Coffee is experiencing a time of splendor, and as it could not be otherwise, so is the way of drinking it.
illycaffé, the prestigious Italian coffee brand internationally recognized for its high quality and sustainability, knows a lot about this. So much so, that during the 2024 Venice Art Biennale it will present the new mugs from its illy Art Collection.
Under the name 'Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere', the four-piece collection is signed by emerging artists from Latin America, the coffee-growing region par excellence. The artists have been chosen by Adriano Pedrosa, curator of the 2024 Art Biennial.
Those chosen to exhibit their works are the Guatemalan Paula Nicho, the Peruvian Rember Yahuarcani López, the Colombian Aycoobo and the Brazilians Mahaku. All of them have contributed to enriching this collection through the use of the house's iconic mugs converted into canvases in order to express, in the most creative way, both the culture and traditions of each of their respective countries of origin.
"The new illy Art Collection adopts the theme of the 2024 Art Biennial, dedicated to the feeling of longing for the distant of foreigners, something that is promoted through the language of contemporary art, the different forms of dialogue and inclusion, which They range from respect for the roots and culture of all peoples to the importance of living in balance with nature. All of them, values that illycaffè supports throughout the entire supply chain, always positioning people and the environment. environment at the center of all its activities", says Cristina Scocchia, CEO of illycaffè
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