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Tuscany and China just got closer

by tuscanyarts on Feb 25, 2010 • View Comments

Two major pieces of news this week bring Tuscany and China a whole lot closer: Tuscan contemporary art will represent all of Italy at Expo Shanghai 2010, while the Uffizi is sending a major traveling exhibition to...

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Prato looks to the future of art and the city

by tuscanyarts on Feb 20, 2010 • View Comments

Reporting live from the BIT in Milan! news fresh from the Museo Pecci press conference in the Tuscany booth – the museum is doubling in size and will display its permanent collection: Architect...

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EX3 contemporary art in Florence: choose your own adventure

by tuscanyarts on Feb 17, 2010 • View Comments

Review of the double personal by Eva Marisaldi; and by the swiss duo Onorato & Krebs at EX3 Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea di Firenze Here is your opportunity to explore a brand new exhibition...

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Contemporary meets past in Florence: a reflection

by tuscanyarts on Feb 8, 2010 • View Comments

“All art has been contemporary”, the neon sign on the Uffizi proclaims. With an elipses… “once”, or “at one time”…. And it’s true. What was contemporary to Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century, when he said...

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I painted a mural with Keith Haring in Pisa: Alessio’s story

by tuscanyarts on Feb 2, 2010 • View Comments

In Pisa there’s a big mural by Keith Haring that is right downtown, yet off the tourist track. Add this to your itinerary, it’s a secret of Pisa! The story behind the...

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Contemporary art in Lucca – mostly bull?

by tuscanyarts on Jan 28, 2010 • View Comments

The little town of Lucca is becoming a popular tourist destination, though it is still considered somewhat off the beaten track. Lucca has a ton of churches (it’s called the city of 100 churches although apparently...

Contemporary Art / Exhibits

John Malkovich chooses Prato for exhibit and clothing line

by tuscanyarts on Jan 12, 2010 • View Comments

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Lucca Cartasia 2010: paper as protagonist

by tuscanyarts on Dec 22, 2009 • View Comments

Every two years, the piazze in the city of Lucca transform into stages for a gigantic origami project. The contemporary art biennale called Cartasia is dedicated to paper, the production of which is an important economic force...

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Contemporary art review: Manipulating Reality @Strozzina

by tuscanyarts on Dec 18, 2009 • View Comments

This Fall (until late Jan 2010), Palazzo Strozzi offers two important exhibits on realism and art. The major show “Art and Illusions – Masterpieces of Trompe l’Oeil” has received a lot of attention from the press, including...

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