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International Exhibition of Humor 2022The retrospectiveOther informationFrom 6 to 28 August 2022 at the Ex Anglican Church - Bordighera -
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The International Humor Exhibition in Bordighera was the first conference of authors of drawings and books dedicated to humor and still remains today in Europe one of the main cultural reference points in the sector.
The site therefore presents a part of the thousands of works received over the span of over fifty years. It is divided into annual "Editions" each containing, in addition to the most relevant drawings, the list of winners for drawing and humorous literature, the major awards awarded, news and testimonials of interest. An effective engine facilitates the search by author or keyword.
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Buzuluk, 1955Born in Russia, where he lives, he began publishing in 1981. Undecided between writing stories or making humorous drawings, he prefers the second path, because in the end it allows him to combine the two languages. During perestroika he was the most published author. Since 1988 he began to participate in international caricature exhibitions, receiving numerous awards, among other countries in Belgium, Holland, Iran, Japan, Turkey, although, as he himself recalls, the most important [...]
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Answers Guido Clericetti
Talking about today's humor is not easy, and would even involve a discussion that is too serious, especially because humor is now confused with comedy, which is something completely different. I will therefore get by with a nice memory that is also an enlightening lesson on the subject.Years ago, my aforementioned mentor Marcello Marchesi invited me to go with him to the cinema to see a Woody Allen film together, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask".Those who have seen it will remember that the first episode takes place in the Middle Ages and Woody is a jester who is trying to seduce the queen in her bedroom, but in the end it turns out that she is wearing a cumbersome and complicated chastity belt. So he looks out of the room, borrows a halberd from the soldiers who are standing guard outside and with that he tries to force the belt, naturally triggering loud laughter from the audience in the theater. “Now this is comedy…” Marchesi whispered to me.A moment later Woody, still busy with halberd and lock, says to the queen: “We have to hurry, otherwise the Renaissance will arrive and we will all start painting!” and immediately in the room another laugh is heard but different, less numerous and less vulgar, and Marchesi added: “…and this is humor!”.Yes, because Allen’s joke, in order to work and make people laugh, requires knowing what the Renaissance and the great painting of that era are and the difference with the Middle Ages, in short, to have enough culture to set in motion the mechanism of a different, more intelligent and tasty laugh.Since then it has been very clear to me that humor is only possible if there is also culture, a good that is undoubtedly in short supply today, and not only in Italy. Not that comedy isn't just as funny, in fact, it's usually even funnier, but it's not the same, it doesn't give you the same thrill, the same participation.This is something that comedians on TV, Italian comedy, Christmas comedies and even a lot of so-called political satire in influential newspapers and glossy magazines, alas, can't give: they too fly every now and then, but at ground level.
Read the full interviewASSOCIAZIONE SALONE INTERNAZIONALE UMORISMO
The event could not have lasted for over fifty years without the contribution of numerous "volunteers" and "precepts" who brought enthusiasm and desire to do whatever the task received, with nineteenth-century shifts! From the choice of the drawings, to the preparation of the panels (always the same every year), to the posting with various pins of the hundreds of drawings up to the presence on stage.
We therefore want to thank, in absolutely no order but with equal contributions, all those who come to mind, apologizing if we miss some, but we are ready to fix it!
Sponsors: Agnesi, Olio Calvi, Olio Carli, Pallanca, Martini & Rossi, Atkinsons, Seat - Pagine Gialle, Fiat, Citizen, La Stampa, Radio Montecarlo, etc.
The accommodation activities, Chez Louis, Bar GP, La Vecchia, Mino du Re Dolceacqua, Terme di Pigna, Ristorante Cacciatori Imperia, Hotel Michelin,
Presenters: Luisella Berrino, Cesare Viazzi, Roberto Basso (Rama di Palma d'Oro 1985)
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