Genoa Celebrates Baudelaire's Bicentennial with Month-Long Art Events

Key facts

• Charles Baudelaire was born in Paris in 1821 and died in 1867.
• Genoa celebrates Baudelaire's bicentennial throughout June 2021.
• The first event is June 11 at Palazzo Ducale's Corte Maggiore.
• The installation 'Baudelaire à jamais. Premier Acte' is curated by Elisabeth Vermeer.
• It is part of the 27th edition of the Festival Internazionale della Poesia Parole Spalancate (June 10-19, 2021).
• Six monumental hybrid bas-reliefs depict Caroline Aupick, Jeanne Duval, Édouard Manet, and others.
• Silvia Zambarbieri designed hand-sewn fabric elements for the bas-reliefs.
• The second act opens June 19 at Palazzo Doria Spinola during the 4th Biennale d'Arte di Genova (June 19-July 3).
• June 20: tribute at Parco Storico Villa Duchessa di Galliera with installations by Francesco Geronazzo and Silvia Zambarbieri.
• Claudio Pozzani, director of the Poetry Festival, gives a poetry reading on June 20.
• Cri Eco performs a live performance on June 20.
• The Genoa Astronomical Observatory offers solar observations on June 20.
• June 26: exhibition 'Les Tableaux du Mal. Beauté maudite' opens at Manifattura Tabacchi with 25 international artists.
• A second poetry reading by Claudio Pozzani takes place on June 26.
• July 3: finissage with conferences by Elisabeth Vermeer and Enrico Giordano.
• Enrico Giordano is director of the Genoa Astronomical Observatory.