LECTIO MAGISTRALIS ON
CHRISTIAN HESS’OPUS
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  Two
“Lectio magistralis” on Christian Hess’Opus have been held
in Rome by the niece of the painter, prof. Luisa Starrentino
Ardizzone, on 27th and 29th May 2010 at the public Liceo of
Art (via Ripetta and viale Pinturicchio), arousing great
interest in the students of the last courses. |
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BROCHURE ABOUT THE ART OF
CHRISTIAN HESS
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  Computer
graphics composition for a brochure about the art of
Christian Hess, made by the students of the advanced course,
directed by Maria Felice Reich-Steinfl, promoted together
with Don Milani Association. Rome - May 24th 2010
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CHRISTIAN HESS’S WOMEN ON
10 VARIATIONS
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  On
the occasion of the International Women's Day 2010, the
Christian Hess Cultural Association presented the video
“Christian Hess’s Women on 10 variations” over the Mozart
Minuetto K 573 - Pianist: Kikuko Kurose |
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CHRISTIAN HESS - A EUROPEAN
PAINTER BETWEEN THE WARS |
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  Production
of the video “Christian Hess - A European painter between
the wars” on the occasion of the Hess Retrospective at the
Municipal Museum in Bolzano (26 Nov. 2008 - 30 Jan. 2009)
with speeches by Luigi Spagnolli - Mayor of Bolzano, Primo
Schönsberg - City Council spokesman for culture, Stefan
Demetz - Director of the Museum, and the art historian and
critic Carl Kraus curator of the exhibition and the
catalogue. |
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“BOLZANO HONOURS THE ART OF
CHRISTIAN HESS” |
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  Publication
and distribution of the booklet “Bolzano honours the art of
Christian Hess: A European painter rediscovered in Sicily
and restored to South Tyrolean culture”. An account of the
first historic exhibition (1975 Galleria Goethe via della
Mostra) and the latest (26 Nov. 2008 - 30 Jan. 2009
Municipal Museum) |
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RESTORATION AND HOMAGE AT THE TOMB OF HESS |
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On the occasion
of the 64th anniversary of Christian Hess’ death (26
November 2008) the Association organised the restoration of
the artist’s tomb at the Westfriedhof cemetery in Innsbruck.
There followed a commemorative ceremony with the laying of a
wreath. Among those attending were Luisa Ardizzone, the
painter’s niece, and Ester Caiani, the director of the
Italian Cultural Institute in Innsbruck. The 64th
anniversary
of
the death of Christian Hess coincided with the inauguration
of the retrospective exhibition dedicated to the artist at
the Municipal Museum in Bolzano.
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DVD
INAUGURATION SCHWAZ EXHIBITION |
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  Production
of a documentary dvd covering the inauguration – 13 June
2008 - of the Hess retrospective at the Rabalderhaus Museum
in Schwaz. |
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH |
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  Participation
in the research for a degree thesis on the thought and works
of Christian Hess presented in July 2008 at La Sapienza
University Rome by Cristiana Vignatelli-Bruni (thesis
supervisor professor Claudio Zambianchi).
Ms
Vignatelli-Bruni graduated summa cum laude. |
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PATRONAGE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
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  Following
a request to its President Hans-Gert Pöttering, the European
Parliament grants its High Patronage to the Christian Hess
Exhibition, curated by the Austrian art historian Carl
Kraus, which was held in the summer of 2008 at the Museum
Rabalderhaus in Schwaz - the city where Hess died - and from
November 2008 to January 2009 at the Municipal Museum in
Bolzano - where the artist was born. |
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RESEARCH ASSISTANCE FOR THE CRITIC-HISTORIAN CARL KRAUS |
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Extensive and profitable collaboration with the Austrian art
critic and historian Carl Kraus including provision of a
vast range of documents and pictures from the Hess archive
used for the catalogue of the exhibition in Schwaz and
Bolzano |
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PRESS CAMPAIGN FOR THE SCHWAZ-BOLZANO EXHIBITION |
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  Series of press releases in English, German
and Italian to publicise the Hess Exhibition
at the Rabalderhaus Museum in Schwaz and the
Municipal Museum in Bolzano. Gathering of
news and reviews for an international press
review of the exhibition. |
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BOOKMARK FOR VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION |
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  Design and printing of a special commemorative bookmark
given to visitors to the Hess retrospective in Schwaz and
Bolzano. The bookmark includes information about this
website and an invitation to take part in the search for the
works by Hess which were widely dispersed during the Second
World War. |
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COLLECTION OF PERIOD AND CONTEMPORARY
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL |
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  Research
and collection of contemporay bibliographical material and
from the period between the two wars referring to
exhibitions of Hess’ work throughout Europe, to his works
which were destroyed at the Glaspalast fire in Munich and to
the dissolution of the Juryfreie Movement of which Hess was
a leading member. |
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TRANSLATION OF CHRISTIAN HESS’ CORRESPONDENCE |
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  Translation
from German into Italian of the letters of Christian Hess
carried out by the artist's niece Luisa Ardizzone. Setting
up of a data base for the correspondence as part of the
historical archive. |
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UPDATING WEBSITE WITH THE LATEST FINDINGS |
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  General
updating of website, especially the virtual Gallery
following the purchase of images of around a hundred of
Hess’ works which had been unknown at the time of the
Rediscovery Exhibition (1970’s). Further testimony including
personal statements and additional information to supplement
Hess’ biography. Continued translation for the German and
English versions of the website. |
