NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2008
RIVER TO RIVER - INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Florence
December 5/11, 2008
The 2008 edition of the Indian Film Festival opens with a retrospective of the works by director Raj Kapoor, twenty years after his death.
The festival includes a collection of recent independent Indian movies as well as the latest films on India by directors from all over the world. The winner in each category voted by the audience will be awarded the River to River DigiChannel Audience Award.
IMPRESSIONISTS AND POST IMPRESSIONISTS. MASTERPIECES FROM THE ISRAEL MUSEUM IN JERUSALEM
Mart - Trento
Until January 6, 2009
The exhibition focuses on the outstanding collection of impressionist and post-impressionist works from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The exhibition chronicles the history of impressionist art at the highest level, from Pissarro, regarded as the father of the movement, to Monet, Cezanne, and post-impressionist masters such as Van Gogh, or Sisley and Signac. The exhibition end with paintings by Bonnard and the Misia sulla chaise longue masterpiece painted by Vuillard in 1910, which radically changed the rules of painting.
CORREGGIO
Parma
Until January 25, 2009
On display for the first time is the production of Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio from the name of his home town. Although often likened to the works of other contemporary masters, from Leonardo to Raffaello, Correggio's art somewhat was obscured by them.
The exhibition is mounted along an itinerary rich with emotions that details Correggio's personal artistic evolution.
CANALETTO - VENEZIA AND ITS TREASURES
Casa dei Carraresi - Treviso
Until April 5, 2009
On display at Ca' dei Carraresi in Treviso one hundred works by the Venetian master from the most important museums and institutions in the world, along with paintings by Luca Carlevarja, Bernardo Bellotto, Francesco Guardi and Michele Marieschi, prominent figures of 18th century Venetian vedutism.
The exhibition promises to be one of the most important art events of this year and displays three extraordinary works on loan from The National Gallery in London: Procuratie Nuove al Caffe' Florian and Piazza San Marco dal Portico dell'Ascensione, both by Canaletto, as well as a view of St. Mark's Square by Francesco Guardi.
LUCIO FONTANA. LIGHT AND COLOR
Palazzo Ducale, Appartamento del Doge
Genova
Until February 15, 2009
Palazzo Ducale hosts an anthology of Lucio Fontana's works aimed to highlight the importance of color and light, in a continuous effort to experiment and explore with materials. On display about two hundred works chosen and arranged in accordance to criteria of light, color and environment and mounted according to the different monochromatic variants. The second section holds the artist's ceramic production. Ceramic, in fact, allowed the artist to merge the study of color and the analysis of materials and, in certain cases, to express his connection to the territory.
Fontana's artistic poetry and his spirit for research remain innovative to his audience to the point that some of his works from the 1950s represent the first examples of installations in art history, ahead of their time.
LOUISE BOURGEOIS PER CAPODIMONTE
Naples - Capodimonte's Museum
Until January 25, 2009
For the first time in Naples, an exhibition of about sixty works by Louise Bourgeois, including two new famous Cells Series installations, on display for the first time ever. The exhibition traces the steps of the artist's production from last century until now. An icon of Modernity, during her creative times the artist distinguished herself for her use of different techniques always unequivocally focused on sculpture.
ALBERTO BURRI
Triennale di Milano
November 11, 2008/February 8, 2009
The Triennale di Milano hosts this year an important retrospective of the works of Alberto Burri. This exhibition pays homage to great Italian artists of the XX century - from the masterpieces of the 1950s to the innovative works of the following years, characterized by the use of the technique known as "cellotex". The exhibition focuses on works that were displayed less in Italy, such as Cactus architecture, showcased only in Athens, as well as drafts of set designs, pictures and billboards that bear witness to the artist's ability to reinvent himself for over half a century.
BRUNO MUNARI
Museo Ara Pacis - Rome
October 9, 2008/February 1st, 2009
At the Ara Pacis in Rome this is an anthology of the works of the artist from Milan that expressed his creativity in many fields of applied arts, from his works of the 1940s and 1950s, to the architectural pieces of the 1950 and 1960s, all the way to his graphic projects. The exhibition showcases the planning methodology used by Munari to develop his works. His creations are set up by theme, in no chronological or typological order, thus allowing the different artistic disciplines otherwise distant to interact and relate as an expressive unicum.
CATERINA AND MARIA DE' MEDICI: WOMEN IN POWER
Palazzo Strozzi - Florence
Until February 8, 2009
This exhibition takes visitors on a journey of discovery of the strength and influence of the female universe, at a time when women in such positions were rare. Belonging to the Medici dynasty, Caterina and Maria legitimized their power after the death of their husbands by smartly using their knowledge of the politic world. The works on display bear witness to the character of the two Medici queens illustrating the era of refinement that characterized their patronage.
SPOTS OF LIGHT. THE MACCHIAIOLI AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Fratelli Alinari Museum - Florence
December 4, 2008/February 15, 2009
The exhibition aligns itself within the many events planned to pay homage to Giovanni Fattori on the 100th anniversary of his death. Fattori, the most famous among the Macchiaioli's movement, liked to paint scenes from the Italian Risorgimento and views of the Maremma. The exhibition deals for the first time with the relationship between the Macchiaioli and the revolution brought about by the discovery of photography.
The exhibition compares rare images and paintings by Signorini, Fattori and Borrani.
Stefania Gatta
Press and Communications