Articles tagged with: modern art
Villa Gioli (Pisa) and the Macchiaioli movement
On a recent visit to the Galleria d’Arte Moderna at the Pitti Palace, I came across a group of paintings with bucolic images of the country, and the landscape struck me as being somehow familiar. What a lovely surprise to discover, upon reading the wall text, that they were the work of Francesco Gioli, one …
Japanese decorative arts at Palazzo Pitti
The exhibit “The Elegance of Memory” at Palazzo Pitti until July 1 2012 shows the progress of Japanese modern and contemporary decorative arts through the 20th century, as they move from emulation of traditional techniques (without the functions that drove them) towards artistic expression resulting in originality and individualistic personality in forms.
Museums in Basel: Modern Art, Architecture and Design
Swiss-born, Tuscan resident Katja Meier delights us with a modern take on Basel in this guest post… just in time for Art Basel (June 14-17, 2012)
In the early 90s I spent a year working at two of Basel’s theaters. These were my first jobs after graduating from Zurich University of the Arts, and whenever I …
Predicting our future: a first date at Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden in Maremma
The time has come for me to tell you about my first date with my husband, on the occasion of our 8 year wedding anniversary (next week) and of the one year anniversary of the Italy Blogging Roundtable, of which the topic is (drumroll please) anniversaries.
The day I fell irrevocably in love with Tommaso was …
Angry Young Men: Picasso, Mirò, Dalì at Palazzo Strozzi Review
The exhibit Angry Young Men: Picasso, Mirò, Dalì, the Birth of Modernity is on now through July at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence and my full review of it is available in the latest issue of The Florentine. It starts like this:
Trenitalia + art? Padova “From Canova to Modigliani” discount
This just in via the trenitalia card-holders’ newsletter . Trenitalia is offering a deal on trains to Padova (part of the Promo Autunno, looks like you can get there from Florence for 19 euros!), and that also comes with a discounted entry to the exhibit “Da Canova a Modigliani: il volto dell’Ottocento” at Palazzo …
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