LGBTE INTERNATIONAL ARTS 2012
Turin 04th May – 04th June 2012

THE THEME

Every year the Artistic Committee develops a leading thread for the event, as a basis on which the participant artists’ selection is made.

The 2012 main theme is about the contrast that arises between “Pride and Prejudice”.
On one hand there’s the artists’ Pride: their force of will, their boost that leads them to really “be” an artist nowadays, and to embark on what actually is a full on struggle in their everyday life. On the other hand lies the Prejudice, more than ever consolidated in the modern society: the common opinion that follows the figure of the creative young guy, in recent times reduces him almost to a disreputable and temperamental fellow, complicating his position all the more, and thus minimizing his chances of achievement.

THE NEWS

The “LGBTE International Arts” includes modern and contemporary art, and embraces painting, sculpture, photography and video art.

Thanks to the partnership newly born with the spontaneous network “Vanchiglia Lov”, which manages the exposition spaces inside the “Art District”, for the first time will be given the chance to participate to a selected number of art galleries, from all over the world.

Special guest of the LGBTE International will be Maurizio Galimberti, photographer internationally well-known, whose Polaroid mosaics are exhibited in the contemporary art museums and sought by collectors all over the world.

WORKSHOP

During the event, several artistic workshops will be held:

“Landscape and nude” - Maurizio Galimberti   4-5-6 May 2012

THE TOWN

Turin represents beyond a shadow of a doubt a well-known crossroad for the Art panorama: culture and exquisite taste have always been playing an important role in the town history, from the ancient times up to the more recent ones. In the 2011, Turin has celebrated more than any other the 150th anniversary of the national unification as the first capital of the ancient kingdom, attracting Italian and international tourists  more than ever. The Art expositions (more than 65000 tickets sold) together with other cultural events, represent an important successful reality, that has given recently the town an higher visibility not only within the European borders.