June 2007

HELIDON XHIXHA: Renaissance of Towers 

Venice | Florence | Berlin | Como | Milan

In June 2007 Xhixha presented the monument Renaissance of Towers at the Cornice International Art Fair in venice to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. The six meter tall sculpture made in stainless steel and weighing approximately 3 tons has been exhibited in numerous cultural capitals including Florence and Berlin. Utilizing the imagery of the american flag, the work becomes a symbol of civilization whilst invoking contemporary ideas.

The monument rightfully takes it’s place within and along the History of Art so that every single day that fateful September Eleven be transfigured into a monument. As for the approach to the theme, Helidon Xhixha, working with compositional rigor, took inspiration from the Twin Towers and then, through the symbolism of the stars, incorporated in his work the testimony and value of National and territorial belonging to the flag of the United Staes of America.

A three meter high version of the monument Renaissance of Towers is permanently installed in the beautiful city of Stresa, right in front of the historical Hotel Grand Des IIes Borromées on the lake side promenade of Lake Maggiore, Italy.

EXHIBITED

2010

• “Renaissance of Towers” – Piazza IV Novembre – Legnano (Italy) May/June
• “Renaissance of Towers” – Palazzo della Provincia – Via Torquato Tasso 8 – Bergamo (Italy) – January

2009

• “Renaissance of Towers” – Piazza Alessandro Volta – Como (Italy) – June/July
• “Renaissance of Towers” – Piazza Vigili del Fuoco – Milan (Italy) – March/April

2008

• “Renaissance of Towers” – STARK – The Transformer Station Umbolt – Copenhagener Strasse – Berlin (Germany) – July
• “Renaissance of Towers” – Piazza de’ Rucellai – Florence (Italy) – June

2007

• “Renaissance of Towers” – Cornice Venice International Art Fair – Venice (Italy) – June

LITERATURE

• Art/Real Estate, “Helidon Xhixha Su estilo de tabajo y su filosofia”,Mercado de dinero, USA – August 2014.
• Kejdi Sejdiu, “Helidon Xhixha, I use matter to sculpt light” MUZA, Art monthly magazine, Durrës – April 2012.
• Alessandro Bellotti, “Una scultura per l’11 Settembre”, L’eco di Bergamo, 15th January 2010
• Helidon Xhixha: Leggero come l’acciaio, Skira Editore, October 2009, p. 20
• Vogue Uomo, Article by Stark n392, August 2008
• Modemonline, L’uomo Vogue Special Guest at Stark, 18th July 2008.
• Informazione.it, L’opera di Helidon Xhixha “Renaissance of Towers” a Berlino, 17th July 2008
• Stresa News, Helidon Xhixha “La sorella maggiore”, 12 July 2008
• Ilaria Ciuti, La Repubblica,” La Riscossa viene dalla steppa”, 20th June 2008
• Il Sole 24 Ore, Helidon Xhixha: Ringraziamenti, 19th June 2008. p.6
• Firenze Magazine, Brooks Brothers presents Helidon Xhixha, June 2008
• Pietro Benacchio, La Stampa, Mostre: Da Xhixha un tributo alle Torri Gemelle, 18th June 2008