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The exhibition "A MINIMA" by Sidival Fila and Jean Degottex at Galerie Mennour, Paris
The Fondazione Filantropica Sidival Fila is pleased to present " A minima ", an exhibition hosted by Galerie Mennour in Paris that brings into dialogue the works of Sidival Fila and Jean Degottex (1918–1988). Two artists who, despite belonging to different generations and contexts, share a radical pursuit grounded in the reduction of the mark, visual meditation, and an understanding of essentiality as a space of balance and intensity. In the early 1980s, Jean Degottex entere


Season's Greetings from Fondazione Filantropica Sidival Fila
As the year draws to a close, we pause with gratitude. Gratitude for your presence, your trust, and your shared belief that art can open paths, that reflection can deepen understanding, and that solidarity can quietly change the world. Your support gives meaning to our work and allows ideas to become gestures, encounters, and lasting connections. The time of Christmas and the holidays invites us into a different rhythm: one of listening rather than rushing, of togethernes


Publication of our 2024 Institutional Report
On November 28th, 2025, the Fondazione Filantropica Sidival Fila presented its 2024 Annual Report at the SDA Bocconi School of Management, Rome Campus, coinciding with the opening of a monographic exhibition of Sidival Fila’s work. This event marked a meaningful collaboration with the university, reflecting the Foundation’s mission to unite art, education, and social engagement. Professors Andrea Rurale and Piergiacomo Mion Dalle Carbonare contributed to the Report, adding a


Dear Sidival, what is inspiration in art for you?
Inspiration is the search for an authentic language to express my own essence. This is challenging because each of us has an inner world...


An educational project we care.
“Why are you telling us the story of Maria Clara? Why is it so special to you?” we asked Jozilda Pires, one of the educators of the...


Invitation to the talk on the exhibition’s catalogue (RE)VERSVS - Sidival Fila
Sidival Fila Philantropic Foundation is pleased to invite you to the presentation of the catalogue of the exhibition "(RE)VERSVS - Reuse...


Dear Sidival, how should we approch a work of art today?
“This is a tricky question! First of all, I want to clarify my point of view on art: art is human participation, and I believe its...


Dear Sidival, how can a Franciscan friar be artist by profession?
Probably religious life is somehow perceived by people as a very set and rigid life, far from an activity free and liberating as art....
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