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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Lazia Tiffany, 32, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Magdalene Strass, 31, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Raven, 29, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
    Perfect_27.jpg
  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Kamilla Molinari, 32, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
    Perfect_26.jpg
  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Lady Deliria, stage name for Daniele Gragnato, 21, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy and wins the contest, the only festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
    Perfect_30.jpg
  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: She Wulva, 29, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013:  Simryn Gill's "Let Go, Lets Go" (2013) - collage and ink on 12 paper and wood panels, each 120 x 280 cm, 144 books - at the Pavillon of Australia, at the Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 31 MAY 2013: Miao Xiaochun's "Out of nothing - public enemy" - oil on canvas, 400x400cm, 2012 -   at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 31st 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130531_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Visitors arrive at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A visitor listens to the guided visit of artist Wang Qingsong at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Visitors exit the theatre where the computer animations of Zhang Xiatao are projected,  at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013:  Visitors watch projections of Zhang Xiatao's computer animations at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013:  Visitors watch Zhang Xiatao's "The adventure of Liang Liang" - Computer animation. 11'51'', 2013 - at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Miao Xiaochun's "Out of nothing - public enemy" - oil on canvas, 400x400cm, 2012 -   at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A visitor photographs Miao Xiachun's  3D compter animation projections at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A visitor photographs Miao Xiachun's  3D compter animation projections at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Miao Xiachun's "Disillusion" - 3D compter animation, 10'00'', 2009-2010 -  at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Zhang Xiotao's "Sakya" - computer animation, 15'06'', 2011 - at the Chinese Pavillon, at Arsenale in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
"Transfiguration is the thee of the Chinese Pavillon, oiuting to transformation in contemporary art and conceptualization, especially directed at the space of life and art crossing over, shifting from life to art, object to art work or artistic behavior, or non-art to art. Tranformation is one of the essential substances of contemporary art. "Transfiguration" in the Chinese Pavillon represents a geographical journey of Chinese contemporary art and the expression of its culture, moving from China to Europe, presenting in Renaissance Italy, together with all countries, a showcase of the contemporary world of diverse culture and thoughts.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130530_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A view of the interior of the Australian Pavillon with its partially removed roof and "Half moon shine" (2012)<br />
- mild steel (miniature)<br />
40 cm diameter - as seen from the lower level, at the Pavillon of Australia,  Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013:  A view of the partially removed roof of the Australian pavillon as seen through a reflection at the Pavillon of Australia,  Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A detail of artist Simryn Gill's "Let Go, Lets Go" (2013) - <br />
collage and ink on 12 paper and wood panels, each 120 x 280 cm, 144 books -<br />
 at the Pavillon of Australia, at the Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Artist Simryn Gill speaks to the visitors of her "Here art grows on trees" exhibition at the Pavillon of Australia, at the Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A view of the interior of the Australian Pavillon with its partially removed roof as seen from the upper level, at the Pavillon of Australia,  Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • A man attends the first convention of the New Center-Right (Nuovo Centrodestra, NCD) party led by Angelino Alfano, deputy prime minister in Enrico Letta's grand coalition government and former secretary of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party, in Rome, Italy, on December 7th 2013.<br />
<br />
The NCD was launched in November 2013 by a group of dissidents of The People of Freedom (PdL) who supported the Prime Minister Enrico Letta and opposed the party's transformation into Forza Italia by its founder Silvio Berlusconi after being convicted for tax evasion.
    CIPG_20131207_ITAPOLITICS_NCD-Conven...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Visitors at the Pavillon of Australia, Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A dry leaf fallen from the partially removed roof of the Australian Pavillon is here on the floor of the lower level, at the Pavillon of Australia,  Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A view of the interior of the Australian Pavillon with its partially removed roof and "Half moon shine" (2012)<br />
- mild steel (miniature)<br />
40 cm diameter - as seen from the lower level, at the Pavillon of Australia,  Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130529_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: A view of the interior of the Australian Pavillon with its partially removed roof as seen from the upper level, at the Pavillon of Australia,  Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
<br />
Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 29 MAY 2013: Visitor of the Pavillon of Australia look at artist Simryn Gill's "Let Go, Lets Go" (2013) - <br />
collage and ink on 12 paper and wood panels, each 120 x 280 cm, 144 books -<br />
, at the Giardini of the Biennale, in Venice, Italy, on May 29th 20113. <br />
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Gill works in the area of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions in a lived social reality. The Australian Pavilion in the Venice Giardini della Biennale hosts Gill's site-specific project, a few months before the structure will be dismantled and discarded for a new pavilion. Simryn.  The upper floor holds the series of twelve large screens of collaged drawings, Let Go, Lets Go, and the lower section shows the series of mine photographs, Eyes and Storms, while the roof is partially removed, exposing both works in equal measure to the elements. During six months, from June to November 2013, what visitors will experience is a process of disintegration: the transformation of Gill's artwork by sunlight, rain and wind, by the birds and insects feeding on the paper featuring insects.<br />
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<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Visitors look at Sarah Sze's "Triple Point (Pendulum)", 2013 - Salt, water, stone, string, projector, video, pendulum, mixed media - at the US Pavilion at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
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Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Sarah Sze's "Triple Point (Pendulum)", 2013 -<br />
Salt, water, stone, string, projector, video, pendulum, mixed media - at the US Pavilion at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Part of Sarah Sze's "Triple Point " (2013) at the US Pavilion at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Sarah Sze's "Triple Point (Eclipse)", 2013 -<br />
Wood, aluminum, steel, plastic, stone, string, sand, pigment, lamps, mixed media - at the US Pavilion at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: A detail of Sarah Sze's "Triple Point (Planetarium)", 2013 -<br />
Wood, steel, plastic, stone, string, fans, overhead projectors, photograph of rock printed on Tyvek, mixed media, 249 x 216 x 198 inches (632.5 x 548.6 x 502.9 cm) - at the US Pavilion at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Entrance of the US Pavilion hosting Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Entrance of the US Pavilion hosting Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Sarah Sze's "Triple Point (Eclipse)", 2013 -<br />
Wood, aluminum, steel, plastic, stone, string, sand, pigment, lamps, mixed media - at the US Pavilion at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Sarah Sze's "Triple Point (Planetarium)", 2013 -<br />
Wood, steel, plastic, stone, string, fans, overhead projectors, photograph of rock printed on Tyvek, mixed media, 249 x 216 x 198 inches (632.5 x 548.6 x 502.9 cm) - at the US Pavilion at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
Sarah Sze's "Triple Point" comprises a series of interrelated installations that transform the rooms of the United States Pavilion into a chain of immersive experiences. Extending beyond the confines of the gallery spaces to include the building's exterior, entrance, and exit, the exhibition directly engages the Neoclassical building designed in 1930 by architects William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, challenging its Palladian sense of order.<br />
Since the 1990s, artist Sarah Sze (b. 1969) has developed a sculptural aesthetic that<br />
transforms space through radical shifts in scale, colonizing overlooked or peripheral spaces, engaging with the fabric and history of a building, and shifting the viewer's perception and<br />
experience of architecture through large-scale, site-specific interventions. Triple Point brings together many of the ideas that Sze has developed during her practice.<br />
?Central to the exhibition is the notion of the ?compass? and how we locate ourselves in a perpetually disorienting world." said Sze.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: A kitchen helper is seen here at work at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
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  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: A waiters is seen here at work at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, right) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - chats with a customer in his restaurant in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Customers have lunch here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: A waiters is seen here at work at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - chats with a customer in his restaurant in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Fried shrimps and carots are seen here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
<br />
After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
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In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
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Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
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  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Shrimps, octupus and fennel are seen here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
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In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
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Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: A waiters is seen here at work at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
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In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
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  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
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In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Customers have lunch here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
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In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Customers have lunch here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
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In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Customers have lunch here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Customers have lunch here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    SMAS_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Raffaelle Cardillo (70, back, center) - founder and chef of the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) - is seen here at work in his kitchen in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 20 FEBRUARY 2020: Large eell with zucchini are seen here at the Ristorantino dell'Avvocato (The Lawyer's Resturant) in Naples, Italy, on February 20th 2020.<br />
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After 20 years spent working as a lawyer, shuttling between courts and meetings with defendants, and puzzling over lawsuits and problems to unravel, Raffaele Cardillo decided to give up his law career and transform his passion – cooking – into a real job. Spending his evenings at the stove was a favorite pastime, the way he relaxed after a long day in court.<br />
<br />
In 2000, Raffaele opened a restaurant named Il Castagno in Camaldoli, a suburb of Naples; it quickly became a destination for lovers of Neapolitan gastronomy. He ran it together with his wife, Alda, and his son, Gabriele.<br />
<br />
Then in 2011, life offered him a new opportunity: to open a restaurant in Naples’ Santa Lucia district, a maritime area whose beauty has inspired numerous artists, poets and painters. And so Il Ristorantino dell’Avvocato, an elegant and intimate spot, was born.
    CIPG_20200220_CULBACK-Ristorantino-A...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The second assistant camera operates the clapperboard before the scene of the crucifixions during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
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The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2019: Yvan Sagnet (34, center), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, performs a scene of the Via Crucis in the role of Jesus Christ during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 5th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2019: The scene of the condemnation, in which Jesus Christ is brought by Roman soldiers before Pontius Pilate, is seen here during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 5th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • PALERMO, ITALY - 22 MARCH 2017: Coppersmith Nicola La Barbera poses for a portrait in front his workshop in Via Calderai, whose name (of Arab origin) recalls for the tinkers and coppersmiths whose shops have lined the street practically forever, in Palermo, Italy, on March 22nd 2017.<br />
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In 1492, Sicily’s Jews were banished from the island, the victims of a Spanish edict that forced thousands to leave and others to convert to Roman Catholicism. On Jan. 12, exactly 524 years to the day that the edict gave as a deadline for Sicily’s Jews to depart, Palermo’s archbishop, Corrado Lorefice, granted the emerging community the use of a deconsacrated oratory, to be transformed into Palermo’s first stable synagogue in five centuries.  The synagogue will be located in what once was known as the Giudecca, Palermo’s ancient Jewish quarter
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  • PALERMO, ITALY - 22 MARCH 2017: The former Baroque oratory known as Santa Maria del Sabato, or Holy Mary of Saturday, that will soon become Palermo's first synagogue in 500 years, is seen here in the Giudecca, the ancient Jewish quarter of Palermo, Italy, on March 22nd 2017.<br />
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In 1492, Sicily’s Jews were banished from the island, the victims of a Spanish edict that forced thousands to leave and others to convert to Roman Catholicism. On Jan. 12, exactly 524 years to the day that the edict gave as a deadline for Sicily’s Jews to depart, Palermo’s archbishop, Corrado Lorefice, granted the emerging community the use of a deconsacrated oratory, to be transformed into Palermo’s first stable synagogue in five centuries.  The synagogue will be located in what once was known as the Giudecca, Palermo’s ancient Jewish quarter
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  • SOVERIA MANNELLI, ITALY - 17 NOVEMBER 2016: Emilio Salvatore Leo (41), entrepreneur and heir of the woolen mill and historic family business Lanificio Leo, poses for a portrait by a Jacquard loom (a power loom that simplifies  the process of making textiles) in Soveria Mannelli, Italy, on November 17th 2016.<br />
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Lanificio Leo was the first and last machine-operated woolen mill of Calabria, founded in 1873, it employed 50 people until the 1970s, when national policies to develop Italy’s South cut out small businesses and encouraged larger productions or employment in the public administration.<br />
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The woolen mill was on stand-by for about two decades, until Emilio Salvatore Leo, 41, started inviting international designers and artists to summer residencies in Soveria Mannelli. With their inspiration, he tried to envision a future for his mill and his town that was not of a museum of the past,<br />
Over the years, Mr. Leo transformed his family’s industrial converter of Calabrian wool into a brand that makes design products for home and wear. His century old machines now weave wool from Australia or New Zealand, cashmere from Nepal and cotton from Egypt or South America. He calls it a “start-up on scrap metals,” referring to the dozens of different looms that his family acquired over the years.<br />
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Soveria Mannelli is a mountain-top village in the southern region of Calabria that counts 3,070 inhabitants. The town was a strategic outpost until the 1970s, when the main artery road from Naples area to Italy’s south-western tip, Reggio Calabria went through the town. But once the government started building a motorway miles away, it was cut out from the fastest communications and from the most ambitious plans to develop Italy’s South. Instead of despairing, residents benefited of the geographical disadvantage to keep away the mafia infiltrations, and started creating solid businesses thanks to its administrative stability, its forward-thinking mayors and a vibrant entrepre
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  • SOVERIA MANNELLI, ITALY - 17 NOVEMBER 2016: Emilio Salvatore Leo (41), entrepreneur and heir of the woolen mill and historic family business Lanificio Leo, poses for a portrait by an old warping mill in Soveria Mannelli, Italy, on November 17th 2016.<br />
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Lanificio Leo was the first and last machine-operated woolen mill of Calabria, founded in 1873, it employed 50 people until the 1970s, when national policies to develop Italy’s South cut out small businesses and encouraged larger productions or employment in the public administration.<br />
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The woolen mill was on stand-by for about two decades, until Emilio Salvatore Leo, 41, started inviting international designers and artists to summer residencies in Soveria Mannelli. With their inspiration, he tried to envision a future for his mill and his town that was not of a museum of the past,<br />
Over the years, Mr. Leo transformed his family’s industrial converter of Calabrian wool into a brand that makes design products for home and wear. His century old machines now weave wool from Australia or New Zealand, cashmere from Nepal and cotton from Egypt or South America. He calls it a “start-up on scrap metals,” referring to the dozens of different looms that his family acquired over the years.<br />
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Soveria Mannelli is a mountain-top village in the southern region of Calabria that counts 3,070 inhabitants. The town was a strategic outpost until the 1970s, when the main artery road from Naples area to Italy’s south-western tip, Reggio Calabria went through the town. But once the government started building a motorway miles away, it was cut out from the fastest communications and from the most ambitious plans to develop Italy’s South. Instead of despairing, residents benefited of the geographical disadvantage to keep away the mafia infiltrations, and started creating solid businesses thanks to its administrative stability, its forward-thinking mayors and a vibrant entrepreneurship numbering a national, medium-sized publishing hous
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  • PRATO, ITALY - 4 December 2013: A Chinese worker of one of the 3,200 clothing factories in Prato walks by the fast fashion outlet "Pronto Moda Teresa" where seven Chinese workers died  and two were badly injured after a fire swept through on Sunday, in Prato, Italy, on December 4th 2013.<br />
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The city of Prato has the largest concentration of Chinese in Europe, as well as having the second largest population of Chinese people overall in Italy, after Milan. The Chinese who have come to Prato since the late 1980s have transformed the city and its centuries-old textile industry.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 31 MAY 2013: A visitor looks closely at Oliver Croy and Oliver Elser's "The 387 houses of Peter Fritz" (1916-1992) - a selection of 176 models; in the background is Jack Whitten's "9-11-01" (2006) - mixed media and acrylic on canvas - at the exhibition "Il Palazzo Enciclopedico" (The Encyclopedic Palace) at the Central Pavillon at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on May 31st 2013. <br />
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The Exhibition Il Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace) will be laid out in the Central Pavilion (Giardini) and in the Arsenale forming a single itinerary, with works spanning over the past century alongside several new commissions, including over 150 artists from 38 countries. Il Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace) investigates the desire to see and know everything: it is a show about obsessions and about the transformative power of the imagination. The exhibition opens in the Central Pavilion with a presentation of Carl Gustav Jung's Red Book.<br />
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The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 31 MAY 2013: Oliver Croy and Oliver Elser's "The 387 houses of Peter Fritz" (1916-1992) - a selection of 176 models - at the exhibition "Il Palazzo Enciclopedico" (The Encyclopedic Palace) at the Central Pavillon at the Giardini of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, on May 31st 2013. <br />
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The Exhibition Il Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace) will be laid out in the Central Pavilion (Giardini) and in the Arsenale forming a single itinerary, with works spanning over the past century alongside several new commissions, including over 150 artists from 38 countries. Il Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace) investigates the desire to see and know everything: it is a show about obsessions and about the transformative power of the imagination. The exhibition opens in the Central Pavilion with a presentation of Carl Gustav Jung's Red Book.<br />
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The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: A backstage scene of a Roman soldier resting by a cross during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
 <br />
Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The impenitent thief (on the left of Jesus Christ) is seen here shortly before filming the scene of the crucifixion during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
 <br />
Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    SMAS_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The backstage of the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is seen here during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
 <br />
Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: Costume and set designers are seen here preparing the crucifixion of the impenitent thief (on the left of Jesus Christ) during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
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The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2019: A scene of the Via Crucis is seen here during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 5th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: Swiss theatre director Milo Rau (42) poses for a portrait after shooting the crucifixion scene in his film "The New Gospel", in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: Swiss theatre director Milo Rau (42) poses for a portrait after shooting the crucifixion scene in his film "The New Gospel", in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: Swiss theatre director Milo Rau (42) poses for a portrait after shooting the crucifixion scene in his film "The New Gospel", in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019:  Yvan Sagnet (34), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, is seen here performing Jesus Christ in the scene  of the crucifixion in "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
 <br />
Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: A view of Matera, the set for Milo Rau's "The New Gospel" (2019),  Pier Paolo Pasolni's "The Gospel According to Matthew" (1964) and Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ (2004), is seen here during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019:  Yvan Sagnet (34), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, is seen here performing Jesus Christ in the scene  of the crucifixion in "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019:  Yvan Sagnet (34), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, is seen here performing Jesus Christ in the scene  of the crucifixion in "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019:  Yvan Sagnet (34), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, is seen here performing Jesus Christ in the scene  of the crucifixion in "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019:  Yvan Sagnet (34), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, is seen here performing Jesus Christ before filming the scene of the crucifixion in "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019:  Yvan Sagnet (34), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, is seen here performing Jesus Christ before filming the scene of the crucifixion in "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: Director Milo Rau (42) is seen here walking back from the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, performed by  Yvan Sagnet (34, center, a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer) and the two thieves  during the production of "The New Gospel" in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, performed by  Yvan Sagnet (34, center, a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer) and the two thieves is filmed during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: Director Milo Rau (42) is seen here walking back from the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, performed by  Yvan Sagnet (34, center, a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer) and the two thieves  during the production of "The New Gospel" in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
 <br />
Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, performed by  Yvan Sagnet (34, center, a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer) and the two thieves is filmed during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
 <br />
Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, performed by  Yvan Sagnet (34, center, a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer) and the two thieves is filmed during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The backstage of the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is seen here during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
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The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The impenitent thief (on the left of Jesus Christ) is seen here shortly before filming the scene of the crucifixion during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
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The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The backstage of the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is seen here during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
 <br />
Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: Actors are seen here in the backstage of the scene of the crucifixion during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: cis seen here backstage during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: A backstage scene of a Roman soldier resting by a cross during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019:  Yvan Sagnet (34, center), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, is seen here performing Jesus Christ before filming the scene of the crucifixion in "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: A camera operator films the public watching the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: (L-R) Vito Castoro (37, farmer), Yussif Bamba (founder of the NGO AIIMS) and Papa Latyr Faye (aka Hervé, President of the NGO “Ghetto Out Casa Sankara”), respectively performing the roles of Jesus Christ's Apostles Bartholomew, Matthew and Peter, pose for a portrait during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and huma
    CIPG_20191006_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: (L-R) Vito Castoro (37, farmer), Yussif Bamba (founder of the NGO AIIMS) and Papa Latyr Faye (aka Hervé, President of the NGO “Ghetto Out Casa Sankara”), respectively performing the roles of Jesus Christ's Apostles Bartholomew, Matthew and Peter, pose for a portrait during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
<br />
Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
<br />
The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and huma
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