2004, is located at 1153-A Queen Street West, in the heart of the Queen West Gallery District in Toronto and is dedicated to representing and introducing Italian and International Artists to Canadian. In collaboration with select Italian Galleries, De Luca Fine Art | Gallery introduces established and emerging Canadian Artists to Italy. De Luca Fine Art | Gallery’s mandate is “representing a bridge between Cultures”.

For more information regarding this event and/or our services, consultation, and art rental program please visit http://www.delucafineart.com/ or follow us on www.twitter.com/delucafineart

Opening Reception: In Retrospective by Vincenzo Pietropaolo

Vincenzo Pietropaolo is an independent documentary photographer. For those who still need convincing, his work makes an irrefutable case for photography as art. In Vincenzo’s hands, photography becomes a kind of language and his books intermingle photographs and words with mutually reinforcing effect. Vincenzo finds his subjects – or, perhaps as often as not, they find him – when travelling. In his various photographic series, Vincenzo’s honest and poetic images move us, documenting instants of Italian immigrants’ challenging everyday life (Not Paved With Gold); telling the little-known story of Canada's migrant workers (Harvest Pilgrims); and, more recently, capturing images and telling stories of an invisible minority whose members often live and die unacknowledged and unremembered (Invisible No More: A Photographic Chronicle of People with Intellectual Disabilities).

VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO
IN RETROSPECTIVE
DURATION: June 16th to July 2nd, 2011

PHOTO EXHIBITION

RECEPTION: June 16th, 2011 6 to 10 p.m.

de luca fine art | gallery

1153-A Queen Street West, Unit 203
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1J4

T: (1) 416-537-4699 info@delucafineart.com

Gallery Hours
Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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The Italian Cultural Institute

Reception Night: 

June 6, 2011

THE 54TH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION 

VENICE BIENNALE

PADIGLIONE ITALIA  

WORKS BY

TONY CALZETTA,

VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO,

FRANCESCA VIVENZA

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) is proud to present Padiglione Italia at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities have launched a special event. For the first time ever the Padiglione Italia at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale has been extended over the national boundaries to include the Italian Cultural Institutes in the world.

The aim of the project, which has been devised by Vittorio Sgarbi, art director of Padiglione Italia, is to map out Italian creativity abroad. Each Institute has elected a number of Italian artists or artists of Italian descent living and working in its own jurisdiction, active in various disciplines, from painting to sculpture, photography, video, design, graphics.

The artists selected for Toronto are Tony Calzetta, Vincenzo Pietropaolo, Francesca Vivenza.

A collective exhibition of their works will be on display from June 6 until the end of the Venice Biennale, November 27 at the Institute.

This exhibition was curated by:

Adriana Frisenna, IIC Acting Director

and Corrado De Luca,

of De Luca Fine Art | Gallery.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura

496 Huron Street,

Toronto, Ontario

Duration: 

June 6 – November 27, 2011

Gallery Hours

Mon -  Fri:

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Free admission 

For more information regarding this event and/or our services, consultation, and art rental program please visit http://www.delucafineart.com/ or www.twitter.com/delucafineart

 

De Luca Fine Art | Gallery, established in 2004, is located at 1153-A Queen Street West, in the heart of the Queen West Gallery District in Toronto and is dedicated to representing and introducing Italian and International Artists to Canadian audiences. In collaboration with select Italian Galleries, De Luca Fine Art | Gallery introduces established and emerging Canadian Artists to Europe. De Luca Fine Art | Gallery’s mandate is “representing a bridge” between Cultures.

PRESS RELEASE: “In Retrospective” by Vincenzo Pietropaolo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

De Luca Fine Art | Gallery presents

“In Retrospective” by

Vincenzo Pietropaolo

Toronto, June 3, 2011 – In occasion of the participation to the 54TH International Art Exhibition of the VENICE BIENNALE “Padiglione Italia” in the World. De Luca Fine Art | Gallery presents a retrospective of over 40 years of works by Toronto based photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo “In Retrospective”.

The show will run from June 16th to July 2nd, 2011.

De Luca Fine Art | Gallery is hosting the opening reception on Thursday, June 16th, 2011, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1153-A Queen Street West, Unit 203, Toronto. Please R.S.V.P. to invite@delucafineart.com

Vincenzo Pietropaolo is an independent documentary photographer. For those who still need convincing, his work makes an irrefutable case for photography as art. In Vincenzo’s hands, photography becomes a kind of language and his books intermingle photographs and words with mutually reinforcing effect. Vincenzo finds his subjects – or, perhaps as often as not, they find him – when traveling. In his various photographic series, Vincenzo’s honest and poetic images move us, documenting instants of Italian immigrants’ challenging everyday life (Not Paved With Gold); telling the little-known story of Canada's migrant workers (Harvest Pilgrims); and, more recently, capturing images and telling stories of an invisible minority whose members often live and die unacknowledged and unremembered (Invisible No More: A Photographic Chronicle of People with Intellectual Disabilities). This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at the many series produced through the years.

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) is proud to present Padiglione Italia at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities have launched a special event. For the first time ever the Padiglione Italia at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale has been extended over the national boundaries to include the Italian Cultural Institutes in the world. The aim of the project, which has been devised by Vittorio Sgarbi, art director of Padiglione Italia, is to map out Italian creativity abroad. Each Institute has elected a number of Italian artists or artists of Italian descent living and working in its own jurisdiction, active in various disciplines, from painting to sculpture, photography, video, design, graphics. The artists selected for Toronto are Tony Calzetta, Vincenzo Pietropaolo, Francesca Vivenza. A collective exhibition of their works will be on display from June 6 until the end of the Venice Biennale, November 27 at the Institute. This exhibition was curated by: Adriana Frisenna, IIC Acting Director and Corrado De Luca, of De Luca Fine Art | Gallery.

De Luca Fine Art | Gallery, established in 2004, is located at 1153-A Queen Street West, in the heart of the Queen West Gallery District in Toronto and is dedicated to representing and introducing Italian and International Artists to Canadian audiences. In collaboration with select Italian Galleries, De Luca Fine Art | Gallery introduces established and emerging Canadian Artists to Europe. De Luca Fine Art | Gallery’s mandate is “representing a bridge” between Cultures.

For more information regarding this event and/or our services, consultation, and art rental program please visit http://www.delucafineart.com/ or www.twitter.com/delucafineart

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INSTALLING "PADIGLIONE ITALIA"

THE 54TH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION 

VENICE BIENNALE

PADIGLIONE ITALIA  

WORKS BY TONY CALZETTA, VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO, FRANCESCA VIVENZA

As the curator of the De Luca Fine Art | Gallery, I have focussed on introducing Italian artists to Canadian audiences for over 10 years. This experience has allowed me to explore and contribute to the “internationalization” of the art world in Canada.

When the Italian Institute of Culture of Toronto invited me to collaborate and co-curate this extraordinary exhibition, I was ecstatic. This year is the 150^th anniversary of Italy and for the first time the Venice Biennale – Vittorio Sgarbi’s Padiglione Italia – is reaching out beyond its borders to feature select artists of Italian descent, living and working in many countries around the world. For Italy, it’s vital to know and cherish the talents that represent Italian culture abroad.

Selecting the three artists for this exhibition has been a challenging “mission”. I am delighted to be able to present works by practitioners of three different artistic disciplines: Francesca Vivenza creates site-specific installations; Tony Calzetta is a painter; and Vincenzo Pietropaolo is a photographer.  Interestingly, however, although these artists primarily pursue very different artistic disciplines, they are united not only by their Italian heritage but also through their creation of utterly fascinating book-works.  This exhibition at the Italian Institute of Culture in Toronto features three “mini-retrospectives” of these artists’ works.

~ Corrado De Luca,

owner of De Luca Fine Art | Gallery 

Duration: 

June 6 – November 27, 2011

Istituto Italiano di Cultura

496 Huron Street,

Toronto, Ontario

Gallery Hours

Mon - Fri: 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Free admission

For more information regarding

this event and/or our services,

consultation, and art rental program

please visit

http://www.delucafineart.com/ or follow us on www.twitter.com/delucafineart  

 de luca fine art | gallery

1153-A Queen Street West, Unit 203
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1J4

T: (1) 416-537-4699

info@delucafineart.com

Gallery Hours

Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm 

by appointment or by chance