Now open: State of Mind – Minimal art from the Panza Collection at LuCCA Contemporary art gallery from April 10 to June 27, 2010. Here’s information about this exhibit and some resources for other things to see...
Who is Gianni Pettena? What is “architettura radicale”? An exhibit at the Centro Pecci in Prato introduced me to the 60s radical architect Gianni Pettena; from March 20 to June 20, 2010, the museum in...
The weekend of May 14-16 2010 is the date of Lucca Elegance, an event that can best be described as an art, design, and antiques fair at a really high level. Entrance is free and you can feel...
From March 25th to June 27, 2010, the exhibit “Pregio e Bellezza: Cammei e intagli dei Medici” celebrates cameos and engraved gems from the Medici collections at the Museo degli Argenti (Silver museum,...
Preparing for a trip? Want to know what special exhibitions or events are happening in the arts in Tuscany and Florence for the rest of 2010? Tuscany arts has a list of Upcoming Arts Events...
Yesterday I went to see the opening of the important exhibit of Early Renaissance art in Siena with the long Italian name “Da Jacopo della Quercia a Donatello: le arti a Siena...
Paolo Canevari was born in 1963, in an elevator between the first and third floors, in an old apartment building in Rome inhabited by his family of artists. His grandfather and uncle were artists responsible for important...
You enter the Strozzina contemporary gallery by going down a set of stairs from the main courtyard of the Renaissance Palazzo Strozzi and you find yourself in a different world, one that...
Until May 15 2010, five solo shows by important, international contemporary artists’ at Galleria Continua in San Gimignano are, in a way, a bit of a memento mori – a reminder that...
The exhibit De Chirico, Max Ernst, Magritte, Balthus: A Look into the Invisible at Palazzo Strozzi (Florence, Feb. 26 to July 18 2010) is both a learning experience and one that inspires reflection. Focusing on...
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...
One hundred and fifty horrific photographs of people affected by war are on display at Palazzo Mediceo Seravezza (Jan 30 to April 5 2010). The American photojournalist James Nachtwey brings back images from El...