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Press Release PERSIAN DIARY Iranian Artists at the Castiglia in Saluzzo curated by Vahid Malek 20 May – 10 June, 2018 Inauguration Saturday 19 May, 2018, 11am Persian Diary is the title of an event that will see the Castiglia in Saluzzo serve as the meeting point for two ancient civilisations that have always found a perfect form of cultural exchange in dialogue and collaboration. It is an exhibition that captures the magic of an ancient civilisation – one that leads the visitors on a fascinating journey through the memory, history and traditions of Iran, stretching all the way to the present moment. At 11am on Saturday, 19 th of May, seven Iranian contemporary artists will be the leading lights of a trip into art and history. The exhibition forms part of the programme for the new edition of start Storia Artea Saluzzo (History and Art in Saluzzo), a successful, wide-ranging, month-long initiative that, with its various events, is bringing to life every enchanting corner of what is one of the ten most beautiful towns in Italy. As IGAV President, Rosalba Garuzzo, explains: “This is an important event for the Istituto Garuzzo, which has always believed in Saluzzo, site of our Permanent Collection and Exhibition. It is all very much in the same spirit that has always infused our projects, which have cultural diplomacy as their basic objective”. Together with the Tehran Art Center, the Turin-based Istituto Garuzzo per le Arti Visive , in partnership with the City of Saluzzo, is exhibiting twenty-one works by seven Iranian artists on the first floor of the Castiglia. Artists Firoozeh Akhlaghi, Mohamad Hadi Fadavi, Shahram Karimi, Alireza Karimpour, Alireza Saadatmand, Sahar Salehi, Amir Bakhtiar Sanjabi. Persian Diary curated by Vahid Malek IGAV Permanent Collection and Exhibition, Castiglia di Saluzzo 20 May - 10 June, 2018 Inauguration: 11am, Saturday, 19 May, 2018 Opening times: Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 6pm; Sunday and public holidays, 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 7pm

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Page 1: Diario Persiano Comunicato stampa INGLESE · Press Release PERSIAN DIARY Iranian Artists at the Castiglia in Saluzzo curated by Vahid Malek 20 May – 10 June, 2018 Inauguration Saturday

PressRelease

PERSIANDIARYIranianArtistsattheCastigliainSaluzzo

curatedbyVahidMalek

20May–10June,2018InaugurationSaturday19May,2018,11am

PersianDiary is the title of an event thatwill see theCastiglia in Saluzzo serve as themeetingpoint for twoancientcivilisationsthathavealways foundaperfect formofculturalexchange indialogueandcollaboration.Itisanexhibitionthatcapturesthemagicofanancientcivilisation–onethatleadsthevisitorsonafascinatingjourneythroughthememory,historyandtraditionsofIran,stretchingallthewaytothepresentmoment.At11amonSaturday,19thofMay,sevenIraniancontemporaryartistswillbetheleadinglightsofatripintoartandhistory.Theexhibitionformspartoftheprogrammefortheneweditionofstart–StoriaArteaSaluzzo(HistoryandArtinSaluzzo),asuccessful,wide-ranging,month-longinitiativethat,withitsvariousevents, isbringingtolifeeveryenchantingcornerofwhatisoneofthetenmostbeautifultownsinItaly.AsIGAVPresident,RosalbaGaruzzo,explains:“ThisisanimportanteventfortheIstitutoGaruzzo,whichhasalwaysbelievedinSaluzzo,siteofourPermanentCollectionandExhibition.Itisallverymuch in the same spirit that has always infusedourprojects,whichhave cultural diplomacy astheirbasicobjective”.Together with the Tehran Art Center, the Turin-based Istituto Garuzzo per le Arti Visive , inpartnershipwiththeCityofSaluzzo,isexhibitingtwenty-oneworksbysevenIranianartistsonthefirstflooroftheCastiglia.ArtistsFiroozeh Akhlaghi, Mohamad Hadi Fadavi, Shahram Karimi, Alireza Karimpour, AlirezaSaadatmand,SaharSalehi,AmirBakhtiarSanjabi.PersianDiarycuratedbyVahidMalekIGAVPermanentCollectionandExhibition,CastigliadiSaluzzo20May-10June,2018Inauguration:11am,Saturday,19May,2018Opening times:Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10am–1pmand2pm–6pm; Sunday andpublicholidays,10am–1pmand2pm–7pm

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IATSaluzzoTouristOfficePiazzaRisorgimento1,Saluzzo(Cuneo)Tel.+39017546710Email:[email protected];[email protected]:www.saluzzoturistica.itIstitutoGaruzzoperleArtiVisiveTel.+390118124456info@igav-art.orgwww.igav-art.org

IstitutoGaruzzoperleArtiVisive-PressOfficeTizianaBuccico,Cell.+393396317019tbuccico@gmail.comProjectstagedwiththecontributionof

PermanentCollectionandExhibitionoftheIstitutoGaruzzoperleArtiVisive–IGAV

ThePermanentCollectionandExhibitionofthe IstitutoGaruzzoper leArtiVisiveopenedtothepublic in the autumn of 2009. They are located within the 19th-century wing of the Castiglia,which is provided on a loan-for-use basis by Saluzzo Local Council by means of a multi-yearagreement.Inside, the building plays host to works by accomplished artists who have already garnered anationalandinternationalreputation,alongsideworksbyyoung,emergingnames.Offering a continually updated visionof the latest artistic tendencies in Italy, the collectionhasovertheyearsservedasthevenuefortheexhibitingofaround100worksbyatotalofmorethan90artists.Since2012,ithasbeenpartofthenationwide“IluoghidelContemporaneo”networkestablishedby the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activitiesand Tourism, as a vehicle for thedisseminationandfruitionofcontemporaryartinItaly.