30 October - 4 November 2018, Italy, Belluno (Veneto), XXXIII Ex Tempore of Sculpture in Wood

From 30 October to 4 November 2018 will take place the thirty-third edition of the EX Tempore di Scultura su legno - Wooden sculpture contest. Paolo Vivian has been invited to participate in this legendary competition, dedicated to wood carving. Organized by the Consortium Belluno Centro Storico since 1986 this year's competition brings together 21 artists from all over Italy and one foreign guest from Czech Republic.They will working in open air under the theme "View the world through a child's eyes". The official presentation of the event will take place on Tuesday 30th October at 11.30 am at the Chamber of Commerce (via Roma). The closing ceremony and the awarding by the Jury, Bellunese Press and F.I.D.A.P.A. Awards will be as usual on Sunday, November 4 at 4 pm in Piazza dei Martiri at Astor Belluno. After the competition, the art works will be exhibited at the Cube of Palazzo Crepadona from 5th to 11th November for the public vote that will award the prize "Città di Belluno".

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For more information: www.bellunocentro.it


15 september - 21 october 2018, Austria, Laa an der Thaya, Kunsthaus  LAA, “L x B x H”, International Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition

"L x B x H" is the title of a group exhibition in Laa an der Thaya in Austria set up in the Termae Park and at  Bürgerspital. The goal of the curatorial project is the creation of a three-dimensional international artistic dialogue through the constellation between sculpture - object - installation - monument - bust - torso - memorial - relief - site-specific - ready made - objet trouvé.
Were exhibited the works of the forty artists from Germany, Austria, Czech Rep., Ukraine, Bulgaria and besides of course Italy with Paolo Vivian, who participates in the collection with his wooden sculpture "Event Horizon", where the artist investigate the mood of those who had to live at the same time, a condition of submission and fear and find moments to live the private life with enormous risks.  It is a work realized of the place in the year 2016 thanks to its historical and cultural research, dedicated to the collective memory of Laa an der Thaya - an Austrian municipality in Lower Austria which is located on the border with the Czech Republic.
KUNSTHAUS LAA im Bürgerspital, a part from which is that the exhibition "L x B x H", is a major cultural project of the municipality of Laa an der Thaya with the support of the Lower Austrian Province, edited by Elisabeth Ledersbeger-Lehoczky. "L x B x H" will remain open until October 21st 2018.

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13 - 20 September 2018, Germany, Forst (Lausitz), Second International Wooden Sculpture Symposium

From 13 to 20 September 2018 Paolo Vivian will participate in the Second International Wooden Sculpture Symposium in Forst (Lausitz) in Germany. He was invited after a selection, to take part for the second time in this important international sculpture project. Forst (Lausitz) is a city on the German-Polish border in the Land of Brandenburg. It is known for its textile industry and its rose garden. In the famous Rosengarten there is already installated "Vertical Train", the monumental wooden sculpture created by Vivian in 2013 during the first edition of the forum.
Today, five years later it was organized the second edition of the symposium by the municipality of Forst (Lausitz) in collaboration with the Association of Polish sculptors and artists and with the support of the European Regional Development Fund together with DSK Deutsche Stadt, Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH & Co and Kompetenzzentrum Forst (Lausitz) eV.
The event presents 15 artists from six European countries such as Poland, Russia, England, the Netherlands, Germany as well as Italy with Vivian and they will create their works in front of the public, following the concept dedicated to transformation and evolution.
The theme is a verse by the famous German writer Hermann Hesse taken from the poem "Stufel" (Steps) - "Im jedem Abschied steckt ein Anfang" (In every Goodbye there is a Beginning ..)
Thursday, September 13th at 10:00 am The second edition of the symposium begins with the greeting of the Mayor of Forst (L.) - Simone Taubenek. The official closing of the event will be on Wednesday 19 September at 19:00 at the square in front of the church of Saint Nicolas with the presentation of the newly created sculptures.

>> More information:
www.symposium.kulturwege-forst.de


7 - 13 September 2018, China, Xi`an (Shaanxi Province), Shaanxi Provincial Art Museum,
Fifth International Silk Road Art festival

From 7 to 13 September 2018 the work of Paolo Vivian "Bar Code. Ferro " will be presented at the Provincial Museum of Fine Arts in Shaanxi in Xi'an (Shaanxi Province) in China during the fifth edition of the International Silk Road Art Festival - one of the largest and most prestigious international forums for contemporary art in China.  The iron panel was exhibited for firdst time t the Műcsarnok (Kunsthalle) museum in Budapest, Hungary, within the international project "Heroes Corner" curated by Simon Hewitt (Switzerland), during BAF 2010 – the international contemporary art fair where the artist was presented by Bulart gallery  (catalog) . The theme of the Vth  Silk Art Road Festival is "Silk Road Spirit - Contemporary Dan Qing". The works of artists from 118 countries from all over the world will be exhibited. The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government and the Shaanxi Province Department of Culture in collaboration with the Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology.


13 - 22 July 2018, Italy, Borgo Valsugana, Spazio Klien, Palazzo Ceschi "Pietre  D'Acqua 5", collective sculpture exhibition

From 13 to 22 July 2018 the sculture  "Black Structure and Future Memories" by Paolo Vivian will be exhibited at the Klien Spazio Museum in Borgo Valsugana (Trento), Italy  as part of the collective exhibition, intitled  "Pietre D'Acqua 5", curated by Paolo Dolzan. It is a retrospective event  of the first five editions of the "Pietre d'acqua" granite sculpture international symposium, where Vivian took part in the year 2015. The exhibition is organized by the Ecomuseo della Valsugana  in collaboration with the Municipality of Borgo Valsugana and Valsugana and Tesino communities.

Inauguration:  13 July 2018 at 7 pm | Spazio Klien, P.zza Degasperi, Borgo Valsugana (Trento)


11 - 15 July 2018, Italy, Valle dei Mòcheni (TN), loc. Poun / Van Spitz, Van Spitz 3 - Holzbildhauer Simposyum / International Sculpture Symposium

From Wednesday 11th  to Sunday 15th  July 2018 in Poun / Van Spitz, in Valle dei Mocheni / Bersntol (Trento ), the Third edition of the International Sculpture Symposium will take place, organized by the municipality of Frassilongo / Garait in collaboration with Pro loco di Frassilongo, Comunità Alta Valsugana Bersntol, Avark Association, the Volunteer Fire Department of Frassilongo and the Pro loco Consortium of the Valle dei Mòcheni (Trento).  With the support of Punto Verde and Van Spitz restaurant, under the artistic direction of Paolo Vivian, this year the event will have a rich program of events dedicated to music and literature with rock concerts and the poetry of Robert Musil.
Eight sculptors from four countries are invited to transform the place into a creative workshop, creating an artistic path through the forest from Kamauz to Van Spitz. The new art route ends in loc. Poun / Van Spitz where are the works of the two previous editions of forum.
The theme of the event is dedicated to Identity and Territory. The foreign artists who will arrive in Valle dei Mòcheni are Damjan Komel (Slovenia), Martin Kuchar (Czech Republic) and Naruo Nishimura (Japan). The Italians are Renzo Durante (Leverano, Puglia); Paolo Moro (Trichiana, Belluno), Lara Steffe (Moena, Trento); Roberto Nones (Capriana, Trento) and Paolo Vivian (Palù del Fersina, Trento). On the weekend there will also be present the Mòcheni sculptors Martino Bort, Adriano Moltrer and Dario Zott with special guests Mirko Demattè and Gino Lunz from Pergine.
Sunday, July 15th 2018 at 6.00 pm  will be held the closing of the symposium and the presentation of new works. It will be awarded  one of sculptures by the jury and  a sculpture quoted by the public through lottery tickets.

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For more information >>
www.facebook.com/VanSpitzHolzbildhauerSimposyum


20 - 22 April 2018, Austria, Bleiburg, FRÜHJAHRSMESSE, "Wirtschaft zeigt Kunst" - international exhibition

From 20th  to 22nd  April, Paolo Vivian will take part in the "Wirtschaft zeigt Kunst" (The Economy Shows Art)  - an international collateral event in frame of FRÜHJAHRSMESSE (the spring fair) in Bleiburg, Austria. On Friday, 20th  April at 6.00 pm at FRÜHJAHRSMESSE in the special tent with one area of ​​250 sq m it will be inaugurated the exhibition of twelve artists from Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Armenia and Italy. The seventh edition of the spring fair in the city of Carinthia offers not only a showcase of the domestic economy, but according to the tradition, it has always played an important role about the art from Alpe - Adria area.  The invited artists for  "Wirtschaft zeigt Kunst 2018” are Helmut Blažej, Albert Krajger, Sigi Kulterer, Albert Mesner, Christine Ottowitz, Stanko Sadjak, Herlinde Sander from Austria, Boris Kačić from Croatia, Anja Bunderla and Jure Markota from Slovenija, Mariné Zazyan from Armenia and Paolo Vivian, who brings to Bleiburg his recent works - sculptures and wooden panels, a  fruits of his research in the field of collective memory.
The organization of the fair is curated by Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (the economic community) of Bleiburg / Feistritz-Pliberk-Bistrica under the leadership of the President Michael Šumnik.

>> more info: download pdf


7 March  2018, Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Trento) , Teatro Comunale di Pergine, book presentation

Wednesday, 7th of March 2018 at 6.00 pm at the Foyer of Teatro Comunale di  Pergine Valsugana (Trento) in the frame of the project "Libere e liberi di essere pari"  will be presented the book "Abyssus Abyssum Invocat" by Lavinia Casati de Narni (Caosfera edizioni, Vicenza, 2018, "Reflections" series). The TV journalist Gabriele Buselli will moderate the event. The guests are Luisa Pesarin - motivator and coordinator of the book;  Romina Targa - matrimonial lawyer, who will intervene on the juridical aspects and the human implications of psychological abuse. On the occasion of the event will be exposed the sculpture "Borderline" by Paolo Vivian - the author of the cover of the book.

pdf invitation

more info (in Italian):
www.teatrodipergine.it/eventi/1018-abyssus-abyssum-invocat


5 dicember2017 – 30 march 2018 , Austria, Bad Eisenkappel/Železna Kapla, Galerie Vorspann | Galerija Vprega, "46°29'11"N, 14°35'46"O - SÜDPOL 12.2", internazional exhibition

Paolo Vivian was invited to participate in the international project "" 46 ° 29'11 "N, 14 ° 35'46" O - SÜDPOL 12.2 "" in Austria. The tenth edition of the charity event for victims of the bad weather in Austria will take place at Galerie Vorspann / Galerija Vprega in Bad Eisenkappel / Železna Kapla. The two hundred beautiful works in various techniques of sixty prominent artists from Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Russia, France, Croatia and Switzerland are at the attention of the public until March 30th. Vivian presents a collection of eight panels on wood - the fruit of his artistic research in the field of collective memory. The exhibition was organized under the patronage of the municipality of Bad Eisenkappel.

Venue: Hauptplatz 8-9 | A-9135 Bad Eisenkappel/Železna Kapla | Austria

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more info : www.galerievorspann.com

 

 

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