Video by Boetti's assistant Salman Alì released for artist's 80th birthday
On December 16, 2020, the 80th birthday of Alighiero Boetti (1940–1994), Milan gallery Le Case d'Arte published a video tribute featuring his assistant and friend Salman Alì. The video, titled 'Kabul-Roma Roma-Kabul,' was directed by Giulia Currà for Traslochi Emotivi and produced by Le Case d'Arte, which hosted the 2010 exhibition 'Kabul-Roma / carpets by Salman' (video by Giulia Currà, text by Mariuccia Casadio). In 2012, the video was also shown in London at Spruth-Magers during the exhibition 'Alighiero Boetti' curated by Pasquale Leccese. The video is available on the gallery's Instagram IGTV channel. Sky Arte also aired a documentary on Boetti, simulcast on major contemporary art museum websites.
Key facts
- Alighiero Boetti was born in Turin on December 16, 1940, and died in Rome in 1994.
- Le Case d'Arte gallery in Milan published a video tribute for Boetti's 80th birthday.
- The video 'Kabul-Roma Roma-Kabul' features Salman Alì, Boetti's assistant and friend.
- The video was directed by Giulia Currà for Traslochi Emotivi and produced by Le Case d'Arte.
- Le Case d'Arte hosted the 2010 exhibition 'Kabul-Roma / carpets by Salman' (video by Giulia Currà, text by Mariuccia Casadio).
- In 2012, the video was exhibited in London at Spruth-Magers during the show 'Alighiero Boetti' curated by Pasquale Leccese.
- The video is viewable on Le Case d'Arte's Instagram IGTV channel.
- Sky Arte also aired a Boetti documentary, simulcast on major contemporary art museum websites.
Entities
Artists
- Alighiero Boetti
- Salman Alì
- Giulia Currà
- Mariuccia Casadio
- Pasquale Leccese
- Giorgio Colombo
Institutions
- Le Case d'Arte
- Sky Arte
- Spruth-Magers
- Galleria Stein
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Milan
- Rome
- London
- United Kingdom