{"id":124867,"date":"2024-10-16T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/\/2024\/10\/cairo-boffi-e-di-carlo-forever-is-now\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T17:33:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:33:15","slug":"cairo-boffi-e-di-carlo-forever-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2024\/10\/cairo-boffi-e-di-carlo-forever-is-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairo \u2013 Boffi and Di Carlo at the \u201cForever is Now\u201d exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>fourth edition<\/strong> of <strong>\u201cForever is Now\u201d<\/strong> (24 October-16 November 2024), a <strong>contemporary art exhibition<\/strong> organised <strong>in Egypt<\/strong> under the patronage of <strong>UNESCO<\/strong>, will present the works of <strong>12 renowned international artists<\/strong>, each bringing a unique vision to a collective dialogue that transcends the barriers of time and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the exhibition offers a <strong>parallel between artists and visitors<\/strong>, seen as <strong>modern archaeologists<\/strong> who, through creativity, reveal hidden meanings in the ordinary. The <strong>use of unconventional materials<\/strong> reinforces this vision, demonstrating how art requires a keen eye for the unexpected and the courage to enhance what seems mundane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Italian artists <\/strong>are participating in the exclusive exhibition on the Giza Plateau<strong>: Luca Boffi and Federica Di Carlo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Luca <strong>Boffi<\/strong> will present the installation <strong>\u201cMonochrome RGB\u201d<\/strong>: his practice is based on the scientific study of the grid as an optical device to measure, organise and reinvent the surrounding space.<\/p>\n<p>Federica <strong>Di Carlo<\/strong>, the <strong>only Italian woman selected<\/strong>, is exhibiting her installation <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaci.org\/events\/66f6ba97f01c41ed374177d6\">\u201cI See, I See\u201d<\/a><\/strong>, inspired by the Egyptian myth according to which humanity originated from the tears falling from the eye of the Sun-God. Di Carlo\u2019s installation, which will be inaugurated on <strong>24 October<\/strong>, stands like a large observatory on the Giza plateau. Using the laws of physics and light, it offers viewers new perspectives on the world.<\/p>\n<p>Federica Di Carlo\u2019s work \u201cI See, I See\u201d was realised with the support of the <strong>Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation<\/strong>, the <strong>Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo<\/strong>, Silo Management, and the Motta Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The fourth edition of \u201cForever is Now\u201d (24 October-16 November 2024), a contemporary art exhibition organised in Egypt under the patronage of UNESCO, will present the works of 12 renowned international artists, each bringing a unique vision to a collective dialogue that transcends the barriers of time and cultures. The theme of the exhibition offers [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":124815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[418],"tags":[32,6],"class_list":["post-124867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomazia-culturale","tag-diplomazia-culturale","tag-mediterraneo-e-medio-oriente"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124867"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124869,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124867\/revisions\/124869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}