The crazy idea of the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Alberto Bonisoli, who would like to abolish the teaching of art history in schools, the Artists' Exchange dedicated to a painter out of the box like Giorgio Griffa and the fantastic exhibition on "Ovid. Loves, myths and other stories" at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome are the first fruits of this weekend on FIRST Art, the site promoted by FIRSTonline on the world and the art market and on cultural current events.
The idea of abolishing the teaching of art history in schools but doing it in a country like Italy, which is a world superpower for its artistic heritage, which is in turn a driving force for tourism, is absurd in itself. is doubly wicked. Against the political mediocrity that threatens to bury the history of art we need a strong reaction from public opinion and we hope it will mature as soon as possible. FIRST Arte will not fail to give a voice to those who want to lead this fundamental civil and cultural battle.
The Borsino degli Artisti which traces the profile of the chosen artist but above all clarifies his real market value is dedicated this time to Giorgio Griffa, a cultured and refined artist and painter who stands out from the crowd who claims that "the task of painting is not to represent the world but to know him” and adds: “I don't represent, I paint”.
A particular service is dedicated by FIRST Arte to exhibition of the Scuderie del Quirinale on “Ovidio. Love, myths and other stories” which opens a beautiful dialogue between poetry and painting, sculptures and rare publications on the occasion of the Ovidian Bimillenary: an exhibition that will remain open until January 20, 2019 but which cannot be missed. This and much more on FIRST Arte.
