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.:. art / Contemporary from an ancient world
YOU ARE HERE. Central Asia
October 24, 2024 through April 13, 2025
one picture only .:. Ring the bell, wait for the gate to open, and walk straight across the garden to reach the windows on the left. You'll enter a magic world from Central Asia, to be welcomed by a young and friendly (Italian!) staff.
.:. Elpis – the name of the gallery – is a Latin transliteration of the Greek word ἐλπίς, that means hope. Twenty-seven artist from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan testify to the refreshing meaning of the word and their world, with colours, mirrors, sculptures, photographs, textiles, site-specific installations and a video performance, the latter by Saodat Ismailova, who is solo exhibited in town at Pirelli HangarBicocca till January 12.
.:. In other words, don't miss the place. It used, by the way, to be part of a wide religious center hidden among a school and several apartment buildings from the Old Milan. So don't be surprised by the church, though currently not longer in operation.
YOU ARE HERE. Central Asia
October 24, 2024 through April 13, 2025
one picture only .:. Ring the bell, wait for the gate to open, and walk straight across the garden to reach the windows on the left. You'll enter a magic world from Central Asia, to be welcomed by a young and friendly (Italian!) staff.
.:. Elpis – the name of the gallery – is a Latin transliteration of the Greek word ἐλπίς, that means hope. Twenty-seven artist from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan testify to the refreshing meaning of the word and their world, with colours, mirrors, sculptures, photographs, textiles, site-specific installations and a video performance, the latter by Saodat Ismailova, who is solo exhibited in town at Pirelli HangarBicocca till January 12.
.:. In other words, don't miss the place. It used, by the way, to be part of a wide religious center hidden among a school and several apartment buildings from the Old Milan. So don't be surprised by the church, though currently not longer in operation.
Fondazione ElpisVia Alfonso Lamarmora 26
CrocettaRomana district
Thu-Sun, noon-7pm
entrance free
[+39] 02 89745372
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