Next week in Melbourne

Melbourne Central by Simona

Next week I will be in Melbourne to present a paper at the ACIS Sixth Biennale Conference (Italian Studies - New Directions), but also to enjoy the city. 

Between the many things going on all the time there, I have found that there will be an interesting exhibition presentation at the Italian Institute of Culture on July 14th by Anna Caione, who will be discussing her current body of work influenced by her Italian heritage and journeys to Italy.  

Fabrics by Anna Caione

Anna Caione teaches Art and Design at tertiary level in Melbourne. She has exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally. Her work is represented in corporate, public and private collections in Australia, Italy, Holland and Ireland. Anna Caione is represented by Catherine Asquith gallery, Melbourne http://www.catherineasquithgallery.com

The fleeing Caravaggio: a paper for Dunedin

Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

1608
Oil on canvas, 361 x 520 cm
Saint John Museum, La Valletta

Last week the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (2-5 February 2011) has organized a conference in Dunedin at the University of Otago, where I have happily participated with a panel entitled: Artists and Travel.  

Who better than Caravaggio? He fled to Naples and then to Malta, in order to escape decapitation following his conviction for the murder of Ranuccio Tomassoni. Hoping in the Pope's forgiveness, he departed from the conventions of his time to paint works evoking acts of clemency to receive the permission of the Pope to come back to Rome. 

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is a clear example of Caravaggio's changes, almost a testimonial to his own destiny: his death! 


To know more about the other papers presented at the conference, 
this is the link: 
anzamems 2011 conference