The British artist is considered one of the most important alive artists in the world. The Hotel Villa Flory is the ideal location to enjoy this important cultural exhibition. The Hotel Villa Flori is 30 minutes far from away from Lugano by car. Lugano is also easy accessible from Lake Como by public transport.

The exhibition of Tony Cragg will consist of over 40 pieces, sculptural forms and monumental works that will be displayed inside the Ciani Park, and more than 100 drawings and engravings, in order to retrace the artistic career of the artist from the late ’70s up to now.

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Susan Hiller in Como: an exhibition and a conference

The exhibition of Susan Hiller in Como at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti has been inaugurated on July 14th 2011 in the Spazio Culturale Antonio Ratti located in the former Church of San Francesco. The opening of the exhibition has been preceded by a conference of Susan Hiller at Villa Sucota, seat of the Fondazione Antonio Ratti. The topic of the conference was The Provisional Texture of Reality.

The exhibition of Susan Hiller in Como is open until September 8th 2011. The title of the exhibition is “PSI Girls”, a reference to the supernatural powers of telekinesis.

The ‘PSI Girls’ exhibition

This exhibition was created in 1999 and is for the first time in Italy at the Spazio Culturale Antonio Ratti in Como. It is an installation with five sequences from different films showing the power of telekinesis, i.e. moving objects with the power of mind. The colors of the sequences have been changed by the artist and suggest the presence of a different unknown reality. The American artist deals in PSI Girls with one of her favorite topics, paranormal and supernatural. The exhibition of Susan Hiller in Como is accompanied by a photography installation called The Aura, Homage to Marcel Duchamp, created in 2011, where Susan Hiller revisits the ghosts and the obscure side of our life.

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Hugo Pratt Exhibition in Lugano: The Places of Adventure

Hugo Pratt. The Places of Adventure is an exhibition located at Villa Malpensata in Lugano. The exhibition traces the travels of Corto Maltese, the most famous character of Hugo Pratt, retracing the places that Corto Maltese made famous.

The comics of Hugo Pratt are unique because of the atmosphere they inspire to readers, by visiting places of the past and peerless charming cities. Venice, Manchuria, Turkey, Amazon, these are some of the thousand places revisited by the artistic genius of Hugo Pratt to offer us a travel into fantasy.

The exhibition of Hugo Pratt in Lugano is open until October 2nd 2011 at the Museum of Art of Lugano, in the splendid seat of Villa Malpensata, located in Riva Caccia del Lago in Lugano.

• Tuesdays – Sundays: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m
• Fridays: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m
• Closed on Mondays (except August 1st and 15th 2011)
• Full ticket: 12 CHF
• Reduced ticket: 8 CHF
• Free until 16 years old

Hotel Villa Flori suggests you the exhibition of Hugo Pratt in Lugano, whose title is The Places of Adventure. Hotel Villa Flori overlooks the Lake Como and is within few minutes from the centre of Como.

This 4 star luxury hotel is located in a recently renovated ancient villa and has 52 luxury rooms. The hotel has a renowned restaurant, the Restaurant Raimondi, where it is possible to enjoy the typical traditional dishes and the best international cuisine. In the lounge bar of the hotel it is possible to sip a drink and relax for a while.

From Como it is easy to reach Lugano by train or by car to visit the exhibition of Hugo Pratt in Lugano.

Wim Wenders in Lugano in an unique photography exhibition

The Film Stills & Backstage exhibition shows the photographs of Wim Wenders and of his wife Donata and the snapshots of the most famous films of the German film director and photographer. Everyone remembers his films such as Wings of Desire, Buena Vista Social Club, Beyond the Clouds and Million Dollar Hotel.

In the exhibition of Donata and Wim Wenders in Lugano there are also photographs of the new film of Wim Wenders, Pina, dedicated to Pina Bausch, the great choreographer who revolutionized the dance world. The movie Pina of Wim Wenders will be shown during the summer at the Cinestar in Lugano.

The photography exhibition of Donata and Wim Wenders in Lugano is a new unexpected way to appreciate the artistic work of Wim Wenders and of his wife Donata.

Opening hours of the exhibition of Wim Wenders in Lugano:
The exhibition is open every day except Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until September 3rd 2011. There is a free entrance for children until 16 years old. The price of the ticket is 8 euro, while the reduced ticket costs 5 euro.

Location:
The exhibition is located at Villa Ciani, Parco Civico, Lugano.
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The news of the Locarno Film Festival

The Locarno Film Festival will be from August 3rd to August 13th 2011. The festival has reached its 64th edition and will present the international news and the best selected films.

The Locarno Film Festival will be opened by the film Super 8 of the American film director Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, with actors such as Kyle Chandler and Noah Emmerich. The Locarno Film Festival is always a very appreciated event by the international cinema fans. The festival will propose this year 20 films, and 14 are world premieres.

How to reach the Locarno Film Festival
A practical way to reach Locarno from Como is by train. So you can enjoy fully the wonderful mountain panorama you go through. There are some trips with a change in Chiasso, but you can take a train which arrives directly in Bellinzona without change. Once in Bellinzona, take a local train to Locarno. The duration of the trip depends on the kind of train you take. Generally you need at least one hour and a half. It is possible also to reach Locarno by car, mainly by highway.

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