For those who remember or have heard of '77, Bologna is the symbol of the student protests and the DAMS is their ideological cradle.
A tangled web of naiveté, feelings, and conflicting values. Comrades, Fascists, ordinary students, citizens, retirees: all together in a crystallized micro-world. A young man of boundless talent, who passed away prematurely, and who lived right here near our Hotel Maggiore,
The story of Andrea Pazienza Bologna
Andrea Pazienza is the creator of Pentothal, the protagonist of a documentary about the riots. He talks about Zanardi, Colasanti, and Petrillo, the most classic of the boys . He also talks about Pertini, who desecrates a legend with the affection of someone who wants to make it even greater.
In the Bologna choir, it is practically impossible not to distinguish Andrea Pazienza's voice, at times raucous, always magnetic.
The immediate creative and emotional impulse is captured in the strips of a crystalline tale of the past. This is Andrea Pazienza Bologna: Paz (this is the nickname Andrea Pazienza is remembered by in Bologna) is the Bologna of '77. The Extraordinary Adventures of Pentothal recounts the revolutionary dreams of an entire generation, the Bologna of Radio Alice evacuated live, echoing with the shouts of student rallies.
For Pazienza, making comics was an instinctive, logical, and obvious act. He was born in San Benedetto del Tronto on May 23, 1956, and spent his childhood between San Severo and Pescara, and then straight to Bologna. DAMS (University of Music and Performing Arts) was the point of no return for his human and artistic development. He became the comics reporter of Bologna's clashes, its contradictions, and the flame of red ideology.
At number 223 Via Emilia Ponente, you can still see the red brick building with green shutterswhere Pazienza lived. Just steps from the Hotel Maggiore, one of the hotels near the historic center for conveniently exploring the heart of the city, Paz spent ten years drawing many of her adventures, from comic strips to the film posters commissioned by Fellini.
Andrea Pazienza's life in Bologna unfolds between the "Cirenaica" bar and the apartment on Via Clavature, transformed into a creative laboratory known as Traum Fabrik. This is where his most brilliant editorial inventions were born. Then, between the trattorias Trebbi and Moretto, a Bologna itinerary to remember Andrea Pazienza cannot fail to mention Francesca Alinovi, who chose him for an exhibition in the university city. The university community is thefertile ground for a new language, poised between Bolognese and Apulian.
The synergy between Pazienza and the Bologna university scene gave rise to the underground magazine "Cannibale," created in collaboration with Tatino Liberatore and Filippo Scozzari. Paz, Apaz, Andrenza, Spaz (the names are multiplying) achieved popularity in 1981 and continued to shatter society with cynicism and a style as erratic as the era it chronicles. A small segment of Italian history remains trapped between the flickering black and whites, shadows, and lines of an unforgettable bibliography.
Book your visit to Bologna and discover its history, from medieval to contemporary
If you plan to visit Bologna and retrace the same streets you read about and explore in the pages of Penthotal's epic, stop by the Sala Borsa Library and discover the collection of documents on this topic.
Perhaps with a bitter taste in your mouth, you can recall times gone by, and an artist who passed away too soon: Andrea Pazienza and the Bologna of '77. Book now on our website: request a quote tailored to your travel needs for one of our rooms or residence apartments. Experience Bologna in comfort and relaxation, taking advantage of our hotel's strategic location and our wide range of services designed with you in mind.
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