BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Stefano Bressani - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/ X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Stefano Bressani REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20150329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20151025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230720T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230720T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164837 CREATED:20250728T140953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T125459Z UID:5484-1689840000-1689872400@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Caput Mundi Mall\, Vatican City: installation of “The Disaster Tree” by Stefano Bressani DESCRIPTION:The art of redemption: Stefano Bressani’s “Disaster Tree” lights up luxury at the gates of the Vatican ahead of the 2025 Jubilee\nIn the vibrant heart of Rome\, alive with anticipation for the 2025 Jubilee\, Stefano Bressani — the “Tailor of Art” — shapes an aesthetic language that overturns matter and memory\, giving new life to what has been discarded. Just steps away from St. Peter’s Basilica\, inside the newly inaugurated Caput Mundi Mall in Vatican City\, the artist from Pavia unveils one of his most emblematic creations: Disaster Tree. \nMore than a work to admire\, it is a powerful metaphor of resistance and rebirth — a fabric tree blooming at the heart of luxury\, urging reflection on time\, nature\, and the value of beauty as a form of redemption. \n\nArt as counter-narrative: between consumption\, sacredness\, and regeneration\nAmid the renewed commercial landscape of Rome — where fashion\, technology\, and food converge in the shadow of Michelangelo’s dome. \nBressani poses an essential question: \nwhat place can art occupy in a world ruled by speed and the ephemeral? \nHis answer takes form in Disaster Tree\, a monumental installation that both inhabits and ennobles the space of Caput Mundi Mall — a symbol of a city preparing to welcome over 35 million pilgrims and visitors. \nWith his signature sartorial mastery\, Bressani transforms textile waste into seeds of rebirth: fabric\, an element of fragile impermanence\, becomes witness to an artistic and ideological metamorphosis. The work stages the tension between nature and artificial construction\, between organic verticality and urban rigidity — yet it is in its “leaves\,” made of discarded cloth fragments\, that the poetic essence resides. \n \nDisaster Tree thus becomes a reflection on the ecology of beauty — an ethical and aesthetic act that invites us to slow down and stay\, in opposition to the intoxication of consumption. In dialogue with other contemporary masters on display in the mall — from Andy Warhol to Ernesto Lamagna — Bressani restores art to its original function: to awaken awareness as well as wonder. \nAn artwork in harmony with the Jubilee’s spirit\nIn the spiritual and symbolic context of the upcoming Jubilee — a time of forgiveness and renewal — Disaster Tree embodies a secular yet universal message: even what has been cast aside can speak again\, bloom again\, and be loved again. Its placement within Caput Mundi Mall in Vatican City marks a significant milestone in the relationship between contemporary art and luxury commercial spaces\, heralding a new alliance between creativity\, commerce\, and culture in the heart of Rome. \nAn experience beyond vision\nIn the spiritual and symbolic context of the upcoming Jubilee — a time of forgiveness and renewal — Disaster Tree embodies a secular yet universal message: even what has been cast aside can speak again\, bloom again\, and be loved again. Its placement within Caput Mundi Mall in Vatican City marks a significant milestone in the relationship between contemporary art and luxury commercial spaces\, heralding a new alliance between creativity\, commerce\, and culture in the heart of Rome. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/caput-mundi-mall-vatican-city-installation-of-the-disaster-tree-by-stefano-bressani/ LOCATION:Città del Vaticano\, Roma\, RM\, 00120\, Italy CATEGORIES:Rome ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2023-ROMA-CAPUT-MUNDI-FOTO-D.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230512T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230512T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164837 CREATED:20250723T072030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T125754Z UID:5488-1683878400-1683910800@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Mototrek 500 Varzi – Pavia: Bressani and Franco Picco DESCRIPTION:The desert king and the master of fabric: where art meets the dust of engines\nAt Mototrek 500 in Varzi\, when art meets rally legend\, Stefano Bressani celebrates Franco Picco with a unique Artist’s Head. \nIn the quiet pulse of the Oltrepò Pavese hills\, where time seems to slow just enough to savor every breath\, an event rich in emotion\, poetry\, and passion unfolded on Friday\, May 12\, in Varzi. The Mototrek 500 — a 500 km journey across Lombardy\, Piedmont\, Liguria\, and Emilia Romagna — became not just an adventure on two wheels but a journey within oneself\, through landscapes of rare beauty and forgotten roads. \nBut this time\, it wasn’t just the engines that spoke. The art of Stefano Bressani — the master of Sculture Vestite — paid tribute to a living legend of rally racing: Franco Picco\, the “King of the Desert.” \nFor him\, Bressani created and presented one of his iconic Artist’s Heads — a work woven from fabrics\, colors\, and forms that tell the story of a man who has challenged sand and time with heart and unyielding vision. \n \nAt 68\, after twelve Paris-Dakar rallies and countless victories\, Picco remains a protagonist — present at Mototrek 500 with the same determination and curiosity that have always defined him. \nThe encounter between Bressani and Picco was a dialogue between two worlds seemingly distant yet united in spirit: art and sport as universal languages of endurance\, courage\, and beauty. Varzi\, under the patronage of Mayor Giovanni Palli and the Province of Pavia\, became an ideal stage where emotion\, memory\, and the future intertwined. \nOrganized by Moto Club Asfalto & Polvere\, the Mototrek 500 is more than a race — it is a 14-hour\, 500 km experience without a stopwatch\, defined by orientation\, discovery\, and a love for the less-traveled path. \n“I always return to Varzi with joy\,” says Bressani\, “a land that welcomed me as godfather of art and now allows me to leave a mark made of beauty and passion.” \nHe also expressed gratitude to Massimo Tamburelli\, who made this encounter possible. When art meets dust and engines merge with emotion\, a powerful message is born — one that speaks of dreams\, challenges\, and the future. In Varzi\, between curves and cloth\, that message came to life. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/mototrek-500-varzi-pavia-bressani-and-franco-picco/ LOCATION:Varzi\, Varzi\, PV\, 27057\, Italy CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2023-MOTOTREK500-FOTO-B.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230401T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230401T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164837 CREATED:20250722T142753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T132712Z UID:5491-1680336000-1680368400@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:MXGP 2023 Pietramurata (TN): art and motocross DESCRIPTION:Art and motocross meet in Pietramurata: Stefano Bressani’s “Scultura Vestita” presented to Tony Cairoli\nOn an April afternoon in Pietramurata in 2023\, amid the scent of freshly turned earth and the roar of engines\, a rare moment of magic occurred. Sport and art looked into each other’s eyes — recognizing and embracing in a gesture filled with meaning. \nStefano Bressani\, the celebrated Tailor of Art\, presented one of his iconic Sculture Vestite to Tony Cairoli\, world champion and symbol of Italian motorcycling excellence. \nThe work was born from a profound dialogue between two worlds — seemingly distant\, yet deeply connected: the expressive force of art and the passion of athletic performance. Created from fabrics rich with history — worn garments that tell of falls\, victories\, sweat\, and glory — the sculpture embodies a message of dedication and resilience. \nThe ceremony\, held at the Paddock Show before an emotional audience and the media\, was not merely a formal presentation but a declaration of intent: to celebrate the soul shared by those who create and those who compete. Tony Cairoli received the work as a fragment of his own story — sculpted in fabric\, animated by emotion. \n \nFor Bressani\, his connection to motocross is a return to his roots — a love born from childhood rides. Art and sport share a common DNA made of effort\, discipline\, defeat\, and redemption — a shared language that makes their meeting inevitable. \nThanks to the support of INFRONT MOTO RACING MXGP\, FIM\, and local organizers\, the event celebrated the positive intersection of art and sport\, showing how the pursuit of excellence — in any form — is the thread that binds diverse worlds together. \nIn Pietramurata\, between earth and passion\, art and motocross wrote together a page of beauty and humanity that will remain in the hearts of all who witnessed it. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/mxgp-2023-pietramurata-tn-art-and-motocross/ LOCATION:Pietramurata\, Pietramurata\, TN\, 38074\, Italy CATEGORIES:Trento ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2023-PIETRA-MURATA-ARCO-DI-TRENTO-MXGP-TONY-CAIROLI-9-VOLTE-CZMPIONE-DEL-MONDO-E-BRESSANI-FOTO-A.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230120T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20230120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250723T073803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T133309Z UID:5494-1674201600-1674234000@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Feast of the Municipal Police for Saint Sebastian DESCRIPTION:The police officer of the future according to Stefano Bressani: when contemporary art meets civic duty\nA symbolic artwork to celebrate dedication\, humanity\, and vision. \nOn January 20\, 2023\, in the heart of Pavia\, art and institutions came together in a moment of profound meaning. On the occasion of the celebration of Saint Sebastian\, Patron Saint of the Municipal Police\, Maestro Stefano Bressani donated one of his iconic Artist’s Heads to the city and to the Command of the Municipal Police — an artwork with a powerful and evocative title: The Police Officer of the Future. \nMore than a ceremonial act\, it was a gesture filled with human and cultural significance. Bressani restores dignity and symbolic value to those who\, with discretion and daily commitment\, stand as the first interface between citizens and institutions. The often-overlooked Local Police thus receive a tribute that elevates their sense of duty\, readiness\, and vision through the universal language of art. \nKnown as the Tailor of Art for his unique technique of stitching fabrics onto sculptural forms\, Bressani reinterprets the figure of the urban police officer — no longer just a public official\, but a sentinel of the present and a guardian of the future. The Artist’s Head transcends age\, gender\, and time\, becoming a collective symbol of justice\, integrity\, and equality. \n \nAt the center of the piece stands the winged Pegasus\, national emblem of the Local Police — not only a symbol of swiftness\, but a reminder of the capacity to rise above difficulty\, a call for every officer to remain steadfast in responsibility and devotion. \nAlongside the main work\, limited-edition lithographs with fabric inserts serve as precious cultural tools\, designed to extend the presence of the artwork across institutional venues. \nIn an era when the distance between citizens and institutions often feels like a divide\, Bressani proposes a bridge woven of sensitivity and memory — giving voice to the silent strength of uniforms and transforming art into an instrument of reflection and respect.The meeting with Commander Flaviano Crocco\, held on January 10\, marked the beginning of an enduring dialogue: the artwork will be permanently housed at the Command headquarters\, becoming a collective heritage and a symbol of the bond between creativity and civic service. \nThis project represents a further step in Bressani’s journey in civic art\, following his tribute to the Carabinieri\, with plans to soon involve the Guardia di Finanza and the State Police — building a mutual recognition between institutions and society. \nWith The Police Officer of the Future\, Stefano Bressani invites us to look beyond the uniform — to see the human being and the heart behind every public gesture. In a world rushing forward and at risk of forgetting\, this work stands as an act of love toward memory and hope: a reminder that a better future can still be sewn together\, with the fabric of art. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/feast-of-the-municipal-police-for-saint-sebastian/ LOCATION:Pavia CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2023-PAVIA-FESTA-DELLA-POLIZIA-MUNICIPALE-FOTO-M.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20221008T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20221009T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250723T144542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T134154Z UID:5497-1665216000-1665334800@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Vigevano–Pavia Marathon 2022: art meets sport on the Ticino River DESCRIPTION:Vigevano–Pavia Marathon 2022: where art meets sport on the Ticino River\, signed by Stefano Bressani\nOn October 8 and 9\, 2022\, along the banks of the Ticino River\, the 52nd edition of the Vigevano–Pavia Marathon took place — an international event that goes far beyond a mere running competition. Two intense days of sport\, art\, and tradition that redefined the way of experiencing a marathon\, turning it into an encounter of emotion\, culture\, and territory. \nThis edition celebrated a double milestone:.\nfifty years of history and a renewed artistic vision signed by the Tailor of Art\, Stefano Bressani\, renowned for transforming fabric into emotion and storytelling. \nThe symbolic strength of the Ticino’s waters\, flowing vigorously again after a long drought\, became the event’s living metaphor — a bond between past and future\, between sport and beauty\, between cities and their people. \nBressani gifted the event with a unique official image: the logo of the Vigevano–Pavia Marathon\, not just a graphic sign but a true work of art. Within its design emerge the Roman columns — symbols of strength and endurance — the Bramante Tower as a historical beacon\, and the Covered Bridge\, emblem of unity between the two cities and their shores. \n“Everything that comes from my hands must have a story\,” Bressani explains. “In this case\, I wanted to represent navigability as a symbol of union and continuity. Art cannot stand still: like water\, it must flow and embrace every aspect of life — from sport to music\, from architecture to design.” \n \nIt is not the first time that Bressani has intertwined sport and art. \nHe has created awards for world championships and medals for historic competitions\, bringing his distinctive language to the heart of the Vigevano–Pavia Marathon. Since 2022\, his symbol has been carried along the river on a traditional Barcè\, evoking a modern torchbearer of the water — a ritual that unites sacredness and grace\, strength and poetry. \nThe event’s program was rich and engaging. \nOn Friday\, October 8\, a symbolic river descent began in Bereguardo\, reaching the Canottieri Ticino in Pavia after passing through breathtaking views of the Ticino Park. Adding prestige to the event was the presence of Olympic champion Manfredi Rizza\, silver medalist at Tokyo 2021 — a symbol of determination and Italian sporting pride. \nSaturday\, October 9\, was a day of celebration\, storytelling\, and shared emotion. The Vigevano–Pavia Marathon is made of people: athletes\, organizers\, artists\, citizens. It embodies the spirit of those who run\, create\, and believe in an Italy capable of expressing itself through beauty — an Italy running at the pace of culture and respect. \nA special thanks goes to Carlo Pietra and the entire organizing committee\, who turned this race into a signature tradition — one that continues to move the hearts of athletes and art lovers\, year after year. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/vigevano-pavia-marathon-2022-art-meets-sport-on-the-ticino-river/ LOCATION:Pavia CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VIGEVANO-PAVIA-MARATHON-FOTO-O.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220704T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220704T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250722T140557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T135824Z UID:5500-1656921600-1656954000@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Turin MAUTO Fiat 500: 65 years of a legend DESCRIPTION:65 years of a legend – Fiat 500: an icon of Made in Italy\nToday\, at the National Automobile Museum of Turin\, the air is charged with emotion\, memory\, and innovation. It is July 4\, an iconic date for every motor enthusiast: the birthday of the Fiat 500. For its 65th anniversary\, the Fiat 500 Club Italia pays tribute to this symbol of Made in Italy with an exhibition of strong visual and cultural impact. \n“65 years of a legend – Fiat 500: an icon of Made in Italy” is more than just an exhibition — it is a collective event intertwining motors\, art\, and society. On the first floor of MAUTO\, the revolutionary design of the 500 meets the contemporary perspective of artists\, designers\, and historians\, in a continuous dialogue between past and present. \nThe vernissage opens with a high-profile cultural conference:\nart critic Luca Beatrice\, Roberto Giolito (FCA Heritage)\, and Maurizio Torchio (Centro Storico Fiat) offer a multidisciplinary reading of the 500 phenomenon\, illustrating how this small car became a symbol of post-war rebirth\, creativity\, and Italian lifestyle. \nThe exhibition\, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture\, the Municipality and Metropolitan City of Turin\, and the Piedmont Region\, underscores the cultural value of historical motoring\, turning it into an experience of art and reflection. \nAmong the protagonists stands Stefano Bressani\, renowned for his iconic Sculture Vestite:\ntextile artworks celebrating the universe of the 500 with originality and depth. Bressani transforms fabrics and recycled materials into artistic objects with strong symbolic value\, uniting sustainability\, memory\, and design. His art bridges history and vision\, tradition and contemporary creativity. \nAlongside him\, artists Stefano Berardino and Isaac Pitto also exhibit\, each sharing a passion for the Fiat 500 and expressing it through their unique visual language. \n \nThe exhibition is enriched with historic Fiat 500 models — from the N to the Giardiniera — loaned by passionate collectors including Andrea Alberto\, Antonio Erario\, Duilio Nano\, Franco Bottan\, Alberto Lo Gioco\, and Marco Charbonnier. Each vehicle acts as a time machine\, narrating a piece of Italy’s history. \nCompleting the path are photographic panels\, anecdotes\, and a rich documentary apparatus exploring the evolution of the 500 as a mirror of society. The official catalog\, with images shot by Un Mondo Di Colori at the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge\, offers visitors an emotional and poetic journey into the world of Fiat. \nThe second edition of the World Day of the Historic Fiat 500 confirms itself as a successful event\, combining popular celebration with cultural project — a tribute to the “small great car” that continues to inspire\, unite\, and narrate Italy through the silent power of true icons. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/turin-mauto-fiat-500-65-years-of-a-legend/ LOCATION:Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile\, Corso Unità d'Italia\, Torino\, TO\, 10126\, Italy CATEGORIES:Turin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2022-TORINO-FIAT-500-65-ANNI-FOTO-A.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220606T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220606T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250722T082721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T141424Z UID:5504-1654502400-1654534800@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Pavia: Celebration of the Foundation of the Carabinieri DESCRIPTION:Art\, institutions\, and community: Stefano Bressani’s Artist’s Head enters the history of the Carabinieri in Pavia\nOn June 6\, 2022 \nDuring the celebration of the Foundation of the Carabinieri\, Piazza San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro became a place of memory\, respect\, and gratitude. Enhancing the significance of this solemn moment\, Pavian artist Stefano Bressani donated one of his most emblematic works: an Artist’s Head\, created using his unmistakable fabric modeling technique. \nThe ceremony\, one of the most heartfelt in the Pavia community\, took place in front of the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri\, a symbol of security and social cohesion. In this context\, Bressani’s sculpture assumes deep meaning: a visual and symbolic tribute to the Carabinieri as icons of integrity\, justice\, and duty. \n“My heads are the symbolic center of thought and action\,” Bressani states. “This one\, which I have the honor to donate to the Carabinieri of my city\, is a tangible sign of esteem toward institutions and their importance in society.” \nRead full speech – click here \nThe Head becomes part of the permanent collection of the barracks\, placed next to historic Carabinieri hats. Colonel Luciano Calabrò\, Provincial Commander\, welcomed the artist with words of gratitude and respect\, highlighting the high cultural value of the initiative. A clear choice: to unite art and history\, culture and service\, in a shared path. \n \nAn artwork that speaks to the collective conscience\nTwo years later\, in 2024\, Colonel Marco Iseglio\, the current Provincial Commander\, officially renewed the gesture by welcoming Stefano Bressani into his office to present a formal certificate of esteem. An intimate\, authentic moment confirming how art can forge profound bonds between seemingly distant worlds. \nThis is not a mere formality but a recognition of the human and symbolic value of the work — a bridge between the individual and the institution\, between the language of form and that of daily service. \nFrom the beginning\, a rapport developed between the artist and the Colonel\, built over time with shared looks\, dialogues\, and values. A connection beyond roles\, reflecting a common vision: a Carabinieri force close to citizens\, capable of listening\, welcoming\, and building. \nWhere art meets duty\nIn a time when reference points seem to fade\, this reciprocal gesture becomes exemplary. Not just a celebration\, but a profound connection between culture and institutions\, between artist and territory. \nThis initiative proves that art can enter places of duty\, remain there\, and silently speak to those who traverse them every day — offering vision\, thought\, and reflection. \n\nAn artist who enters not as a stranger\, but as a witness.\nA commander who opens not just a door\, but a dialogue.\nHere\, where art and institution shake hands\, a bridge is built.\n\n\n  \nAnd this bridge speaks to all. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/pavia-celebration-of-the-foundation-of-the-carabinieri/ LOCATION:Piazza S. Pietro in Ciel d’Oro27100 Pavia PV\, Piazza S. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro\, Pavia\, PV\, 27100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2022-PAVIA-FESTA-DELL_ARMA-DEI-CARABINIERI-FOTO-E.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220501T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220529T180000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250722T134339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T142416Z UID:5509-1651402800-1653847200@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Savona Priamar Fortress: #PicassoReloaded DESCRIPTION:Stefano Bressani’s homage to Picasso conquers Savona\, between history and contemporary vision: #PicassoReloaded\nThere is a place where art is reborn from the stones of history\, taking new form in colors\, volumes\, and the sartorial cuts of the Sculture Vestite. That place is Savona\, specifically the Priamar Fortress\, which for the first time hosts Stefano Bressani’s exhibition PICASSO RE LOADED: a contemporary tribute to the genius of Pablo Picasso\, reinterpreted through the unique poetic vision of the Pavian artist. \nThe exhibition is installed in the heart of the monumental complex\, in the Palazzo del Commissario — a noble and evocative space now serving as a container for a nationally and internationally significant artistic project. \nThe Priamar Fortress\, built in 1542 by the Republic of Genoa and once the prison of Giuseppe Mazzini\, dominates the sea and historic center. Today it is one of Liguria’s most vibrant cultural sites\, hosting events\, museums\, and art. In this crossroads of past and present\, Bressani brings his language: art made of fabric and matter\, but above all\, of vision. \n \nThe setup: a journey through biography\, homage\, and dialogue with the territory\nPICASSO RE LOADED opens with \n SB PORTRAITS\n\, a visual biography of the artist constructed through the eyes of over seventy Italian and international photographers\, including masters Giovanni Gastel\, Douglas Kirkland\, Nino Migliori\, and Aurelio Amendola — portraying Bressani not only as an artist\, but as a symbol. \nThe heart of the exhibition features 24 Sculture Vestite\, six of them new\, which convey Bressani’s vision of Picasso’s legacy. Fabrics\, forms\, and colors merge in three-dimensional works that redefine the very idea of portraiture. Two of the pieces were created in collaboration with master ceramist Marco Tortarolo from Albissola\, reinforcing the deep connection with Ligurian territory and its artistic tradition. \nBetween decomposition and rebirth: the critical sense of a tribute\nThe exhibition is curated by Robert Phillips\, associated with the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice\, who accompanies Bressani in a critical path focused on the theme of decomposition — a key concept for both Picasso and the Pavian artist. The official catalog\, enriched with a text by Roberto Mutti\, an authoritative voice in Italian photographic criticism\, guides the visitor through a profound reflection on the meaning and impact of this artistic operation. \nDates\, admission\, and a local partner\nInaugurated on Saturday\, March 28 at 17:00\, the exhibition is open free of charge to the public from March 28 to April 19\, Thursday to Sunday (11:00–18:00). This first chapter of the international tour was made possible also thanks to the support of Eco-Savona\, a local enterprise promoting culture. \nWhere history meets vision\, \nSavona becomes more than an exhibition venue: it is a partner in an artistic journey that starts from the past to speak to the present. \n PICASSO RE LOADED is not just an exhibition: it is a dialogue between eras\, languages\, and materials\, within a historic frame that becomes a stage for the art of the future. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/savona-priamar-fortress-picassoreloaded/ LOCATION:Fortezza del Priamar\, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini\, Savona\, SV\, 17100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Savona ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/0-BANNER_FB_SAVONA-22_DEF.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220329T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220329T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250722T130544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T090141Z UID:5512-1648540800-1648573200@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Salotto Bocca in Galleria – Talk at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II\, Milan DESCRIPTION:SKULTOCITY: Milan embraces Stefano Bressani’s three-dimensional vision\nMilan\, the capital of Italian cultural avant-garde\, opens its doors to a new stage in the creative journey of Stefano Bressani\, international artist and creator of the renowned Sculture Vestite. For the first time in the Lombard capital\, at Libreria Bocca in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II\, the graphic side of SKULTOCITY is presented — a project born in 2019 that has become a symbol of an artistic vision uniting art\, fashion\, and architecture. \nA project born from a symbolic city\nThe idea took shape in a special year: 2019\, when Matera was the European Capital of Culture. It was there that Bressani was awarded the title of Enlightened Man\, and his work entered the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art\, marking the international debut of SKULTOCITY. \n \nMilan\, graphics\, and the new skin of art\nToday\, SKULTOCITY arrives at the historic Libreria Bocca in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II\, Milan’s cultural heart. \nIn this space\, rich with history and contemporary vision\, Bressani presents the graphic version of the project: less material\, but equally intense and penetrating. His boards depict an ideal city\, suspended between dream and geometry\, where graphics are not a derivative\, but a new language capable of expanding the concept of Sculture Vestite. \nPaper as skin: architectures of the soul\nIn SKULTOCITY\, paper becomes a thin\, porous skin. Each graphic work invites viewers into a landscape of the soul\, where forms and colors create a symbolic and dreamlike map. \nA recurring moon appears throughout the works: not to illuminate\, but to open space-time gateways\, emotional portals to traverse with both gaze and heart. \nA dialogue between art\, culture\, and the future\nThe event is part of Il Salotto di Bocca in Galleria\, Giorgio Lodetti’s cultural project that transformed the bookstore into a platform for exchange and cross-pollination across generations and languages. \nThe meeting between Lodetti and Bressani\, moderated by Carlo Motta (Editorial Director of CAM – Catalog of Modern Art)\, became a living example of how art can still inspire dialogue\, reflection\, and renewal today. \n\n\nAn evolving language\nThe pandemic has redefined our relationship with space\, boundaries\, and matter. SKULTOCITY responds with a vision that reconnects identity\, moving from fabric to line\, from volume to surface. The graphic boards are now officially part of CAM\, confirming their importance in the contemporary art scene. \nAn invitation to imagine\nMilan is not only the skyline reflected in skyscrapers: it is also a visionary gaze\, a capacity to transform matter into poetry. In this context\, SKULTOCITY is not merely an artistic project\, but a cultural proposal to read the present and imagine new cities\, real or interior. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/salotto-bocca-in-galleria-talk-at-galleria-vittorio-emanuele-ii-milan/ LOCATION:Libreria Bocca\, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 12\, Milano\, MI\, 20121\, Italy CATEGORIES:Milan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2022-MILANO-SALOTTO-LIBRERIA-BOCCA-FOTO-E.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220308T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20220308T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250722T122548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T093908Z UID:5515-1646726400-1646758800@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Stefano Bressani at Expo Dubai: art that unites the world DESCRIPTION:Beauty that brings people together: art as a universal gift\nOn March 8\, 2022\, the Italy Pavilion at Expo Dubai lights up with an authentic\, intense\, almost ancestral emotion. On the occasion of International Women’s Day\, the art of Stefano Bressani—internationally recognized as an Illuminated Man and an innovator—crosses the threshold of the Universal Exposition with one of his most iconic works. \nArtist’s Head: beauty unites people\nA title that is already a manifesto. A work that transcends artistic form: a gift of beauty and meaning\, a symbolic act that speaks to all humanity. \nIn the heart of the pavilion dedicated to the excellence of Italian craftsmanship\, Bressani’s Scultura Vestita stands as a shared vision: an Italy that creates with both mind and hand\, that shapes identity through style\, that communicates through the universal language of art. \n \nAn institutional moment of global significance\nThe official ceremony—held at 1 p.m. in Italy\, 4 p.m. in Dubai—opens with greetings from Commissioner Paolo Glisenti and Senator Tatjana Rojc\, connecting live from Italy. \nThe event features extraordinary women:\n\n Isa Maggi\, President of the Stati Generali delle Donne;\n Graziella Di Berardino\, representative for the Middle East;\n Laura Gori\, entrepreneur and founder of Way2Global\, present in person in Dubai.\n\nIt is Gori who presents the Dubai Charter\, a symbolic document offered to Glisenti and ideally addressed to all Expo pavilions—a call to embrace beauty as a bridge across diversity\, unity\, and international cooperation. \nThe artwork as a spiritual gesture\nIn this context of profound human and cultural significance\, Artist’s Head is officially donated to the UAE Minister of Tolerance\, Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan. \nA powerful gesture\, rich with meaning: not merely a formal handover\, but a spiritual offering. \nIt is art that connects minds\, brings people closer\, and builds invisible yet unbreakable bridges. \n\n  \nBressani’s message: a new global humanism\nSpeaking from Italy\, Stefano Bressani is introduced by key institutional figures: Laura Gori\, Gemma Andreini\, Graziella Di Berardino\, and Benedetta Pasero\, Ambassador of the Città delle Donne. \nA second tribute is dedicated to Commissioner Glisenti: a work inspired by Michelangelo’s David\, reinterpreted through the distinctive language of the Maestro dei Volumi. Classical beauty is reborn in a contemporary creation\, where ingenuity flows through the “craftsmanship of the hands” and the strength of the feminine spirit. \nA bridge to the future\nThe event concludes with greetings from Isa Maggi and a horizon that already looks ahead: a rendezvous at Expo Osaka 2025\, under the banner of continuity\, growth\, and cross-cultural dialogue. \nAnyone in Italy could attend this unique moment of art\, culture\, and international diplomacy online. \nThrough Stefano Bressani’s vision and the symbolic power of his Artist’s Head\, beauty truly unites people— \n now and for the future. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/stefano-bressani-at-expo-dubai-art-that-unites-the-world/ LOCATION:Dubai CATEGORIES:Dubai ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2022-EXPO-DUBAI-FOTO-B.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211026 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250718T080546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T152849Z UID:5518-1635120000-1635206399@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Stefano Bressani’s sculpture enters the Museum of Matera DESCRIPTION:Stefano Bressani’s sculpture enters the Museum of Matera\nOn October 25\, 2021\, the National Museum of Matera welcomes into its permanent collection a sculpture by Stefano Bressani. A symbolic moment for contemporary art in Italy\, linking the artist from Pavia with the Lucanian city—European Capital of Culture 2019. A recognition that confirms Matera as a place of dialogue between tradition and innovation. \n  \n \nSkultocity: art that lives within cities\nBressani’s sculpture enters the museum as the beating heart of the \n Skultocity\n project\, born in Matera itself. This artistic vision intertwines art\, culture\, and sustainability\, weaving a network between Italian and international territories. The chosen medium is fabric—a living\, symbolic material\, emblematic of the renowned Sculture Vestite. \nHere\, sculpture is not only form but storytelling. Matera becomes the protagonist of a new artistic chapter\, written through folds\, textures\, and colors. \nThe role of the museum and director Rossella Mauro\nEssential was the openness of director Rossella Mauro\, who recognized in Bressani’s work the ability to converse with the museum’s historical heritage while projecting it into a new cultural dimension. \nWith the inclusion of this piece\, the MNM collection is enriched by a sculpture that speaks of memory and transformation\, resonating with the cultural and social identity of the city. \n \nA sculpture dressed in history and future\nThe work welcomed in Matera is crafted with fabrics and reassembled materials\, typical of Bressani’s style.Each element forms part of a narrative that unites art and craftsmanship\, history and contemporaneity. Fabric is not decoration but a symbol of connection between past and present\, between the city and its collective identity. \nA universal language made of folds and seams\nThe sculpture offers a dynamic image of Matera: a city in motion\, imbued with legend\, beauty\, and memory. It invites reflection on the value of art as both a social and symbolic instrument. \n  \n\nMade in Italy\, craftsmanship\, and the culture of making\nThe work is also a tribute to the excellence of Made in Italy. Every stitch and material choice reflects the Italian culture of making. For Stefano Bressani\, craftsmanship is narration—a form of beauty born from the land that speaks to the world. \nA milestone for the artist and for contemporary art\nThe inclusion in the National Museum of Matera marks a crucial step in Bressani’s career and a strong signal for the future of contemporary art in Italy. Through a shared vision with local institutions\, Matera strengthens its cultural role on the international stage. \nThe Skultocity project continues its path\, carrying a powerful message: art can serve as a bridge between eras and places\, transforming memory into creative energy. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/stefano-bressanis-sculpture-enters-the-museum-of-matera/ LOCATION:Musei nazionali di Matera\, Via Domenico Ridola\, 24\, 75100 Matera MT\, Matera\, Italy CATEGORIES:Matera ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2021-MATERA-MUSEO-NAZIONALE-DI-MATERA-COLLEZIONE-PERMANENTE-FOTO-M.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20210904T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20211003T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250715T090347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T154604Z UID:5530-1630742400-1633280400@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Bressani in Pavia: 70 Years of the Bridge at the Broletto DESCRIPTION:Bressani in Pavia: 70 Years of the Bridge at the Broletto\nBressani 70 Years of the Bridge Pavia is a site-specific installation celebrating the deep bond between art\, city\, and memory. Hosted in 2021 at Palazzo del Broletto – Spazio Ex IAT\, the work is an artistic tribute to the Ponte Coperto\, symbol of the city of Pavia and its history of reconstruction. \n  \n \nA bridge between past and future\nStefano Bressani’s installation stands as an act of connection — not only physical but symbolic. The bridge becomes a metaphor for transformation\, relationship\, and rebirth. The Sculture Vestite\, composed of fabric and nails\, intertwine in a material and poetic language that speaks of union\, fracture\, and reconstruction. \nColor as the language of memory\nThe dominant tones — deep blues\, intense reds\, and vibrant yellows — express an interior landscape: the pain of loss and the hope of rebirth. Each color is an emotion\, each shade a trace of collective memory embodied by the bridge. \nA sensorial and immersive journey\nThe work unfolds as a dreamlike path. Fabrics\, suspended like veils of time\, converse with light and with the surrounding space. Two symbolic openings — sun and moon — transform the sculpture into an abstract landscape\, a visual and spiritual experience that transcends aesthetics and enters the viewer’s intimate dimension. \nPavia as the stage of art\nAt the heart of the city\, the Broletto’s Ex IAT space becomes a place of reflection and vision. 70 Years of the Bridge thus becomes an integral part of Pavia’s cultural and urban fabric\, in dialogue with the city’s history and identity. \nBeyond sculpture: an invitation to vision\nBressani’s sculpture is not only an installation but an invitation to look beyond matter — to reread the everyday landscape with new eyes. An experience that connects artist and observer through a symbolic bridge of emotions\, between what has been and what can still be. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/bressani-in-pavia-70-years-of-the-bridge-at-the-broletto/ LOCATION:Palazzo del Broletto\, Via Comune\, 15\, 27100 Pavia PV\, Pavia\, Italy CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-24.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20210904T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20210910T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250717T071626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T153806Z UID:5523-1630742400-1631293200@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Dressing Depero by Stefano Bressani at Milan Design Week DESCRIPTION:Dressing Depero by Stefano Bressani at Milan Design Week 2021\nDressing Depero by Stefano Bressani is the title of the work presented at the 2021 Milan Design Week: a visceral tribute to the Futurist vision\, between sculpture\, fashion\, and material. \n“Dressing Depero”: when art dresses in the future\nDuring Milan Design Week 2021\, the Expowall Gallery hosted an artistic project capable of breaking boundaries between art\, fashion\, and design. With Dressing Depero\, Stefano Bressani reinterprets the iconic figure of L’Omino che Beve by Fortunato Depero\, transforming it into a three-dimensional work of striking visual and conceptual impact. \nIt is not merely a homage to Futurism\, but a genuine dialogue between eras\, languages\, and masters: a work in which the present dresses the past and projects it toward new forms of expression. \nRead “The theater of appearance (Homage to Depero)” by Robert Phillips \n  \n \nWhen art wears fabric\nIn Dressing Depero\, Bressani makes a radical gesture: he dresses the Futurist figure with his unmistakable Sculture Vestite technique\, transforming a twentieth-century icon into a sartorial artifact that unites form\, matter\, and concept. \nFabric — the artist’s chosen medium — becomes a language. Every fold\, every weave tells not only of aesthetics but of a profound reflection on identity\, transformation\, and the narrative power of material. \nThe object is no longer just an object: it becomes an experience\, a visual performance\, a living artistic act. \nA bridge between tradition and innovation\nThe strength of this work lies in its balance: the lightness of fabric meets the energy of Futurism; the precision of form embraces Bressani’s creative freedom. \nIn this fusion\, art is no longer representation but environment — no longer static\, but a living coexistence of past and present. Fabric\, like the artist’s vision\, is in constant motion. \nGiovanni Gastel’s photography: art within art\nAdding further significance to this tribute is the collaboration with Giovanni Gastel\, master of Italian photography\, who captured and immortalized the essence of the work in a timeless shot. \nThe result is a photograph that is both document and poetry — an iconic portrait that forever seals the encounter between two visions\, two generations\, two artistic worlds. \nRead “Letter to Giovanni Gastel” \nBeyond design: a declaration of intent\nDressing Depero is not merely an artistic project; it is a poetic statement. An invitation to go beyond the limits of the familiar\, to play with matter\, to merge disciplines\, to dress art in new perspectives. \nThrough his work\, Bressani reminds us that true art is born from the courage to reinvent oneself\, from fidelity to one’s roots\, and from the will to shape the present through the memory of the past. A creative journey made of intuition\, technique\, vision\, and passion. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/dressing-depero-by-stefano-bressani-at-milan-design-week/ LOCATION:Expowall Gallery\, Via Curtatone\, 4\, 20122 Milano MI\, Milano\, Italy CATEGORIES:Milan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Main-25.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20210830T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20210904T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250715T091659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T154958Z UID:5533-1630310400-1630774800@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Stefano Bressani and the Enduro ISDE Italy 2021 Award DESCRIPTION:Stefano Bressani and the Enduro ISDE Italy 2021 Award\nStefano Bressani – Enduro ISDE Award 2021: a unique union between art and sport\, taking center stage at the 95th International Six Days of Enduro (ISDE) World Championship\, held from August 30 to September 4\, 2021\, across Lombardy and Piedmont. \n  \n \n\nAn artistic award for the Enduro World Championship\nFor the first time in Enduro history\, the top-ranked club from the host nation received an exceptional recognition: the Italian Club Trophy – Regione Lombardia Award\, conceived and created by artist and off-road motorcyclist Stefano Bressani. This collaboration celebrates the shared passion and dedication that unite contemporary art and the world of off-road racing. \n“Riders’ heads”: the art of focus and strength\nBressani is known for his innovative sculptures\, the Riders’ Heads\, first exhibited in 2014 at the National Automobile Museum of Turin and featured as the prize for the fastest rider of the Pavia–Venice Raid.The 1950s leather helmet and futuristic mask evoke a journey through history and the future\, conveying the energy\, tension\, and sacrifice typical of Enduro. \nA symbolic and chromatically evocative work\nThe award made its debut in Portimão\, Portugal\, featuring a color palette that blends metallic and solar hues — gray and yellow — inspired by Pantone 2021 tones and by nature. The result is a living artwork\, capable of expressing emotion\, competition\, and innovation. \nArt and motorcycling: a profound connection\nBressani’s artistic vision transforms his creations into universal symbols of control\, strength\, and adrenaline\, embodying the very essence of off-road motorcycling. The Italian Club Trophy is much more than a prize — it is a manifesto of how creativity and passion can intertwine\, transcending the boundaries between two seemingly distant worlds. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/stefano-bressani-and-the-enduro-isde-italy-2021-award/ LOCATION:Rivanazzano Terme CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2021-ISDE-ITALIA-LOCANDONA-A-main-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20210602T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240602T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250724T072222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T072221Z UID:5537-1622620800-1717347600@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Raid Pavia–Venice: Bressani crowns the winners with his “Artist Heads” DESCRIPTION:From art to speed: the “Artist Heads” by Stefano Bressani crown the champions of the Pavia–Venice Raid\nIn the evocative silence of Venice’s Arsenale Basin — once the beating heart of the Serenissima’s naval power — a different kind of grandeur is celebrated today: that of human gesture\, competition\, and art. \nFrom 2021 to 2024\, artist Stefano Bressani from Pavia has woven together art\, sport\, and history\, creating an award that goes beyond the concept of a trophy: a symbolic artwork\, a contemporary icon celebrating humankind and its drive to surpass itself. \nA partnership between art and speed\nBorn from the Pavia–Venice International Motorboat Raid\, the oldest and most fascinating inland water race in Italy\, the Coppa Teo Rossi di Montelera has been reinterpreted by Bressani through a language that unites speed\, beauty\, material\, and spirituality. \nThe stages of an artistic journey 2021–2024\n2021 – “The cup wears the color of water”\nWith his Artist Head – Rider’s Head\, Bressani inaugurates a new chapter. The human head — symbol of thought and technique — becomes a Scultura Vestita\, clothed in fabrics and mixed materials\, embodying water\, the primordial element of the Raid. Venice\, a city that has already hosted Bressani’s prestigious exhibitions\, welcomes this new creation with waves and applause. \n \n2023 – “The cup wears the reflections of water”\nFor the 70th anniversary of the Raid\, Bressani returns with a chrome-finished sculpture that captures and reflects sunlight\, like water beneath the propellers. Though dated 2022 — a delay caused by drought — the work carries a message of resilience: art and passion always find a way to surface\, even amid uncertainty. \n \n2024 – “The cup wears the colors of the Italian flag”\nFor the 71st edition\, on Italy’s Republic Day (June 2)\, the Italian Rider’s Head displays the tricolor hues\, set upon a fir-wood base — a symbol of nature\, recycling\, and sustainability.An artistic gesture merging athleticism\, national pride\, and ecological awareness. \n \nThe “Sculture Vestite”: a human epic\nThe Artist Head – Rider’s Head is not merely a prize\, but an intimate portrait of humanity. Bressani’s Sculture Vestite evoke emotions\, memories\, dreams\, and visions through textile fragments\, vibrant colors\, and dynamic geometries.\nThrough these works\, the artist expresses the ordered chaos of competition — that intersection where heart and reason meet.\nThese awards celebrate not only the fastest but also the indomitable spirits who race against time\, fatigue\, and uncertainty. Like the Pavia–Venice Raid itself\, they unite distant worlds: art and engines\, contemplation and adrenaline\, elegance and power. \nConclusion: art that unites\nFrom 2021 to 2024\, Stefano Bressani has transformed the Pavia–Venice Raid into an aesthetic narrative. In every Artist Head\, one perceives the courage to take risks\, to be carried by wind and speed — and by thought. \nBecause\, as Bressani reminds us\, \n true victory is not only about finishing first\, but about leaving an indelible mark. \n\n  \nPlaylist Video URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/raid-pavia-venice-bressani-crowns-the-winners-with-his-artist-heads/ LOCATION:Venezia\, Italy CATEGORIES:Venice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2023-RAID-PV-VE-FOTO-B.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210330 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250718T074452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T094234Z UID:5543-1616976000-1617062399@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:The Sant’Ambrogio Bell by Stefano Bressani in Milan DESCRIPTION:The Sant’Ambrogio Bell by Stefano Bressani in Milan\nIn the heart of Milan\, where tradition meets modernity\, stands a work that celebrates a universal message: justice\, beauty\, and rebirth. The Sant’Ambrogio Bell\, signed by Stefano Bressani—known as The Tailor of Art—is much more than a sculpture: it is a profound call to spirituality and balance. \nA saint dressed in art\nWith his Sculture Vestite technique\, Bressani reinterprets the figure of Saint Ambrose\, transforming him into a symbol of justice and mercy. Fabric\, color\, and volume intertwine in a powerful and contemporary visual language\, capable of speaking even to those unfamiliar with the Saint’s story. \nA cultural journey through the heart of Milan\nThe work was the centerpiece of a citywide event held from March 29 to Easter Sunday\, a date coinciding with the anniversary of the Saint’s death (April 4\, 397). The project involved symbolic locations such as Piazza Duomo\, Castello Sforzesco\, and the Pinacoteca di Brera\, creating an itinerary designed to awaken Milan’s artistic sensitivity. \nThe sound of the bell and the symbolic gesture\nAt the heart of the work is the bell: not just a physical object\, but a sound and a symbol. It calls for reflection on justice\, represented by the book that Saint Ambrose holds on the scales—an emblem of balance between good and evil\, authority and compassion. \nThe nail and the cross: recurring symbols\nThe nail\, a distinctive mark in Bressani’s works\, becomes here the pivot holding together the world’s contradictions. The Christian cross\, meanwhile\, transforms into a message of hope\, projected ideally toward infinity. \nA message for Milan and the world\nThe project is accompanied by a documentary video narrated by Vittorio Sgarbi\, inviting viewers to look beyond the surface to grasp the deeper values the work conveys. \n  \n\n  \nBeauty is useful; it’s not a romantic idea. Beauty helps make people better and can change the world. True beauty can save us all\, Milanese or not\, one by one. \n— Renzo Piano\n\nThe Sant’Ambrogio Bell by Stefano Bressani thus becomes a symbol of hope\, justice\, and renewal. A work that speaks to the city and to the world\, suggesting that beauty truly has the power to transform reality. \n  \n\n  \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/the-santambrogio-bell-by-stefano-bressani-in-milan/ LOCATION:Pinacoteca di Brera\, Via Brera\, 28\, 20121 Milano MI\, Milano\, Italy CATEGORIES:Milan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-27.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210222 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250714T084912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T073405Z UID:5554-1613865600-1613951999@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Bressani guest of the Italian Consulate in New York DESCRIPTION:Stefano Bressani at the Italian Consulate in New York: art and Italian identity in the city that never sleeps\nNew York—the city that never sleeps\, capital of art and dreams. It was here that Stefano Bressani\, the Pavia-born artist known for his Sculture Vestite\, was welcomed by the Italian Consulate for an encounter uniting art\, diplomacy\, and identity. \n  \n \nMeeting with Consul General Francesco Genuardi\nOn February 21\, 2019\, Bressani was received by Consul General Francesco Genuardi\, thanks to his friendship with tenor Vittorio Grigolo. The Italian Consulate in New York\, located in the heart of Manhattan\, thus became a crossroads of Italian culture\, diplomacy\, and innovation. \nAn artistic tribute between past and sustainability\nDuring Genuardi’s tenure\, the Consulate has been more than a formal institution—it has become a vibrant cultural hub. Among its initiatives\, Bressani’s tribute stands out: a work inspired by Michelangelo’s David\, created from recycled clothing. This gesture builds a bridge between the Renaissance\, sustainability\, and contemporary art. \nA vision of art and memory\nIn the quiet of the institutional halls\, Stefano Bressani brought his vision to the Consulate: fabric\, memory\, and identity in dialogue with history. The meeting marks the beginning of a possible solo exhibition in the diplomatic headquarters on Fifth Avenue. \nFuture perspectives and Italian identity\nThe experience at the Italian Consulate in New York represents a key milestone in Bressani’s career. The city rewards innovation and authenticity—and it may not be long before his works find a place within the halls of the MoMA. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/bressani-guest-of-the-italian-consulate-in-new-york/ LOCATION:New York CATEGORIES:New York ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2019-NEW-YORK-CONSOLATO-ITALIANO-FOTO-B-1-e1752483613169.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201002 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250715T083133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T094343Z UID:5557-1601510400-1601596799@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Bressani enchants Lugano with Picasso ReLOADED DESCRIPTION:Bressani enchants Lugano with Picasso ReLOADED\nBressani Picasso ReLOADED Lugano: an unforgettable evening at the Hotel Splendide Royal\, where art\, elegance\, and memory meet in refined dialogue. The Italian artist presented the Picasso ReLOADED project alongside the launch of Excellence Fine Art Magazine. \n  \n \nArt and style in the heart of Lugano\nAt the Hotel Splendide Royal—one of Lugano’s most prestigious hotels—art came to life in an event that fused tradition and contemporaneity. “The tailor of art\,” Stefano Bressani\, presented Picasso ReLOADED\, his new exhibition project inspired by the Spanish genius. \nThe occasion also marked the editorial debut of Excellence Fine Art\, a new international magazine dedicated to art and beauty\, distributed in the most exclusive hotels and clubs around the world. \nThe Splendide Royal: elegance and memory\nWith over 130 years of history\, the Splendide Royal stands as a symbol of excellence. It has hosted presidents\, artists\, intellectuals\, and historical figures. Its refined atmosphere offered the perfect setting for an event celebrating not only art\, but also the culture of hospitality and good taste. \nA project between genius and vision\nWith Picasso ReLOADED\, Bressani offers a personal and tactile interpretation of the twentieth-century master. His Sculture Vestite\, crafted with sartorial fabrics\, become expressive tools to reinterpret Picasso’s visual language through a contemporary lens. \nDuring the evening—hosted by Angela Tuccia—the audience experienced a true artistic performance\, surrounded by works that evoke a beauty capable of stirring emotion and reflection. \nExcellence Fine Art: the magazine\nExcellence Fine Art Magazine debuts with a print run of 15\,000 copies and a selective distribution across luxury venues. An editorial project that brings together artists\, collectors\, and enthusiasts of authentic\, visionary art. \nAn event that leaves a mark\nThe meeting between Bressani’s art and the Splendide Royal’s legacy created a memorable experience—an event uniting emotion\, thought\, and beauty\, leaving a profound impression on the Swiss and international art scene. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/bressani-enchants-lugano-with-picasso-reloaded/ LOCATION:Hotel Splendide Royal Lugano\, Riva Antonio Caccia 7\, 6900 Lugano\, Svizzera\, Lugano CATEGORIES:Lugano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200404 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250715T081335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T074417Z UID:5560-1585872000-1585958399@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:CGTN visits Bressani: art that connects China and Italy DESCRIPTION:CGTN visits Stefano Bressani: art that connects China and Italy\nCGTN visited Stefano Bressani’s studio in Pavia—a journey beyond the interview\, between sculpture\, emotion\, and shared memory\, discovering the textile art that bridges East and West. \n  \n \nAn immersive experience between art and culture\nIn the heart of Stefano Bressani’s studio\, art becomes experience. The Italian crew of the China Global Television Network (CGTN) explored his creative space to narrate a universe made of fabrics\, forms\, and visual storytelling. \nSculture Vestite: emotion and form\nThe Sculture Vestite astonish with their delicacy and strength. The fabrics seem to come alive\, defying stillness\, speaking of both tradition and innovation. For CGTN\, it was more than an artistic encounter—it was a deep dialogue between material\, technique\, and emotion. \nA symbolic bridge between East and West\nThe visit offered an opportunity to reflect on the connection between Chinese textile art and Bressani’s creations. Just as silk once traveled along the Silk Road\, carrying cultures and stories\, so Bressani’s works weave together memory and vision\, transforming fabric into living sculpture. \n  \n\nTradition\, spirituality\, and innovation\nFabric—laden with symbolism in both cultures—becomes a shared language. The Sculture Vestite do not merely decorate: they speak\, communicate\, and evoke. An art form that moves between identity and contemporaneity. \nThe beginning of a new cultural exchange\nThe meeting with CGTN was not just a television feature—it was the beginning of an authentic dialogue between Italian contemporary art and the Chinese public\, a bridge made of emotion\, fabric\, and shared vision. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/cgtn-visits-bressani-art-that-connects-china-and-italy/ LOCATION:Pavia CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-15-alle-10.22.12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20191124T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20200329T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250710T101231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T074823Z UID:5564-1574582400-1585501200@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Looking for Monna Lisa in Pavia: art and mystery DESCRIPTION:Looking for Monna Lisa in Pavia: art\, mystery\, and contemporary visions\nThere is a gaze that endures through centuries—observing without judgment\, guarding secrets behind a faint smile. It is the gaze of the Monna Lisa\, the most enigmatic face in art history\, an eternal symbol of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius. Five hundred years after his death\, Pavia pays homage with Looking for Monna Lisa\, a widespread\, emotional\, and contemporary exhibition. \nCurated by Valerio Dehò and promoted by the Municipality of Pavia with the support of the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia\, the show transforms the city into an open-air gallery: from the Church of Santa Maria Gualtieri to the Broletto\, from the Visconti Castle to the Town Hall Square. Each location becomes a stop along a journey through identity\, femininity\, memory\, and the gaze. \n \nA myth that continues to reinvent itself\nWho was Monna Lisa\, really? A Florentine lady? A Lombard noblewoman? Or perhaps\, as the immersive installation Monna Lisa who? by Karmachina and Studio Dune suggests\, the mysterious Isabella of Aragon? Beyond her historical identity\, it is the mystery that captivates—and it is this very enigma that inspired the 39 international artists featured in the exhibition. \nThe more than 40 works offer pop\, conceptual\, ironic\, and critical interpretations of the world’s most famous face. Monna Lisa multiplies\, disguises herself\, fades\, and reinvents her image. Alongside the collages of Jiri Kolar\, the reflections of Vettor Pisani\, the provocations of Orlan\, and the wit of Ben Vautier\, stands one of the most intimate and original works: La GIOKONDA by Stefano Bressani. \nLa GIOKONDA by Stefano Bressani: a living and poetic tribute\nIt is not a mere reinterpretation—it is an encounter. With La GIOKONDA\, Stefano Bressani transforms Leonardo’s icon into a living body made of fabric\, memory\, and humanity. The famous Monna Lisa remains recognizable\, yet transformed. Her face\, composed of recycled fabrics\, tells silent stories—emotions stitched with the care of one who listens to matter itself. \nThe “K” in the title—GIOKONDA—is more than a graphic choice: it is a deliberate break\, a playful gesture that becomes both artistic and symbolic. A declaration of love for the original\, yet also an act of creative freedom. \nIn Bressani’s language\, fabric is not merely aesthetic material—it is flesh\, skin\, and spirit. The garment of the work becomes a living body\, a symbol of womanhood and its connection to nature. The flowing blue hair evokes the sea and the feminine archetype\, while the leaves adorning her head speak of rebirth and awareness. \nHer gaze does not follow us—it questions us. It does not seek reassurance\, but invites inquiry. Who are we? What do we see? Are we truly ready to look? \n\nAn art to live\, not merely to contemplate\nLike all of Bressani’s Sculture Vestite\, La GIOKONDA is meant to be close—not confined to a museum\, but ready to inhabit our homes and our lives. A presence that changes with us\, that watches\, accompanies\, and reminds us that beauty is never static but a continuous rebirth. \nWith this poetic gesture\, Bressani brings Leonardo to life once more. And the Gioconda still looks upon us—with new eyes. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/looking-for-monna-lisa-in-pavia-art-and-mystery/ LOCATION:Castello visconteo\, Pavia\, Italy CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/main-19.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190623 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250710T104300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T094531Z UID:5568-1561161600-1561247999@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Skultoflower Maliumbas Black Ball in Venice – Art Night 2019 DESCRIPTION:Skultoflower Maliumbas Black Ball: art and memory in Venice for Art Night 2019\nA black flower that speaks of the future\nOn June 22\, 2019\, during Art Night Venezia\, the Arsenale pulsed with a visionary energy — an art capable of merging past and future\, protest and poetry. In the heart of \nSpazio Thetis\, an international hub of contemporary art\, Italian artist Stefano Bressani unveiled his monumental work Skultoflower Maliumbas© Black Ball\, in a performance destined to leave a lasting mark on collective memory. \nThe evening was part of the group exhibition FRIENDS – Artists\, curators & gallerists\, which accompanied the 58th Venice Art Biennale and the opening of the Venice Boat Show. A diverse and international audience was guided through an immersive experience of art\, industrial memory\, ecological reflection\, and theatricality. \n \nA poetic sculpture between protest and beauty\nBressani’s work\, part of his Skultoflower series\, unites strength and fragility: a black flower\, wrapped in synthetic fabrics derived from petroleum\, rising from a structure that evokes the industrial past of the Arsenale. \nAt its core\, the Black Ball embodies a symbolic short circuit — beauty contaminated\, nature wounded\, yet still capable of redemption through art. Made of synthetic fiber\, the sculpture denounces with grace the consequences of consumerism\, transforming the very material of pollution into an aesthetic and ethical gesture. \n\n  \n\nA collective ritual of word\, light\, and memory\nThe Piazzale Beverly Pepper became the stage for a ritual performance in which laser lights\, vapor\, and virtual sparks evoked the craft of Venetian blacksmiths\, restoring dignity and poetry to the space. The performance featured the voice of Stefania Rusconi\, reciting verses by Giulia Birolini\, creating a vibrant dialogue between word and matter. \nCurator Robert C. Phillips and Antonietta Grandesso\, cultural director of Spazio Thetis\, emphasized the work’s power as an act of shared memory and poetic resistance. \nA work that continues to question\nToday\, Skultoflower Maliumbas© Black Ball lives in the gardens of Spazio Thetis: a monumental\, silent flower that continues to speak to those who look at it. It does not merely decorate — it questions\, transforms\, resists. And it tells\, without words\, of a beauty born even from pain. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/skultoflower-maliumbas-black-ball-in-venice-art-night-2019/ LOCATION:Spazio Thetis\, Calle Donà\, 2737/f\, 30122 Venezia VE\, Venezia\, Italy CATEGORIES:Venice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2019-VENEZIA-THETIS-VENICE-ART-NIGHT-BRESSANI-FOTO-B.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190511 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250714T081511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T075851Z UID:5574-1557446400-1557532799@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Exhibition FRIENDS at Spazio Thetis\, Venice DESCRIPTION:Exhibition FRIENDS at Spazio Thetis – Arsenale di Venezia\nIn the heart of Venice’s historic Arsenale\, Spazio Thetis inaugurated a new artistic season with FRIENDS\, a group exhibition dedicated to encounter\, sharing\, and creative dialogue. The show brought together Spazio Thetis’s long-standing collaborators — artists\, curators\, and gallerists who have contributed to the growth of this international cultural hub. \n \nA garden of ideas in the northern Arsenale\nThe works were displayed in the evocative gardens of the northern Arsenale\, near the Biennale Gardens. The participating artists created a free and multifaceted narrative\, in conversation with the permanent collection of Spazio Thetis\, which includes Il Terzo Paradiso by Michelangelo Pistoletto\, Le Sentinelle by Beverly Pepper\, and L’uomo che misura le nuvole by Jan Fabre. \nArt\, science\, and the future at Spazio Thetis\nSpazio Thetis was born within a center for environmental innovation\, where art and science intersect in a dialogue between disciplines. The FRIENDS exhibition embodies this dynamic and sustainable vision of art\, offering a renewed perspective on creativity\, enterprise\, and culture. \nStefano Bressani and the Skultoflower Maliumbas© Ball\nAmong the protagonists was Stefano Bressani\, the “Tailor of Art\,” with his Skultoflower Maliumbas© Ball. Created in corten steel and recycled fabrics\, the work reflects the tension between nature and artifice\, perfectly embodying the spirit of the place. \nThe FRIENDS exhibition at Spazio Thetis was open from April 17 to the end of November 2019 — a unique opportunity to rediscover Venice through contemporary art and the power of creative friendship. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/exhibition-friends-at-spazio-thetis-venice/ LOCATION:Spazio Thetis\, Calle Donà\, 2737/f\, 30122 Venezia VE\, Venezia\, Italy CATEGORIES:Venice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-20.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190130 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250714T082710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T082800Z UID:5578-1548720000-1548806399@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Stefano Bressani honored in Matera as “Uomo Illuminato” DESCRIPTION:Stefano Bressani honored in Matera as “Uomo Illuminato”: art\, sensitivity\, and social vision\nIn the heart of Matera\, among the city’s ancient Sassi and its millennia-old memory carved in stone\, artist Stefano Bressani received a prestigious recognition: the title of “Uomo Illuminato” (“Enlightened Man”)\, awarded during a ceremony promoted by the Stati Generali delle Donne. \nThe event took place on January 25 at the former San Rocco Hospital — a historic and symbolic venue transformed into a cultural celebration space for the occasion. The award was presented by Marilena Antonicelli\, Councillor for Equal Opportunities\, in the presence of local authorities\, artists\, and cultural figures. \n  \n \nAn award that celebrates art as a vehicle of sensitivity and inclusion\nThe title of Uomo Illuminato was conferred by a scientific committee of thirty members\, recognizing not only Bressani’s artistic talent but also the ethical and symbolic depth of his research. His renowned Sculture Vestite\, made from used garments and recycled textiles\, tell stories of humanity and transformation\, restoring dignity and visibility to the feminine identity. \nAccording to the official citation\, the artist “weaves stories through fabric\, blending craftsmanship and sensitivity into an expression that captures the essence of the feminine in moments of infinity.” The textile thus becomes a living material — one that narrates emotion\, memory\, and fragility in a language that transcends the visible. \nArt as an ethical space: Bressani’s vision\nDuring the event\, moderated by Isa Maggi\, President of Stati Generali delle Donne\, Bressani shared a profound reflection: “Human sensitivity\, more than gender difference\, is the foundation of every true dialogue.” His words reinforced the idea of art not merely as formal beauty\, but as an instrument of empathy\, inclusion\, and change. \nIn this sense\, the recognition received in Matera represents an act of cultural activism\, affirming the artist’s role as a conscious interpreter of his time. \nA deep dialogue with the city of the Sassi\nBressani’s stay in Matera had a strong emotional impact. Struck by the city’s “upside-down architecture” — carved downward into the rock — he found a parallel with his own creative process. His sculptures\, too\, are “excavated” by subtraction\, carved into fabric like grooves of memory. \nFrom this resonance was born the idea for a Progetto d’Opera inspired by Matera\, blending the city’s identity with the artist’s unique language in a dialogue between landscape\, memory\, and contemporary vision. \n\n  \n\nConclusion: a recognition that transcends aesthetics\nThe award conferred on Stefano Bressani goes beyond personal celebration: it is a powerful statement of how art can serve as a tool of social awareness. In Matera — European Capital of Culture — this gesture takes on even deeper meaning\, positioning the artist as a “citizen of the world.” A creator capable of transforming beauty into awareness\, and of giving back\, through his fabrics and sensitivity\, meaning and color to the complexity of our time. \n\n  \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/stefano-bressani-honored-in-matera-as-uomo-illuminato/ LOCATION:Matera CATEGORIES:Matera ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-21.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20181012T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251012T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250724T070022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T153038Z UID:5425-1539331200-1760288400@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Sport and art in motion: Stefano Bressani’s signature makes CorriPavia unique from 2018 to 2025 DESCRIPTION:Pavia – Sunday\, October 12\, 2025\nThe countdown has already begun for one of Northern Italy’s most beloved running events: CorriPavia\, now reaching its 21st edition. While the race has always been the beating heart of the event\, in recent years another rhythm has joined its pace — the artistic soul of Maestro Stefano Bressani\, the Pavia-born artist behind the now-celebrated Skultomedal\, the “artwork-medal” that has symbolically accompanied every participant since 2018. \n2018: the aesthetic revolution of the medal\nThe turning point came in 2018\, during the 16th edition of CorriPavia. For the first time\, the medal was not just a commemorative object but a true wearable sculpture. It was signed by Stefano Bressani\, an internationally renowned Pavia-born artist known for his “Sculture Vestite”\, three-dimensional works made from reclaimed fabrics. \nThe Skultomedal redefined the imagery of running competitions\, blending art and sport into an innovative visual language. Through dynamic\, colorful forms\, Bressani translated the spirit of Pavia — the Visconti Castle\, the Ticino River\, the medieval towers — into a contemporary and distinctive symbol\, transforming the medal into an emblem of the event’s identity. \n \n2019: when art meets the running shirt\nThe following year\, the Skultomedal doubled its presence. Alongside the medal came the official race t-shirt\, once again designed by Bressani\, bringing the artwork directly onto the runners’ chests. Thanks to a partnership with technical sponsor Karhu\, the shirt became a moving canvas — an extension of art in motion. It was the year of the “Author’s CorriPavia\,” as described by Franco Corona\, president of Atletica 100 Torri\, who emphasized the strategic value of this fusion between sport\, art\, and territorial promotion. \n2020–2022: pause and revival\nThe pandemic halted the event in 2020 and 2021\, and it did not take place in 2022 either. However\, Bressani’s presence — and that of his creation — remained alive in the collective imagination. An “on-track” edition of the race was organized\, maintaining the connection between art\, sport\, and community. \n2023: rebirth with the 20th edition\nOn September 24\, 2023\, CorriPavia returned with a Special Edition. The medals became entirely eco-sustainable\, crafted from recycled wood and printed with zero emissions. The design remained faithful to Bressani’s original concept\, reaffirming a now-recognizable identity. The official t-shirt also featured the Skultomedal at its center\, once again in collaboration with Karhu. \n2024: two colors\, one signature\nIn the 2024 edition\, the Skultomedal appeared in two versions: burgundy for the Mini CorriPavia and midnight blue for the 10K\, both octagonal and made from FSC and PEFC®-certified wood. Once again\, Bressani’s signature defined the runner’s experience: each medal was not merely a souvenir but a collectible artwork — a statement of beauty and environmental respect. \n2025: art keeps running\nOn October 12\, 2025\, CorriPavia will celebrate the fifth consecutive year of collaboration with Stefano Bressani. The message is clear: \nrunning is not just about athletic performance\, but also about culture\, aesthetics\, and civic engagement. \nThe urban route\, winding among Pavia’s historic landmarks\, becomes an open-air gallery where art finds new vitality through the vision of an artist capable of turning a simple object into a visual and symbolic story. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/sport-and-art-in-motion-stefano-bressanis-signature-makes-corripavia-unique-from-2018-to-2025/ LOCATION:Pavia CATEGORIES:Pavia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-41.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20171207T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20180121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250710T093942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T083506Z UID:5583-1512633600-1516554000@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Angels between Heaven and Earth: art and spirituality between Italy and Argentina DESCRIPTION:Angels between Heaven and Earth: art and spirituality between Italy and Argentina\nAngels between Heaven and Earth is the title of the exhibition hosted at the Serrone of the Royal Villa of Monza from December 7\, 2017\, to January 21\, 2018. The event\, rich in symbolic and intercultural meaning\, placed at its center the figure of the angel — a universal archetype that crosses religions\, cultures\, and artistic traditions.The project\, conceived by Daniele Crippa\, brought together over 500 Italian and international artists in a dialogue between contemporary art and spirituality. \n \nIglesia de los Angeles: the Argentinian project\nIn the heart of the El Milagro estate in Argentina stands the Iglesia de los Angeles\, an architectural and spiritual project promoted by Daniele Crippa. The building is decorated with more than a thousand 20×20 cm ceramic tiles\, crafted by local artisans from the works of renowned Italian artists such as Gillo Dorfles\, Giosetta Fioroni\, and Mimmo Paladino. The project is a tribute to the indigenous Christian community and to the deep connection between art\, faith\, and territory. \nThe Italian connection: the Monza exhibition\nThe Monza exhibition served as a symbolic bridge between Italy and Argentina. The artworks\, inspired by the decoration of the Iglesia de los Angeles\, formed a mosaic of contemporary angelic visions. The event was made possible thanks to the collaboration with the Direzione Generale della Reggia di Monza and the patronage of both the Archdiocese and Argentine cultural institutions — reinforcing the dialogue between the two nations. \nStefano Bressani and the contemporary angel\nAmong the featured artists\, Stefano Bressani presented a smiling\, colorful angel crafted in his unmistakable style.His work approaches spirituality through a sustainable vision\, where the angel becomes a symbol of regeneration\, ecology\, and social commitment.The use of fabric and recycled materials gives the figure a new lightness — tied to the responsibility of the present. \nThe figure of the angel in art history\nFrom Giotto to Chagall\, from Michelangelo to Haring\, the angel has remained a constant presence in the artistic imagination. In Angels between Heaven and Earth\, the angel reaffirms itself as a universal icon capable of transcending cultures and evoking timeless values — protection\, brotherhood\, and hope.Art thus becomes a bridge for dialogue and reflection on the meaning of the sacred in the contemporary world. \nArt and spirituality in dialogue\nThe publication Angeli & Artisti nella Iglesia de los Angeles (Bellavite Editore) accompanied the exhibition\, offering further insight into the project. Overall\, Angels between Heaven and Earth stands as a successful example of art as a bridge among peoples\, spirituality\, and creativity. In the age of globalization\, the angel becomes a messenger of shared ethics and of humanity’s search for beauty\, meaning\, and connection. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/angels-between-heaven-and-earth-art-and-spirituality-between-italy-and-argentina/ LOCATION:Villa Reale di Monza\, Viale Brianza\, 1\, 20900 Monza MB\, Monza\, Italy CATEGORIES:Monza ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-18.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20170901T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20171001T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250710T092008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T085004Z UID:5586-1504252800-1506877200@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Stefano Bressani at OPEN20 Venice: between sculpture and contemporary reflection DESCRIPTION:Stefano Bressani OPEN20 Venice\nStefano Bressani OPEN20 Venice marks a biennium of intense creative activity and international recognition.\nBetween 2016 and 2017\, the artist strengthened his presence in the contemporary art scene\, presenting visionary works in venues such as Molino Stucky\, the Arsenale\, and the Hotel Excelsior during the Venice Film Festival. \nPicasso Re-loaded: a dialogue with Cubism\nWith Picasso Re-loaded\, Bressani reinterprets the Cubist legacy through his personal lens — not merely as homage\, but as a critical dialogue with the visual language of the 20th century. His sculptures reconstruct and deconstruct the human figure\, inviting reflection on art as an interpretation of reality. \n \nSkultoflower and the Arte Laguna Prize\nThe Skultoflower series\, awarded the OPEN19 – Arte Laguna Special Prize\, explores the connection between art and nature. The work symbolizes rebirth — blooming as transformation.\nPresented at Molino Stucky and the Arsenale\, the piece conveys an ecological message through form and color. \nKaotika – Without Time: time and visual chaos\nAt OPEN20 Venice\, Bressani presented Kaotika – Without Time\, an installation exhibited at the Hotel Excelsior. Serial figures in motion embody the disconnection of the present. The black and white tones recall classic cinema\, while the visual rhythm mirrors the disorientation of the contemporary individual. Displayed alongside artists such as Yoko Ono\, the work reaffirms the relevance of Bressani’s research. \nA scenography of contemporaneity\nAccording to curator Serena Mormino\, Kaotika is a “scenography of contemporaneity.” White becomes a symbol of identity loss and impersonal communication. The artwork denounces digital solitude and the erosion of meaning — yet also opens the door to individual renewal. \nRead critical essay \nArt as possibility\nDespite its apparent chromatic lightness\, Bressani’s art is rich in critical depth. His language merges tradition and innovation\, leading to a journey of awareness. Aesthetics become a tool to question the human condition in the age of speed and post-truth. \nToward new projects\nWith OPEN20 Venice\, Stefano Bressani reaffirms the coherence of his artistic vision. His works raise questions about time and identity\, opening spaces for shared reflection. Amid new exhibitions and international collaborations\, the artist continues to engage the public through images\, installations\, and digital dialogue. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/stefano-bressani-at-open20-venice-between-sculpture-and-contemporary-reflection/ LOCATION:Festival del cinema di Venezia\, Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi\, 41\, 30126 Lido VE\, Venezia\, Italy CATEGORIES:Venice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/main-17.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170407 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250714T090646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T090646Z UID:5593-1491436800-1491523199@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Skultoflower Maliumbas by Stefano Bressani in Los Angeles DESCRIPTION:Skultoflower Maliumbas by Stefano Bressani: from the Art of Venice to the Nature of Los Angeles\nSkultoflower Maliumbas by Stefano Bressani goes beyond sculpture: it transforms\, inhabits\, and lives within its space. After its debut at the Arsenale in Venice\, the work found a new home in the gardens of Bel Air\, Los Angeles — a journey through symbolism\, matter\, and transformation that mirrors the artist’s profound vision. \n  \n \nFrom the waters of Venice to the Arte Laguna Prize\nThe work first came to life beneath the arches of the Arsenale Nord in Venice\, where it captivated the jury of the Arte Laguna Prize in the special OPEN section. This recognition opened new international horizons for both Skultoflower Maliumbas and its creator. \nFollowing its success\, the piece moved to the Molino Stucky pier\, under the watchful gaze of the lagoon and an international audience — where a chance encounter with an American family would change its destiny. \nThe garden of Bel Air: between nature and pop culture\nSkultoflower Maliumbas crossed the ocean and landed in Los Angeles\, in the heart of Bel Air. There\, nestled in a lush garden\, it entered into dialogue with the Californian environment — sunlight\, hills\, and the echoes of 1980s pop culture. \nA living sculpture\nThe piece becomes a living organism: it changes with the seasons\, interacts with nature\, and takes root in the soil. At its core stands a symbolic flower — delicate yet resilient\, fragile yet strong — made of industrial materials such as neoprene and corten steel. \nSymbolism\, matter\, and metamorphosis\nThe geometric cube hosting the flower represents the tension between opposites: Skultoflower Maliumbas unites rigor and organicity\, matter and spirit\, industry and nature. It is a work in perpetual transformation\, embodying the cycles of life — blooming\, decay\, and rebirth. \n \nThe solid stem and corten petals evoke transformation as a vital force — a hallmark of Bressani’s art\, which embraces imperfection and turns it into beauty. \nAn endless story\nFrom Venice to Los Angeles\, Skultoflower Maliumbas becomes a bridge between cultures\, memories\, and landscapes. No longer a simple object\, but an immersive and personal experience — a sensory narrative that evolves with each encounter\, becoming part of both life and collective imagination. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/skultoflower-maliumbas-by-stefano-bressani-in-los-angeles/ LOCATION:Los Angeles CATEGORIES:Los Angeles ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160925 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250710T085952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T124127Z UID:5598-1474675200-1474761599@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Skultoflower by Stefano Bressani at MUPA Portofino DESCRIPTION:Skultoflower by Stefano Bressani at MUPA Portofino\nIn 2016\, Stefano Bressani presented Skultoflower at the Museum of the Park in Portofino (MUPA)\, where the work entered the permanent collection. After its preview at the international exhibition OPEN in Venice\, the artist from Pavia consolidated his language between sculpture\, design\, fashion\, and existential reflection. \nA cubist flower between body and spirit\nStanding three meters tall\, Skultoflower is a monumental sculpture. Its corten steel base symbolizes the body and transformation\, while a colorful neoprene cube rises as a symbol of the soul. The contrast between organic matter and rational form embodies the tension between impermanence and permanence. \n \nThe Maliumbas texture: a visual identity\nA distinctive element of the work is the Maliumbas texture\, created and patented by Bressani. This vivid\, pop\, and tribal surface acts as both visual narrative and inner language — a vocabulary that merges art\, fashion\, and experimentation. \nA work between Venice and Portofino\nAfter its debut in Venice\, Skultoflower received the Arte Laguna Special Prize – OPEN Section and participated in the 11th Arte Laguna Prize. Its arrival in Portofino\, under the direction of Daniele Crippa and curated by Serena Mormino\, established the work among the greats of contemporary sculpture. \nToday\, Skultoflower is part of the MUPA collection alongside historic names such as Lucio Fontana\, Arman\, Guttuso\, Pomodoro\, and Man Ray. \n\nA metaphor for the human condition\nWith Skultoflower\, Bressani proposes a sculptural metaphor of existence — a hybrid between nature and artifice\, between spirit and matter. The flower is not just beauty; it is transformation\, deconstruction\, and rebirth. As curator Serena Mormino writes\, it is “a work to be worn with the eyes\,” an invitation to look beyond the surface and experience art as an emotional and intimate journey. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/skultoflower-by-stefano-bressani-at-mupa-portofino/ LOCATION:Museo del Parco\, Molo Umberto I\, 16028 Portofino GE\, Portofino\, Italy CATEGORIES:Portofino ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-16.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20160902T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20161002T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250710T083224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T090903Z UID:5604-1472803200-1475427600@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Skultoflower by Stefano Bressani at OPEN 19 Venice DESCRIPTION:The lagoon dresses in art: Skultoflower exhibited in Venice\nAlmost twenty years after its inception\, OPEN – International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations confirms itself as one of the most visionary events on the contemporary art scene. The 2016 edition transformed Venice into an open-air museum\, where art meets everyday life\, engaging both passersby and the urban landscape. \nThe installations\, scattered among calli\, fondamenta\, and lagoon views\, disrupt visual continuity and generate aesthetic short circuits that provoke reflection and wonder. OPEN 19 is much more than an exhibition: it is an immersive experience where the viewer becomes an active part of the work. \n\nSkultoflower: the “dressed” sculpture by Bressani as a highlight in Venice\nAmong the exhibiting artists stands Stefano Bressani\, master of Italian contemporary art\, with his monumental Skultoflower\, strategically positioned at the entrance of the Hilton Molino Stucky. After the success of Maliumbas Nature Sound at Casa Milan\, Bressani brought to Venice a sculpture that perfectly synthesizes his poetic and material language. \nStanding over three meters tall\, Skultoflower rises from a corten steel stem — a symbol of transformation over time. From this metallic structure blooms a cube covered with Maliumbas texture\, a hallmark of Bressani’s stylistic identity. The work fuses strength and delicacy\, geometry and nature\, industry and poetry. \nA symbol of resilience and sustainability\nThe sculpture is made from recycled materials\, in line with the artist’s ethical approach. The contrast between oxidizing metal and the visual lightness of fabric transforms the piece into a living organism\, able to communicate with its viewers. A symbol of coexistence between the ephemeral and the enduring\, the soft and the solid\, humankind and time. \nThe curatorship is by Serena Mormino\, art critic and president of the cultural association Amarte\, who accompanies Bressani in this edition. “His works combine different suggestions\,” she notes\, “merging into a unique language\, suspended between Dolce Vita\, Pop Art\, and the future.” \nRead the critical essay \nWithin the context of OPEN 19\, Skultoflower becomes the ambassador of a new Italian sculpture that unites craftsmanship and innovation\, tradition and experimentation\, transforming matter into vision. \nAn art to be lived\, not just observed\nWith this installation\, Stefano Bressani confirms his ability to create works that go beyond mere admiration — pieces that engage and interact. His Scultura Vestita invites the audience to a sensory and emotional experience where art becomes part of everyday life. URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/skultoflower-by-stefano-bressani-at-open-19-venice/ LOCATION:Open 19 Molino Stucky\, Giudecca\, 810\, 30133 Venezia VE\, Venezia\, Italy CATEGORIES:Venice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-14.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20160412T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20160415T170000 DTSTAMP:20260916T164838 CREATED:20250710T085019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T091438Z UID:5608-1460448000-1460739600@stefanobressani.com SUMMARY:Stefano Bressani at Casa Milan – Fuori Salone 2016 DESCRIPTION:Colours of fabrics sound: Stefano Bressani at Fuori Salone 2016\nDuring the 2016 Fuori Salone\, Casa Milan hosted Colours of Fabrics Sound\, an exhibition by the artist from Pavia\, Stefano Bressani. The show celebrated the fusion of art\, fabric\, and sound\, bringing to Milan ten works capable of engaging the senses in a unique experience. \nFamous for his Sculture Vestite\, the artist presented a symbolic and multisensory vision where fabric and sound dialogue\, giving life to works charged with meaning and poetic tension. \n \n“Maliumbas Nature Sound”: the sound sculpture\nAmong the most representative works of the exhibition stands Maliumbas Nature Sound (2016): a 280 cm sculpture covered in colorful fabrics and equipped with a Bose audio system. More than an art object\, it is a musical instrument that embodies the artist’s synesthetic vision\, merging sight\, touch\, and sound into one aesthetic experience. \nFabric\, nails\, and dynamism\nBressani’s sculptures are made from tailored fabrics assembled without seams and held together by symbolic nails. In Fighting (2016)\, the energy of athletic movement merges with his plastic research\, bringing motion to the stage. \nThe contrast between rigid materials and soft textiles reveals an aesthetic built on dualities: organic/inorganic\, solid/fragile — a language that escapes traditional definitions. \nBetween Pop Art and nature: icons and symbols\nWorks such as Fiat F2 and White Caddy (2014) pay homage to the automotive world\, while Regal Horse and the On My Fingers series (2013–2014) introduce a natural dimension through symbols like the frog — an icon of transformation and adaptability. \nAn aesthetics of inconsistency\nBressani’s creative process is born from musical and instinctive impulse. His works follow no fixed scheme: they emerge from emotional suggestions and contrasts. The result is an art to be listened to\, touched\, and lived. \nColours of Fabrics Sound is not just an exhibition but a poetic proposition — an invitation to rediscover art as a daily and immersive experience. \n  URL:https://stefanobressani.com/en/evento/stefano-bressani-at-casa-milan-fuori-salone-2016/ LOCATION:Casa Milan\, Via Aldo Rossi\, 8\, 20149 Milano MI\, Milano\, Italy CATEGORIES:Milan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stefanobressani.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MAIN-15.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR