| Here’s a novel idea! If you have the leisure
over the Winter months ahead why not follow a curious route around Chiantishire
to view installations by contemporary artists. This rambling exhibition
called Tuscia Electa :Towards the Immaterial features seventeen
international artists in seventeen historical and natural locations of
the Chianti area.
This excerpt from their promotional brochure should
give you an indication of what to expect:
Barberino Val d’Elsa, Pieve di Sant’Appiano
Hidetoshi Nagasawa has located his installation
“Pozzo nel Cielo” (Well in the Sky) between four antique columns of the
Baptistry opposite the Romanesque church – thus joining the energy of
the site where the earth meets the heavens and the heavens descend to meet
the earth. “
Perhaps the most internationally known artist to
participate is Bill
Viola who has been graciously permitted by the monks of Florence’s
Certosa
del Galluzzo to install his videoart alongside the famous frescoes
of Pontormo. Apparently it was the renaissance master’s panel painting
“Visitazione” which inspired Viola’s work “The Greeting”.
Other participating artists are : Antoni
Abad (Catalan), Nicola Carrino, Eliseo Mattiacci, Tung-Lu Hung (Taiwan),
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Japan), Bruno Benuzzi,, Monica Cuoghi & Claudio Corsello,
Mario Merz, Max Neuhaus, Virgilio Sieni, Grazia Toderi, Christian Boltanski
(Paris), Emanual Dimas de Melo Pimenta (Brazil), Michelangelo
Pistoletto, Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Several are presenters of performance art
and will combine music and multimedia in their work such as Virgilio Sieni
and Grazia Toderi who will perform at San Casciano Val di Pesa, Teatro
Niccolini on 27th November 1999 at 9pm.
Tuscia Electa is curated by Fabio Cavallucci and
there is a catalogue published which is for sale at the various venues.
(see the map below for where to go!)
Also showing in the area is a major exhibition
of work by GERHARD RICHTER at the Museo Pecci, Prato (on
till 9th January 2000)
For
a complete program please contact tel. 055 2314598 or email proimpruneta@rtd.it
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