Media Release
MONTE
CARLO HOSTS “PASSION FOR LIFE” ART EXHIBITION
SUPPORTING GEMLUC
The next Passion for Life collective art exhibition
to be held from June 5-19, 2008 at the two Artemisia
gallery locations in Monte Carlo will support GEMLUC
(Groupement des Entreprises Monégasques dans
la Lutte contre le cancer), whose Honorary President
is H.R.H Princess Caroline de Hanover
Monte-Carlo
Principality
of Monaco
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Honorary
President is H.R.H Princess Caroline of Hanover
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For
Immediate Release
Florence,
Italy, 22 May 2008: The next Passion for
Life collective exhibition will be held from June 5-19,
2008 at the two Artemisia gallery locations in Monte
Carlo. The Passion for Life program supports fundraising
for the fight against cancer and other important humanitarian
causes, through the organization of high caliber contemporary
art exhibitions worldwide. The Passion for Life program
was founded by Antoine Gaber, both as an impressionist
artist painter but also as a cancer researcher in drug
development, focusing mostly in cancer treatments.
The
Monte Carlo Passion for Life exhibition will be supporting
GEMLUC Groupement des Entreprises Monégasques
dans la Lutte contre le cancer, with its fundraising
activities. GEMLUC was founded in Monaco in 1973 by
Philippe Lajoinie, and Princess Caroline de Hanovre
is the Honorary President. Since this time, the association
has raised over 1.500.000 euros in funds in support
of the fight against cancer: donated to assist cancer
research, pay for scholarships for medical students
and medical products, and give care to cancer sufferers.
In each of the countries where Passion for Life has
exhibited, the funds raised have been fully and exclusively
given to the chosen local charity or association.
The
main objectives of Passion for Life are: to increase
awareness and early diagnosis of the disease and to
fundraise in support of research. As an example of some
activities, in February 2007, Passion for Life fundraising
art exhibition was held at the Chetumal Maya Culture
Museum, in Mexico, in parallel several conferences were
given by Antoine Gaber to increase awareness about cancer
worldwide, aiming at students of several important universities.
In June of 2007, in addition to Passion for Life fundraising
exhibitions in Volterra and Montecatini, Italy, an exclusive
fundraising Gala Dinner as a collateral event, was organized
in collaboration with the 15th Congress of European
Association for Psychotherapy at the Palazzo Budini
Gattai, in support of the Department of Hemato-Oncology,
Meyer Paediatric Hospital in Florence, with the special
participation of the famous Patch Adams the physician
who brought humor therapy for his patients into the
hospital (Robin Williams interpreted the role of Patch
Adams in the 1998 movie).
In 2005, the Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea
of Florence joined Antoine Gaber as Artistic Partner,
bringing art to life in support of cancer awareness
and research with Gaber's International Passion for
Life program. In December 2007, as one of the Florence
Biennale collateral events, and as a follow up from
the last 2 years, Antoine Gaber was invited as one of
the key speakers to present a retrospective on his Passion
for Life international artistic fundraising initiatives.
The 840 artists present at the Biennale coming from
more than 70 countries, numerous visitors, art critics,
journalists and Italian and foreign government officials,
attended Gaber’s presentation of Passion for Life.
At the conclusion of his presentation, Gaber announced
the next Passion for Life International event location
to be held in Monte Carlo in June 2008, under the hospitality
of Ms. Mirella Setzu, owner of Artemisia.
The exhibition in Monte Carlo will take place at the
two locations of Artemisia (rue Princesse Caroline,
5 and in the avenue Princesse Alice, 5 , from 5 - 19
June 2008.
The
vernissage will commence at the ARTEMISIA gallery rue
Princesse Caroline on Thursday 5th June at 5pm, to be
followed by a fundraising cocktail at 7pm at La Rose
des Vents in Plage du Larvotto, Monaco, organized by
GEMLUC. This event will celebrate the PASSION FOR LIFE
exhibition opening and its support for GEMLUC. Some
of the artists will attend the event along with personalities
such as Michele Cucuzza and Amanda Lear who is also
one of the participating artists.
Participating
renown artists:
Barbara
Alcalde, Figen Begen, Mary Brilli, Diana Calvillo, Brenda
Charles, Antoine Gaber, Marybel Gallegos, Sietze Groenewold,
Sumio Inoue, Maz Jackson, Betty Jonker, Kosmas Kroussos,
Leticia Leal, Amanda Lear, Sinae Lee, Martin J.A. Nijman,
Catalina Ochoa, Antonio Pugliano, Marieta Reijerkerk,
Karl Stengel, Goga Trascierra, Karel Vreeburg
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further information:
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Impressionist
Artist Painter, Antoine Gaber: 1003-77 Carlton St.,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2J7
Tel. 1 (416) 595-1003 fax: 1 (416) 595-1040 e-mail: antoine.abugaber@sympatico.ca
Web: www.antoinegaber.com
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The
"Passion for life" program
was initiated to continue to increase the awareness of
cancer but also to the need to raise additional research
funds to support our ongoing efforts to fight cancer,"
said Antoine Gaber, Canadian Impressionist painter.
"Passion
for Life" is an innovative and unique promotion,
even more, because it now leverages the art Comunittee
around the world with the significant support of the Biennale
of Florence, in addressing an important issue that is
close to all of us around the world. "I am extremely
optimistic about our futur success as with my Fellow artist
from around the world, we will join efforts to support
the same cause". said Antoine Gaber. |
" Antoine
Gaber's " Passion for Life" initiative
is amazing, he has worked in Breast Cancer Research for many years
contributing to the development of several breast cancer drugs,
and now he is using his internationally recognized artistic talent
to contribute to raise money for cancer research and awareness.
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" Having worked for several years in cancer clinical research,
Antoine's passion for life and the well being of patients are reflected
not only in his clinical research work, and his art, but in the
philanthropic causes he supports. Antoine's vision and focus have
always been toward making our world a better one," said
Professor Kathleen Pritchard, from the Toronto Sunnybrook Cancer
Center, Canada, and an internationally renown breast cancer specialist.
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About
the Artist:
Antoine Gaber unique combination as a cancer researcher, businessman
and as an internationally recognized artist painter, represents
careers that are opposite to each other, raising in several
Countries more and more media attention, however, Gaber continuously
plays a role in the advancement of art and science. In an
incessant desire for harmony, Antoine Gaber, his artistic
works, his humanitarian projects and his incommensurable dreams
of communion with man and nature contribute in unison to the
working of his straightforward mission: utilizing his talent
to benefit a good cause. During his various exhibitions held
in several Countries, Gaber contributed an important percentage
of the sale of his artworks, and the profits from the use
of the imagery of his art to raise funds to further support
cancer research. Neither success nor notoriety can deter the
painter from his ideals.
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"Passion
for Life" Artist Statement
As a
cancer researcher, I have come to appreciate how precious
life truly is. From the journey faced by those fighting
to overcome illness, to the artistic endeavors I have experienced
as I continue through my journey of self-expression, one
becomes acutely aware life is more than simply existing.
It truly is a celebration. If you choose to embrace every
day to the fullest; mixing it with a sense of wonder and
purpose, you, too, will discover your inner peace. You,
too, will realize your passion for life.
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Art
Critic comments about Gaber's artwork: Unedited quotes
Prof. John
T. Spike, Critic and Art Historian (New York), former Director of
Florence Biennale
"Antoine
Gaber is revisiting the impressionists with a fresh eye and his
own sensibility. Gaber has immersed himself in the glories of Impressionism.
His brush and heart are dedicated to making the art of the impressionists
the art of today.
Prof. Matty
Roca, Critic and Art Historian; Member of the International Art
Critics Association (AICA), (Mexico)
" Through
Antoine Gaber pictorial voyage, one encounters color, and nature
with the Artist own style of painting and brushstrokes. Self-taught
artist, his starting point is his interest in all "creative
evolution of things" and through his emotions and sensibility
his interpretation of nature and details, becomes alive.
The mastering
of his impressionistic style delivers in his art, the creation of
contrast, tones, and a special rhythmic dynamism of light and of
shade, are without any doubts, his strongest points.
The poetical
reading of his artwork provides a universe of internal peace and
silence. One can imagine being in a bucolic (pastoral) landscape
filled with flowers and, a pond dotted with water lilies that irrevocably
leads in his profound inhabited emotions felt during the creation
of his paintings. "
Date: 22 May
2008
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