Bologna celebrates the centenary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Bologna has always been, by tradition and history, a city of culture and the arts.
Exactly one hundred years ago, here, in the central via Borgonuovo, was born one of the most charismatic, controversial and visionary figures of the twentieth century, able, with his works to influence the thought of the time: Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is in this city that his artistic and university education is shaped between passion, genius and rebellion.
Bologna celebrates the centenary of its illustrious citizen with a special exhibition at the exhibition spaces of Sottopasso di Piazza Re Enzo, in the heart of the historic center and a few meters from Galleria Cavour. Here, from March 1 until October 16, in fact, visitors will be able to discover Figurative Fractions.
This is the name given to the exhibition that, through works and documentation, accompanies Pasolini’s universe and dissects the link between the intellectual and the city. Bologna, in fact, does not represent only an anagraphic detail in the life of the artist, but it influences his vision leaving traces of itself in numerous literary and cinematographic works.
Pasolini lived in Bologna the torments and the fervors of the sixties and seventies and became the manifesto of a real cultural revolution. It is no coincidence that his films boast many references to the capital of Emilia, including medieval citations and visual inspirations.
Curated by Marco Antonio Bazzocchi, Roberto Chiesi and Gian Luca Farinelli, the exhibition is promoted by the prestigious Cineteca di Bologna with the patronage of Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. Within the project, there are also the upcoming screenings of some of the most representative films of Pasolini’s cinematography, restored and brought to a new light thanks to the project Il Cinema Ritrovato (Restored Cinema), which for years has been the pride and joy of the city’s Cineteca, which has become famous worldwide for its accurate restoration work on classics of international cinematography.
The city’s springtime opens with great artistic fervor, confirming Bologna’s ties and centrality within the Italian and European cultural scene.