By Janice Ryan, Edmonton Journal April 5, 2013 EDMONTON – For artist Giuseppe Albi, having a studio is a way of life. In fact, Albi has had a place to explore and experiment, to contemplate and reflect, for 44 of his 66 years. Born in Grimaldi, Italy, Albi came to Edmonton as a young boy…. Read more »
There are already a distinguished group of art professionals who agree that the New New are a distinct and exciting, new movement. The dealer, André Emmerich, the collector Lewis Cabot, and the art historian, William Agee, are three examples. Others include the American critics Donald Kuspit, David Carrier, Arelene Raven; the Canadian critics Ken Carpenter,… Read more »
Friday, July 27, 2012 After almost a decade of chocolate-covered strawberries, spanakopita, butter chicken and spring rolls, Giuseppe Albi is leaving the world of food to focus on art. Albi, 65, will retire at the end of August as general manager of Events Edmonton, which produces A Taste of Edmonton, as well as the new… Read more »
EDMONTON – After almost a decade of chocolate-covered strawberries, spanakopita, butter chicken and spring rolls, Giuseppe Albi is leaving the world of food to focus on art. Albi, 65, will retire at the end of August as general manager of Events Edmonton, which produces A Taste of Edmonton as well as the new Metropolis International… Read more »
By Graham Hicks ,Edmonton Sun FIRST POSTED: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 12:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012 09:21 AM MDT It usually takes a while to get things perfect. But did you have to wait until the very end, Giuseppe Albi? Giuseppe is the long-time producer of A Taste of Edmonton. The… Read more »
Award of Merit Metropolis: Edmonton International Winter Festival Project Owner: Events Edmonton; Giuseppe Albi Designer: Giuseppe Albi Artists: Giuseppe Albi and Tyler Tue Project Description: Since the introduction of Muk Luk Mardi Gras in 1967, there had been a desire to stage a festival during the colder months of the Edmonton Capital Region. Events Edmonton… Read more »
Painter Giuseppe Albi has always loved to experiment with materials and play with artistic practices as he creates his large-scale abstract works. Last fall, when Jim Hayes, technical director at Golden Artist Colours, dropped off 13 litres of a new paint just out of the laboratory to sample, the Edmonton artist was in painter-nerd seventh… Read more »
Column tells a story for future generations about the pioneers who brought a slice of Italy to Alberta EDMONTON – Carlo Amodio spent many sleepless nights during the last two years as he co-ordinated the building of a monument to honour the work and lives of Italian immigrants in Alberta in the last 100 years…. Read more »