LUXURY travel pioneer Belmond has launched an exciting new art partnership with Galleria Continua named Mitico. The aim of this project is to celebrate and spotlight four artists across their locations in Italy.
The landmarks will transform and spotlight a new philosophy where the reinterpretation of universal customs, like cooking and painting, will be seen in new environments helping interact cultures with history and time.
Inviting guests to experience art through this wonderful new lense, each location will emphasis the beauty of its surroundings whilst showcasing the artist’s aesthetic.
Subodh Gupta, Cooking the world at Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice
At the Casanova Gardens at the Cipriani in Venice, the Belmond will have Indian artist Subodh Gupta present Cooking The World, a work fashioned from pots, pans and utensils, uncovering the narratives of each piece whilst also putting on a special culinary performance for dwellers to indulge in.
Subodh Gupta, Cooking the world at Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice
Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich will find his installation Window & Ladder at the Villa San Michele in Florence. The large-scale piece manipulates the viewers perception of reality by embracing the idea of how differing points of view are beautiful.
In the Tuscan countryside, Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto will have his four Etruscan bronze sculptures in Belmond’s Castello di Casole. The 4,200 acres will be home to these giant pieces reinforcing the importance of our impact on nature and in-turn highlight our need to protect it.
Finally, the Grand Hotel Timeo will see Cameroonian artist Pascale Marthine Tayou’s Les Routes du Paradis against the backdrop of Mount Etna.
The undulating coloured path will sweep from the grand entrance of the Belmond through the six acres of its enchanted grounds. In addition, his four crystal sculptures will be dotted around to add to this celebrate of art.
by Imogen ClarkÂ