Events
Events
“ELISIR DI PRIMAVERA”
EXHIBITION BY THE ARTIST ALEXANDRA VON BURG.
FROM 30 MARCH ’24 UNTIL END OF MAY ‘24
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW EXHIBITION OF THE ARTIST ALEXANDRA VON BURG.
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED AT THE FOUNDATION MAJID UNTIL THE END OF MAY 2024
Alexandra von Burg, a well-known painter in Canton Ticino and beyond for her unique and highly original style, capable of ingeniously blending the abstract and the figurative. Titled “Spring Elixir,” the rich exhibition showcases nearly seventy works of various sizes, reflecting the tireless and passionate exploration of the past two years. At the heart of this extensive collection lies the theme of Nature, a subject von Burg has always explored, but which now appears in a new, more intimate and introspective light.
This heightened awareness was attained through the newfound freedom of the post-pandemic months, during which the artist chose to live as much outdoors as possible, indulging in long mountain walks (where she is fortunate to reside), various nature-oriented travels, and even an exhilarating pilgrimage in Tuscany.
These spiritual and aesthetic experiences inevitably and almost necessarily found their way onto her canvases, guiding her brushes to recreate the many impressions imprinted in her mind and soul.
What was there before the Big Bang?
On Thursday, February 15th, at 6:00 PM at the Majid Foundation located at Via Borgo 7 in Ascona, Professor Robert Brandenberger, a specialist in theoretical cosmology from McGill University in Montreal, will be the protagonist of an evening dedicated to modern cosmology and what we know (and don’t know) about the origin of the Universe, titled “What was there before the Big Bang?”
Born in 1956, Robert Brandenberger is a professor of physics at McGill University in Montreal. A specialist in theoretical cosmology, after studying at the Zurich Polytechnic, he earned his PhD from Harvard University, and then continued his post-doctoral research at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at the University of Cambridge under the guidance of Stephen Hawking. From 1987 to 2004, he was a professor at Brown University before moving to McGill, where he currently teaches. For his work on the development of the theory known as “string gas cosmology,” he has received numerous awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in 1988, the Killam Research Fellowship in 2009, and the CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics in 2011. In 2001, he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
“MAESTRO MILO – PIANETA BLU”
EXHIBITION BY THE ARTIST MILO LOMBARDO.
FROM 03 FEBRUARY ’24 UNTIL END OF MARCH ‘24
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW EXHIBITION OF THE ARTIST MILO LOMBARDO.
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED AT THE FOUNDATION MAJID UNTIL THE END OF MARCH 2024
Milo Lombardo, born in 1941 in Barletta (Italy), has always lived in Milan, where he studied at the Free Academy of Nude Art. Having abandoned classical figurative art, Milo likes to define himself as a “Modern Individualist Figurative” or “Modern Figurative Abstractionist,” as evidenced by the abstract and modern forms and colors in his works. As an internationally renowned painter and sculptor, his artistic production often addresses social themes, such as the denunciation of environmental emergencies and ocean pollution.
“For me, art is life; it is what propels me forward in improvement, growth, and in conveying something of myself to others. This is my life.”
Milo Lombardo
“l’eccezione della regola”
EXHIBITION BY the archistar Carlo rampazzi.
FROM NOVEMBER ’23 UNTIL end of january ‘24
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW EXHIBITION OF THE ARchistar carlo rampazzi.
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED AT THE foundation majid UNTIL THE END OF january 2024
We are pleased to announce that from November until the end of January, the premises of the Foundation will host Carlo Rampazzi’s solo exhibition. Hailing from Ascona, Rampazzi has been able to garner appreciation worldwide for his highly original design conception over a 50-year artistic and professional journey.
However, this is by no means a retrospective of the Master’s work. On the contrary, it is hoped that this solo exhibition can serve as inspiration for young talents, much like those supported by the Majid Foundation. They are the ideal custodians of an artistic legacy, that of the architect from Ascona, which has nothing to do with the superficiality of trends.
“FEMME – VIE – LIBERTÉ”
SOLO EXHIBITION BY ATEFEH YAZDANI
FROM 11 NOVEMBER ’23 UNTIL OCTOBER ‘24
RAIFFEISEN BANK ASCONA
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW EXHIBITION OF THE ARTIST ATEFEH YAZDANI.
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED AT THE RAIFFEISEN BANK IN ASCONA UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER 2024
The cultural commitment of the Majid Foundation has led to the establishment of collaborations with various local entities, including the one with Raiffeisen Bank, whose attention and dedication to culture as a fundamental driving force for personal and collective development are truly exemplary. This shared purpose continues this year, with the kind willingness of the bank to host, within its premises, the solo exhibition of Atefeh Yazdani, a young talented Swiss-Iranian artist whose artistic production is a magnificent expression of the rich artistic and cultural heritage of her home country.
The artist skillfully blends painting, calligraphy, and collage, drawing inspiration from Persian tradition and mystical poets. Atefeh Yazdani’s works reflect a strong and sensual femininity, giving voice to a creative journey deeply marked by the wounds of her country’s recent history.
Uniting tradition and modernity, abstraction and figurative intent, spirituality and civic commitment, femininity and universality, the works of Swiss-Iranian artist Atefeh Yazdani stand as a significant example of intercultural art and promise to engage their audience with both the emotional power of symbolism, the immediacy of pure perception, and the critical distance of intellect.
“Dell’Alpinismo”: From the gratuitousness of the act to the thinking.
saturday 16 SEPTEMBER
time 18:00
“How many have not said, on the eve of a challenging ascent or during the ascent itself, ‘I will never do this again!’ knowing perfectly well that, once at the summit, one will think of nothing but the next climb!”
FOUNDATION MAJID Invite you
Book presentation of “Dell’Alpinismo” by Andrea Bocchiola, psychoanalyst of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society, as well as a member of the Italian Academic Alpine Club (CAAI) and the British Alpine Club.
“emozione d’arte”
SOLO EXHIBITION BY johannes genemans and angelino balistreri
FROM 02 september UNTIL 30 october ‘23
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW EXHIBITION OF johannes genemans and angelino balistreri
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED UNTIL THE END OF october 2023
“DANCES WITH HORSES”
SOLO EXHIBITION BY IRINA MARKOVA
FROM 02 AUGUST ‘23 UNTIL 31 AUGUST ‘23
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF IRINA MARKOVA
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST 2023
“WHEN THE DREAMS COME TRUE”
SOLO EXHIBITION BY TONY FAVRE
FROM 2ND JUNE ’23 UNTIL 31ST JULY ‘23
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF TONY FAVRE
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED UNTIL THE END OF JULY 2023
Very active from an artistic production point of view, in 2012, he created the new collection of works “The World in Balance”, an evocative universe in which villages perched on an island in the sea are the absolute protagonists of the artist’s poetics, a sort of “Island that doesn’t exist”, where dream and reality meet to give life to an ideal world. The presence of man is only imagined and never told.
“IL EST GRAND TEMPS DE RALLUMER LES ETOILES”
SOLO EXHIBITION BY MURIELLE ARGOUD
FROM 2ND MAY ’23 UNTIL 31ST MAY ‘23
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF MURIELLE ARGOUD
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED UNTIL THE END OF MAY 2023
“I would like to paint what lies behind physical appearances: The rustling, caressing, and swirling of wind and waves, the dance of the elements, the overflowing emptiness of silence, and the life of sparkling light. Where words cannot touch, the life of colors can merge with the hearts of viewers. Let your gaze follow the curved waves of these colors that change constantly over time – without any allusion, but full of promises. Create a silence where the song of the image becomes audible and palpable. Create a silence that allows for deeper reflection, without seeking to analyze or understand anything. Be ready to receive”. Thoughts by Murielle Argoud.
“AUTORITRATTO ALLO SPECCHIO CURVO”
SOLO EXHIBITION BY STEFANIA PINSONE
FROM 18th FEBRUARY ’23 UNTIL 30st APRIL ‘23
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF STEFANIA PINSONE
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED UNTIL THE END OF MARCH 2023
Stefania Pinsone is an award-winning artist of Roman origin of international renown. This exhibition, Stefania Pinsone’s first in Ticino, is mainly made up of sculptures made in reverse engineering and paintings painted on brushed gilded or silvered aluminium, characterized by a powerful personal pictorial style that combines figurativeness and abstraction, ancient and contemporary, exploring the psyche humanity and its perceptive dialectic with society and its symbols.
“LA FORMA DELL’IMMAGINE”
SOLO EXHIBITION BY MAURIZIO GALIMBERTI
FROM 26 OCTOBER ’22 UNTIL 31TH JANUARY ‘23
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF MAURIZIO GALIMBERTI
THE ART EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY 2023
Maurizio Galimberti, one of the most prestigious and representative artists in the world of photography. His artistic activity is appreciated and well-known all over the World. The one professed by Maurizio, is a Photographic Art that challenges formal prejudices and breaks through the thick wall of rationality. Through his design gestures, technical inventions, dadaist ready-mades and interpretative manipulations free themselves from the mere description of reality, becoming a sentimental metaphor.
SOLO EXHIBITION – GIANMARIA POTENZA
FROM 06th AUGUST UNTIL 15th OCTOBER 2022
FOUNDATION MAJID PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF THE “MAESTRO” GIANMARIA POTENZA
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN (FREE ENTRANCE) UNTIL OCTOBER 15
“Maestro” Gianmaria Potenza, One of the most prestigious and representative artists of Venice. His artistic activity, known all over the world, is characterized by the use of very different materials and techniques like glass, wood, ceramic, metal, concrete, stone, painting, sculpture, mosaic, engraving.
‘360°’ – SOLO EXHIBITION BY ALEXANDRA VON BURG
FROM 1st TO 31th JULY 2022
Majid Foundation will inaugurate ‘360°’, the new solo exhibition by the Painter Alexandra von Burg.
The Art Exhibition can be visited until the end of July.
The Art Event will allow the public to retrace and appreciate the original creative research that has made the Ticino artist known nationally and internationally and, above all, to admire a preview of the works created during the pandemic, as yet unpublished. Supported by the intention of illustrating and enhancing her extraordinary expressive freedom, the Fondazione Majid will exhibit a truly extensive collection of 130 paintings, enriched by two interesting and unusual testimonies of the painter’s very rare forays into three-dimensionality: the bust-sculpture La Donna del Mare and the limited edition dedicated to I Guerrieri.
ART EXHIBITION – “RENAISSANCE”FROM 02nd JUNE TO 30th JUNE 2022
Both foundations join forces in order to create the important and prestigious artistic event entitled “Renaissance”, a prestigious Art Exhibition scheduled from 02nd to 30th June 2022.
Mazzoleni Foundation will take care of organizing the event, introducing 28 artists, including photographers, painters and sculptors. “Renaissance”, to represent a thought, a noble, profound, anthropological meaning, all contained in this word … a concept that perfectly reflects the thought that was once expressed by the great Oscar Wilde: “Every single artwork is the fulfillment of a prophecy, of a rebirth “.
Monica Scalco – Musica per non sentire
From 01 May to 31 May 2022
The Foundation Majid, in collaboration with Monica Scalco, presents the new artworks of its prestigious solo exhibition “Musica per non sentire”.
We are pleased to host, during the month of May, the young swiss painter, Monica Scalco. Cultivating passion is his lifestyle and his are painting and sculpting expressing a physical and mental need. In this process, music has a very important influence, because according to the artist, it amplifies and concretizes emotions.
Dondé Art – Lifestyle pop art experience
from 01 April to 30 April 2022
The Majid Foundation, in collaboration with Dondé Art, presents the new artworks of its prestigious solo exhibition “lifestyle pop art experience”.
From 1 April 2022 we are delighted to report the return of Dondè, a sparkling artist whom the Majid Foundation has had the pleasure of hosting several times. The new exhibition will feature a special theme: the Master, in fact, will literally immerse himself in the Summer Vibes with a very special technique that will surprise his admirers.
The Artist, with his sparkling style will present an inspiring event that will give us a pleasant breeze of joy and serenity.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION “VIEWPOINTS”
FROM 1TH MARCH UNTIL 31TH MARCH ’22
FROM 1 TO 31 MARCH, THE FONDAZIONE MAJID WILL BE PLEASED TO HOST THE EXHIBITION “PUNTI DI VISTA”
In which 43 artists belonging to the associazione pittori e scultori ticinesi apst (association of ticino painters and sculptors) will be exhibiting their works.
The group, known throughout Ticino and beyond, was founded on 29 March 1996 with the aim of strengthening ties, interests, the exchange of ideas, dialogue on different issues and everything that concerns art in general.
Painting and sculpture will merge in this unique occasion to show the different nuances that art can take.
Art and Tango – 27 November 2021
On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, the Majid Foundation offers a musical evening with the friendly company of the guitar duo Dodicisuoni, formed by Alberto Montano and Federico Briasco.
The program includes the performance of Latin music, specially arranged by the two guitarists, with the intervention of the dancers Romina Godoy and Giuseppe Tortorelli, who will enrich the evening with their choreography.
Andy Warhol, “The Time Capsules”
From 4th September until 15th November ’21
From the 4st September to 15st of November Foundation Majid hosts Andy Warhol, International Artist and undisputed genius of Pop Art
His artistic activity includes many works that he produced in series, and repetition was the method of his success. His art, which brought the shelves of a supermarket into a museum or exhibition, was a not too veiled provocation. According to one of the greatest exponents of pop art, art had to be “consumed” like any other commercial product.
Warhol, an infinite man and artist, managed to communicate the tragic nature of existence with its echo of pain, a point of fracture and abandonment corresponding to a moment of living.
The exhibition is a personal experience that highlights the human condition as voluntary obedience to the TIME OF THE CLOCK and the ability of an artist, of talent, to be able to get out of it through painting, that knowledge of the soul that is not knowledge.
Athos Faccincani, Racconti di Luce
From 1th August until 31th August 2021
From the 1st to the 31st of August Foundation Majid presents Athos Faccincani, an Italian Artist born in Peschiera del Garda and internationally known.
His Artworks are well-known for being full of light: the artist Faccincani wants to represent subjects that are lively and convey positive emotions.
The main subjects of his paintings are, for example, the famous Mediterranean coasts from Positano and the many flowers, to the sea views of Santorini and Provence.
We are delighted to be able to host Athos Faccincani, whose coloured landscapes are going to brighten up Maison Majid even more.
Chiara Magni, Bright Expressionism
From 1th July until 31th July 2021
From the 1st to the 31st of July Chiara Magni is going to exhibit her art at the Foundation Majid
Chiara Magni is an Italian painter who creates her artworks with the “Finger Painting” technique.
Her Masterpieces are created using her fingers instead of a brush or palette. Defined by her as “Bright Expressionism”, her style is characterized by bright, vivid colors which aim, according to the painter, to “make people happy”.
It is a pleasure for the Foundation Majid to welcome Chiara Magni, who is going to brighten and fill our Foundation with color with to her pieces of art
Maria Kononov, Colourful Support
From 11th June until 30th September 2021
From the 11th of June to the 30th of September, the Artworks of Maria Kononov (a young artist of Russian origin born in the United States) will be exposed at the regional hospital La Carità located in Locarno.
“Enfant Prodige”, Maria Kononov exhibited held her first exhibition at the age of eight years old.
She is now well-known internationally: her exhibitions have been held with great success in many important cities such as Moscow, St Petersburg, New York, Milan, Rome, London, Paris, Vienna and Amsterdam.
The Artist has been a guest at Foundation Majid in 2019 and she is an example of a young talent who is supported in her artistic journey by the Foundation.
Walter Marin, Jazz Solo
From 1th June until 30th June 2021
From the 1st to 30th of June, the Majid Foundation is pleased to host the artworks of Walter Marin, an artist who lives in North-East Italy.
We are delighted to welcome for the first time the painter Walter Marin whose themes relate to the female universe, nature, landscapes and the depiction of the sacred.
However, music is one of the true protagonists of his works. Combining his passion for music with his passion for painting, Marin not only depicts singers and musicians but also makes the music itself flow in his works.
In addition to his paintings devoted mainly to jazz, his repertoire also includes several paintings of Treviso, the city where he was a young student.
Walter Marin, Jazz Solo
From 1th June until 30th June 2021
From the 1st to 30th of June, the Majid Foundation is pleased to host the artworks of Walter Marin, an artist who lives in North-East Italy.
We are delighted to welcome for the first time the painter Walter Marin whose themes relate to the female universe, nature, landscapes and the depiction of the sacred.
However, music is one of the true protagonists of his works. Combining his passion for music with his passion for painting, Marin not only depicts singers and musicians but also makes the music itself flow in his works.
In addition to his paintings devoted mainly to jazz, his repertoire also includes several paintings of Treviso, the city where he was a young student.
Salvador Dalí The Divine Comedy
From the 4th of November until the 28st March 2021
The Majid Foundation, in collaboration with Art Events, presents, for the first time in Switzerland, the Divine Comedy illustrated by Salvador Dalí.
In 1950, to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s birth, the Italian government commissioned Dalì to illustrate a special edition of the Divine Comedy.
100 watercolor woodcuts, 33 watercolors each for Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, were born plus an introduction, an original and unique expression of the imagination of the most famous and visionary representative of Surrealism.
Dalì works by placing at the center of each table a character or a particularly significant event of the song and the representation he makes of it is dreamlike and irreverent: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise emerge suspended between dream and reality, in a single masterpiece.
The journey beyond Dante’s world is therefore interpreted in a metaphysical and psychological key, masterfully mixing the deepest sense of the Comedy with the artistic sense of Salvador Dalì.
The Majid Foundation is honored to exhibit the complete collection of the great master’s illustrations to the Swiss public, while also paying homage to the great poet Dante Alighieri.
Arte da Cani (Dog’sArt) & Rich Art Comic Pop!
10.10 – 1.11.2020
Dondé’s exhibition, vernissage on the 10th of October!
Majid Foundation is pleased to present Dondé exhibition, an exceptional event, a sparkling party of luxury and pop.
The event will be open to the public from 10th of October to 1st of November 2020.
Dondé himself will be present at the vernissage, Saturday the 10th of October at 6pm, adding further pleasure to the evening.
Il est temps d’y succomber … à la beauté! – September 2020
Creating stillness for the song of the painting to become audible… Murielle Argoud
“Murielle Argoud’s ravishing canvases offer a persuasive – and deeply moving – reacquaintance with the transcendent. Using an “alchemical” mixture of oil, sand, lava and gold leaf, Argoud strives to convey both the world’s liquid materiality and the hidden depths within it. “
Jim Friedrich, art critic, writer, Washington
Dear friends, dear friends of Majid, The Majid Foundation is pleased to present Murielle Argoud’s exhibition, an exceptional and extraordinary event.