Banner di Tina Modotti mostra a Palazzo Pallavicini a Bologna

Exhibition Tina Modotti

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[…] But I don’t want to talk about myself. I only want to talk about photography and what we can achieve with the camera. I want to photograph what I see, sincerely, directly, without tricks, and I believe this can be my contribution to a better world.” Tina Modotti, 1926

From September 26, 2024, to February 16, 2025, the rooms of Palazzo Pallavicini in Bologna will host a major exhibition dedicated to the photography of Tina Modotti (Udine, 1896 – Mexico City, 1942), a prominent figure in photography and political activism of the first half of the twentieth century. Organized and curated by Chiara Campagnoli, Deborah Petroni, and Rubens Fogacci of Pallavicini s.r.l., in collaboration with the Tina Modotti Committee and under the artistic direction of Francesca Bogliolo, the exhibition aims to retrace, through a refined selection of approximately 120 works and some precious documents, the story of a courageous and unconventional woman who interpreted the sentiment of her time, developing a poetics of truth imbued with human values capable of transcending the limits of space and time.

  • Useful Information:

    Exhibition Opening Hours

    • Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM)

    Special Openings

    • October 4, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM)
    • November 1 and 2, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM)
    • December 8, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM)
    • December 31, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (last entry at 2:00 PM)
    • January 1, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM)
    • January 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM)
    • February 8, 2025, from 10:00 AM to midnight (last entry at 11:00 PM)
    • February 18, 19, 25, 26, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM)

    Scheduled Full-Day Closures

    • December 23, 24 and 25, 2024

    Tickets:

    • Full Price: €16
    • Reduced: €14 (for ages 6 to 18, seniors over 65 with ID, students up to 26 with ID, military personnel with ID, tour guides with ID, practicing and publicist journalists with valid press ID, companions of disabled persons, ICOM members with ID, AICS Bologna members with ID)
    • Card Cultura, Bologna Congress Card, Bologna Welcome Card: €12
    • University Thursday (with a valid student ID from any faculty): €12
    • Free: Children under 6 years old, disabled persons with Disability Card released from INPS
    • *Groups (minimum 10 people): €12 (1 free guide per group)
    • *Schools (from kindergarten to high school): €5 (2 free chaperones per class and 104 free tickets)

    *For groups and schools, advance reservation is required by emailing: info@palazzopallavicini.com

    • Open Ticket: €18 - Skip-the-line ticket valid any opening day, including weekends and holidays
    • For all tickets purchased online or at other ticket offices, an additional €1.5 booking fee applies

    Important Notices: Access for non-ambulant or wheelchair users (non-electric) is only available via a Jolly Ramp D3000010 stairlift provided by TGR, with a weight capacity of up to 140 kg (calculated between person and wheelchair, total weight to be managed by the visitor) for two flights of stairs totaling 38 steps. The complete technical specification is available for download and review at: https://tgr.it/prodotto/jolly-ramp-montascale-mobile-a-cingoli/ Exhibition and Event Contacts - Palazzo Pallavicini

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  • Press Release:

    Independent, free, modern, Tina Modotti combined her love for art and truth with her political fervor, which guided her choices and actions as an activist, with the will to contribute to the creation of a better world. In continuous dialogue with artists and intellectuals throughout the evolution of her expressive periods, Modotti developed a photographic language with an intimate tone, capable of exploring the contradictions of reality to penetrate its secret lyricism. The entirety of the displayed shots reveals, from the very beginning, a new way of observing reality, participatory of the fleetingness of its moments: the articulated path through the rooms aims to invite the observer to a dialogue with their personal conception of time, sometimes still and astonished, sometimes fleeting and elusive.   What emerges strongly is a happy and free Tina (happy because she is free), as she herself writes to Weston in April 1925: a woman with a lively intellect and a surprising capacity for introspection, whose multifaceted nature appears capable of guiding her choices. Organized into six sections, the exhibition aims to show the public the infinite facets of a photographer skilled in setting aside aesthetics to focus on ethics, developing a visually eloquent and personal code, which evolved in a very short time, yet left an indelible mark on the historical and photographic heritage of the early 20th century. The continuous dialogue with the photographs of Edward Weston, a reflection of a dense correspondence between the two artists, narrates Tina's obsession with photographic quality and her repeated will, in a 1929 statement, to objectively record life in all its aspects. Numerous are the biographical photographs, rich in narrative power, among which appear the faces of some well-known personalities of the era and the artistic sphere in which Modotti immersed her soul and found her inspiration: the photographer and her mentor Edward Weston, the artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, the actress Dolores del Rio, the revolutionary journalist Julio Antonio Mella, the politician Vittorio Vidali. In the spirit of passionate and sincere activism, Tina used the photographic medium as an extension of her own eye, a tool for investigation and social denunciation, with an expressive coherence capable of transcending art to offer it as a gift to life, a life that, according to her own words, continually fought to prevail over art. A true metamorphosis of life into art, which finds its photographic transposition in the famous streets and delicate geometries on display, which Tina attempts to convert into abstraction to preserve them in memory, leaving aside superfluous elements to fervently reach the core of feeling. The intensity of the passion guiding Tina's hand and eye is found among the faces and hands of the Mexican people, protagonists of an entire section, witnesses of a will for change and a necessary awareness, which in her vision rise to icons of the possibility of social redemption. Life, art, and revolution: these are the key words of the shots that capture the symbols of class struggle, workers, women of the people, gatherings, and details. The intense snapshots of the women of Tehuantepec who, walking quickly by nature, narrate Tina's will to search for a new truth and poetic sense in an ancient society that becomes for her an inexhaustible source of creative inspiration; stern, in this sense, are the gazes of the children, who seem to penetrate the lens in an attempt to reach the soul of the photographer. To close the exhibition, finally, a selection of portraits of Tina, including some of those she defined as immortal, made by Edward Weston. In observing them, one seems to hear the echo of Federico Marin's words, who described her as “a mysterious beauty, devoid of vulgarity, but not cheerful, rather austere, terribly austere. Not melancholic, nor tragic.” Charm and mystery remain intact, as the words written in letters, her peculiar gaze, the daring experimentation, place Tina Modotti among the greatest interpreters of the reality of the human condition, captured in its infinite facets. The immersive nature of her shots, resulting from an innate empathy towards the subjects, becomes a voice capable of narrating to the viewer the infinite variety of the world and, simultaneously, its universality.   Texts, insights by: Francesca Bogliolo Archive and Photographs owned by: Maria Domini, Tina Modotti Committee Organized by: Pallavicini Srl by Chiara Campagnoli, Deborah Petroni, and Rubens Fogacci Catalog for sale exclusively at Palazzo Pallavicini is produced by: Forum Società Editrice Universitaria Udinese

Date

26 Sep 2024 - 16 Feb 2025
Ongoing...

Time

10:00 - 20:00

Opening Days

From Tuesday to Sunday

Location

Palazzo Pallavicini
Via S. Felice, 24, 40122 Bologna BO

Info

Palazzo Pallavicini
Phone
+393313471504
Email
info@palazzopallavicini.com

The Open ticket:
• Valid on all open days of Palazzo Pallavicini (including holidays and weekends)
• Skip the line
• No reservation required: just show up and enter the exhibition!
• Not personal: can be gifted to a loved one!

Important! The date of February 28 shown at the time of purchase is the last date by which the OPEN ticket can be used.

The daily ticket is:
• Valid only for the selected date
• Usable from opening at 10:00 AM until the last entry at 7:00 PM
• Not personal: can be gifted to a loved one!
• Non-refundable in case of unforeseen events
Important! For those purchasing a reduced ticket, it will be mandatory to present proof of eligibility for the discount at the counter during validation.
Please note that once the purchase is made, it will not be possible to change the date, time, or type of ticket. Cancellations and refunds are not allowed.
The Guided-Tour ticket costs €22 and includes:
– Discounted ticket for adults and children aged 6 and over
– Guided tour
– Radio and headphones
– It is also nominal but can be given as a gift to someone you love.

 

PLEASE NOTE: For multiple purchases on the site, you must complete each purchase individually.

 
Important!
For access, please present your confirmation email 15 minutes before the start of the visit at the exhibition entrance.
Please note that once the purchase has been made, it will not be possible to change the date, time or type of ticket. There will be no cancellations or refunds as the visit has a limited number of visitors.
The Late Night Cheers ticket offers:
• A private visit to the exhibition after closing hours
• A specialized guide
• It is personal but can be gifted to a loved one
• Includes a final toast
• Lasts approximately 75/80 minutes
PLEASE NOTE: For multiple purchases on the site, you must complete each purchase individually.
Important!
Please arrive at 8:15 PM (the visit will begin at 8:30 PM) at the exhibition entrance, Via San Felice 24, with your purchase confirmation email. Please note that once the purchase is made, it will not be possible to change the date, time, or type of ticket. Cancellations and refunds are not allowed.
The Teacher Bonus ticket:
• Can only be purchased on the TicketOne website
• Must be purchased at least 48 hours in advance
• Vouchers or coupons are not accepted at the ticket counter
 
Instructions:
• First, generate a voucher for the value of the ticket, including fees and pre-sale costs, at this link: https://www.ticketone.it/campaign/carta-docente
• Once the voucher is generated, convert it into a ticket at the following link: https://www.ticketone.it/artist/antonio-ligabue/antonio-ligabue-palazzo-pallavicini-bologna-3722434/
The ticket “App18-bonus cultura”:
• Can only be purchased on the TicketOne website
• Must be purchased at least 48 hours in advance
• Vouchers or coupons are not accepted at the ticket counter
 
Instructions:
• First, generate a voucher for the value of the ticket, including fees and pre-sale costs, at this link: https://www.ticketone.it/campaign/app18
• Once the voucher is generated, convert it into a ticket at the following link: https://www.ticketone.it/artist/antonio-ligabue/antonio-ligabue-palazzo-pallavicini-bologna-3722434/
Banner di Tina Modotti mostra a Palazzo Pallavicini a Bologna