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Progetto di Associazione Arte Continua
A cura di Vicente Todolì e Antonello Colonna
Charity sale with the aim to build water systems:
Il Sole 24 Ore, Milan: 3 april 2007
Villa Bartolazzi Acquaviva, Trento: 21 Ottobre 2006
Cultuurcentrum Mechelen: 24 June 2005
Vinopolis, London: 26 March 2004
Santa Maria della Scala, Siena: 22 Novembre 2003
Lothar Baumgarten per Chianti
Classico, Castello di Ama
Richard Hamilton per Summus,
Banfi
Roni Horn per Luenzo, Cesani
Cildo Meireles per Nobile
di Montepulciano, Avignonesi
Michelangelo Pistoletto
per Brunello, Il Poggione
Gilberto Zorio per Vernaccia
Riserva di San Gimignano, Panizzi
APPELLO A TUTTI GLI AMICI
DI ARTE ALL’ARTE
Dear Friends,
In 2003 the Associazione Arte Continua widened its field of activities, regarding the launch of the benefaction campaign artexvino=acqua. The Charity sale are organized with the aim of building water systems in disadvantaged areas. The identified places are in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Senegal, Israel, Palestine and China.
Funds are raised through sales of an artexvino=acqua sets consisting of: a case containing six wines from the province of Siena chosen by chef Antonello Colonna, with labels specially designed by six artists selected by Vicente Todolì, director of the Tate Modern in London; one limited edition portfolio containing six signed and numbered prints by the artists (format 50 x 35 cm); six signed and numbered lithographs of the wine labels (format 66 x 88 cm).
The artists invited to design the labels were: Lothar Baumgarten, Richard Hamilton, Roni Horn, Cildo Meireles, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Gilberto Zorio. The wine producers and wines are: Avignonesi (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano), Castello Banfi (Summus), Il Poggione (Brunello di Montalcino), Castello di Ama (Chianti Classico), Cesani (Luenzo) and Panizzi (Vernaccia Riserva di San Gimignano).
The funds raised during the artexvino=acqua evenings go towards the realization of water projects, including the construction and maintenance of cisterns for collecting rainwater, desalination
of water, installation of irrigation systems for agricultural and domestic use and the organization of educational programmes to increase awareness about how to make the most of this resource.
Mario Cristiani
Presidente Associazione Arte Continua
The special artexvino=acqua set is on sale for the nominal price of 6,000 €.
The crates, portfolios and posters can be reserved at the Association Arte Continua.
Via del Castello 11; 53037 San Gimignano (SI) tel. +39 0577907157 - fax +39 0577907291
e-mail info@arteallarte.org - kathrin@arteallarte.org
For the deposit – special current account:
artexvino=acqua
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Coordinate Bancarie: B 01030 72000 000000541531
c/o Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Iban Code: IT 94 B 01030 72000 000000541531
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