Here I am again.
During my Christmas holidays at home, Benny
very intensely asked me to go and visit Gibellina, a small city in the province
of Trapani(Sicily), as you might know my home town.
It’s known that Gibellina doesn’t exist
anymore; it was completely destroyed during a tremendous earthquake on 15th
January 1968, where circa 400 people lost their lives and many more were injured.
Nowadays Gibellina Nuova is a new town reborn at 20km away from the old town and has become a real open air museum, as many famous Italian artists have installed their artworks across the streets.
The old town, also called "Il Grande Cretto", is now one of the biggest artwork in the world, as the famous Italian artist Alberto Burri in 1984 covered completely the ruins with concrete, preserving the city streetscape.
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Il Grande Cretto 12/2011
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Gibellina Nuova 12/2011
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