Spirito Olimpico Italiano cinque artisti per i 5 cerchi

On the occasion of the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010, the CONI organized the exhibition “Spirito Olimpico Italiano – educare alla contemporaneità delle culture e alla pace”, inspired by the meaning of the universality of humankind. Curated by Renata Freccero, with artistic direction by Silvana Belvisi, the exhibition presented works by 43 artists, each represented by a single piece, at Casa Italia CONI, the headquarters of the Italian athletes.
The section “Cinque artisti per i 5 cerchi” displayed works created specifically for this event by Ennio Calabria, Antonio Carena, whose recent passing is remembered, Maria Cristina Carlini, Riccardo Cordero, and Riccardo Licata.
Sydney 2000, Salt Lake City 2002, Athens 2004, Turin 2006, and Beijing 2008 welcomed the Olympic Games of the new millennium as a choral song of joy, an expression of a high promotion of universal civilization and a great opportunity for dialogue among peoples.
Within this context stands the ideal of “Olympic Peace“, the Ekecheiria observed during the ancient Olympic Games. The “Olympic Spirit”, in the words of Renata Freccero, represents “the pursuit of the ethical quality of life, the desire to express one’s physical and moral potential,” which lies at the foundation of human dignity.