Four unpublished Christmas meetings to discover the art stations of Naples.
In view of 2015 Christmas, they come back every Wednesday, MetroArt # Focus -Tour6, four new itinerant lessons in the Stations of the Art of the Naples metro.
The art historians of the Artistic Heritage Office of the Neapolitan Mobility Company (ANM), will take us to the enchanting stations of Garibaldi square, Scampia to conclude with a double appointment to the multi-award winning of Toledo, recently awarded theITA International Tunneling Awards 2015, the Oscar of the great underground public works.
During the thematic meetings, the emotional design by Karim Rashid, the meaning of the mirroring works of Michelangelo Pistoletto, the civil and cultural commitment hidden behind the murals by the artist Felice Pignataro, the beauty of the image of Naples in the shots and artistic installations by William Kentridge, Bob Wilson, Oliviero Toscani and Shirin Neshat and, finally, we will talk about urban archeology, which allowed during the excavations of the metro, the discovery of important historical artifacts.
Program of the Metroart tour 6
Wednesday, December 9
University and Garibaldi Stations
Timetable: start 10.30 hours
Where: University station atrium
Art and everyday life: from Rashid's emotional design to Pistoletto's “mirrors” by Maria Corbi, art historian, resp. ANM artistic heritage management
Wednesday, December 16
Piscinola station
Timetable: start 10.30 hours
Where: atrium Piscinola station
FELIMetrò: Felice Pignataro's utopias take the train
edited by Mirella La Magna Pignataro, Head of the GRIDAS Cultural Association of Scampia
Wednesday, December 23
Toledo and Montecalvario stations
Timetable: start 10.30 hours
Where: Toledo station atrium
Naples, history and identity of a multiple city through the eyes of the artists by Maria Corbi, art historian, resp. ANM artistic heritage management
Wednesday, December 30
Toledo and City Hall stations
Timetable: start 10.30 hours
Where: Toledo station atrium
An art itinerary between history and contemporary languages curated by Luisa Lepre, art historian, ANM artistic heritage management
Information on the 2015 Metroart Christmas Tour
When: from 9 to 30 December 2015, every Wednesday
Schedule: by 10.30
Duration: 90 minutes
Where: in the stations of the art of the 1 Line of the metro
Ticket prices: free entry, but travel ticket is required
The reservation is mandatory: on infoarte@anm.it and can be done within 13.00 hours of the day before.
