Keith Haring on show at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence

Pubblicato il 29 Ottobre 2017 da Genni

Keith Haring

Over 20 murals by famous American artist and social activist Keith Haring will be on display from October 26th to February 4th in the halls of Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence.

Palazzo Medici Riccardi, cortile interno

The exhibition is entitled Made in New York. Keith Harding, (Subway drawings).The works of arts, in fact, were painted in the underground of New York between 1981 and 1983 and include some of his first creations where he used colour instead of his beloved black and white.

Keith Haring, Made in New York, Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Included in the show are works by other artists such as the Italian Paolo Buggiani, who worked in New York during the 70s, as well as by Richard Hambleton, Ken Hiratsuka, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Les Levine and David Salle. There will also be posters, photographs and video documentaries on street art.

Posters, Made in New York, Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Opening hours from 8.30 am to 7 pm, closed Wednesdays. Full ticket for both exhibition and museum costs 10 Euros.

Made in New York, Palazzo Medici Riccardi

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The 1968 Movement: Images of a Pisan Season

Pubblicato il 27 Ottobre 2017 da Genni

Palazzo Blu, Pisa

Opening on November 7th at the Palazzo Blu in Pisa is an exhibition on the student protests movement of 1968. The movement had its roots in the strikes and university occupations of the 1960s and Pisa, with its University and the Scuola Normale, was one of the main theatres.

di Paolo Maggi

On display a selection of period material, leaflets, newspaper, documents, which illustrate well the various episodes that lead to this season. Also exhibited the photographs taken from the archives of Luciano Frassi, the most important Pisan post-war photoreporter.

1968 protests along the river Arno

The show begins with the first protest episodes in 1964 and continue illustrating the major events that marked most of the political life of those years. Amongst these the 1968 New Year’s Protest at the Bussola (a famous night club where English singer Shirley Bassey was performing that night), the workers unrest at the Marzotto textile manufacturers  and the Saint-Gobain glass factory, the clashes with the far-right movement, until the tragic day in which the young anarchist, Franco Serantini, was killed by the police after being jailed.

1968 protests in the squares

The exhibition will be on display in the halls of the second floor of Palazzo Blu until March 7th 2018. Open from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 7 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 8 pm. Full price ticket costs 3 Euros, if you’re also visiting the Escher exhibition it will only be 1 Euro.

Il sessantotto a Pisa

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Ambrogio Lorenzetti on exhibition at Santa Maria della Scala, Siena

Pubblicato il 21 Ottobre 2017 da Genni

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Maestà in Trono, detail

Opening on October 22nd at the Santa Maria della Scala museum in Siena is an exhibition of one of the greatest artists of the 14th century. Unfortunately Ambrogio Lorenzetti is also one of the less known.

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Allegory of Good Government, detail)

Universally, this painter of the Sienese school is known as the painter of the “The Allegory of Good  and Bad Government” a series of three fresco panels to be found in the Council Room, Sala dei Nove, of Palazzo Pubblico, Siena’s town hall.

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Annunciation, 1344, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena

However, apart from this cycle of allegorical frescoes most people have no other knowledge of this incredibly creative artist who renovated many iconographical traditions of his time.

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Madonna and Child, Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena

For this reason Santa Maria della Scala has borrowed masterpieces from many places, including the National Gallery, the Gallerie degli Uffizi, the Louvre, the Museum of Sacred Art in Massa Marittima, to illustrate Lorenzetti’s intense artistic career.

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Maestà in Trono, Museum of Sacred Art, Massa Marittima

Closing on January 21, 2018, the exhibition is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 5 pm, on Fridays from 10 am to 7 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 8 pm. Tuesday closed. Full price tickets cost 9 Euros. The exhibition will include an audio-guide in five languages and a selection of videos containing both information and narrative.

 

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Lucca Comics & Games Heroes 2017

Pubblicato il 20 Ottobre 2017 da Genni

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The International festival of comics, animation, illustration and games is back in Lucca from 1 to 5 November and it’s a Heroes edition. Comic strips, fantasy novels, films, TV series and video games’ heroes.

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Amongst the many guests of this year’s edition will be “The Other Side”, now Marvel, Jason Aaron (attending for four days), “The Walking Dead” creator  Robert Kirkman (who will meet fans from the 2nd to the 5th), “Lupin III” legend Tomonaga Kazuhide (here to celebrate 50 years of Lupin on the 4th and 5th) and Canadian Tolkein artist John Howe (three events on 3rd and 4th).

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As always Lucca Comics & Games proves to be a gigantic, colourful universe which succeeds in becoming more lavish and fascinating with every edition.

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Open daily from 9 am to 7 pm and on Saturday until 8 pm. Full tickets cost from 17 to 19 Euros depending on which day you go. There are also cheaper tickets for 2 days (from 27 Euros) to 5 days (65 Euros).

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Gustatus 2017 – The Sense of Taste

Pubblicato il 15 Ottobre 2017 da Genni

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From November 1st to 5th Orbetello is hosting its traditional Maremma food and wine festival, Gustatus, now at its 12th edition.

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This event was created back in 2006 to deseason local tourism. It was a  wish to demonstrate that the local heritage had much to give, food and wine wise, all year round: a patrimony of traditions.

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Here healthy food and wine are at kilometre zero, the pride of Maremma. Local producers bring to Gustatus their wine, olive oil, milk, meat, cold meats, honey, jams, species, legumes, obviously fish and much more.

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Local restaurateurs take this produce and turn the age-old Maremma recipes into reality: scottiglia, acquacotta, fegatelli alla Buttera, crostini con bottarga di Orbetello and even more mouth-watering dishes are there awaiting you.

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During the event the town centre of Orbetello transforms itself into a forest with a multitude of flavours where visitors can also participate in shows, pageants, didactic labs, congresses and guided tastings.

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So for those visiting Maremma and Orbetello in these days, a quick visit to the Welcome Maremma stand in the Cathedral square, or in any of the town centre shops with the “vendita bicchieri” brand, with permit you to purchase a bag with a glass goblet, a map and 10 tasting stamps for 7 Euros. Should you think 10 tastings aren’t enough you can buy other 10 tastings (without the goblet) for 6 Euros.

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This is certainly an excellent opportunity to try the flavours and tradition of this magnificent region.

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