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Le sette porte

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Le sette porte

Location

Portico di Piazza Cittadella

Clients

Persico Group
G.E.G. Telecomunicazioni
Accademia Carrara

Artista

Matteo Rubbi

Le Sette Porte, or ‘the Seven Doors’ is a site-specific work, conceived to espouse the architectural characteristics of the portico of the Citadella Viscontea in Città Alta, with the narration of the seven stages of Mary and Joseph’s presumable journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

This long journey, of more than 150 kilometres, is mentioned only in the Gospel of Luke, as well as in the Apocrypha. We know nothing about how it took place; we know nothing of the difficulties of such an undertaking, carried out with the sole support of a donkey to transport their necessities, and in the company of one of Joseph’s brothers....

Persico Group

Persico Group SpA is a family business of global excellence in the design and production of automotive molds and systems and in the rotational technology sector, as well as in the creation of racing yachts, performance cruising yachts and composite components for various sectors. The relationships of Persico Group with its markets are in constant development and the growth includes requests and solutions in the Aerospace and Medical fields. Today the Persico Group, founded by Pierino Persico in 1976, has 11 companies in 6 European and non-European countries.

G.E.G. Telecomunicazioni

G.E.G. Telecomunicazioni designs and creates mobile radio and telecommunications systems for public safety, offering Public Administration corporations a safe and effective communication service for the management of critical missions and emergencies.

Accademia Carrara

The Accademia Carrara art gallery offers visitors an exhibition of over three hundred works including paintings and sculptures of international importance, for a journey through five centuries of the history of Italian art from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. It was founded in 1796 because of the visionary idea of ​​the Bergamo nobleman Giacomo Carrara, who created a museum that was born from his passion as a collector and connoisseur.

Artist

Matteo Rubbi

Matteo Rubbi is a visual artist. In 2005 he graduated in Fine Arts from the Brera Academy, Milan, under the guidance of Alberto Garutti. In 2007 he co-founded Cherimus, a non-profit artistic association based in Sardinia, which works to contribute towards the development of the social and cultural heritage of the Sulcis region through contemporary art. In 2011 Rubbi won the eighth Furla Award and in 2015 he was selected for the ArtLine public art programme in Milan.

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