Palazzo Fabroni and Contemporary Art In Pistoia Tuscany

F rom 1990 to 2004 Palazzo         independence within the Italian    Fabroni, building of the        artistic context, in a lonely      18th century in the heart       path, intentionally out of any     of Pistoia (Tuscany - Italy), had     group or classification; however   an important role in the planning     this has not meant estrangement    of exhibitions of both Italian        and has not prevented him from     and international artists, like       crucial encounters with other      Roberto Barni, Enrico Castellani,     protagonists of contemporary art.  Giuseppe Chiari, Luciano Fabro,       With them he shared that path      Jannis Kounellis, Michelangelo        which, from the zeroing of the     Pistoletto, Giuseppe Uncini.          representative painting, has led                                         through different ways to a new    After few years of works of           art grammar. His language comes    renovation, from 2004 to 2007,        out from associations of images,   Palazzo Fabroni has now reopened      able to provoke real mind          and houses the exhibition of          short-circuits.                    Claudio Parmiggiani, supervised                                          by the art historian Jean Clair;      During the years, side by side     the exhibition goes over the          with extraordinarily powerful and  artist's International                evocative works which have been    experiences and represents one of     object of lectures and critical    his highest achievements.             essays by well known                                                     personalities from different       Many and meaningful have been the     fields, philosophy, art history,   intuitions which, from the mid        literary, he alternated with       60s, have been connoting in an        works of absolute radical vision   early, very original and              and environmental dimensions.      innovative way his research; as                                          well as obstinate has been his        The Delocazioni (from 1970),       determination to pursue               works made by using fire and       smoke, are his most powerful          consists of a succession of        images of absence; Terra              spaces and the artist gathers the  (1988-89), a huge terracotta          diversity of each one and creates  sphere with the artist’s hands        new and vital connections with     imprinted on it, given back to        his work.                          the earth and buried in the                                              cloister of the Musée des             The works exhibited are visible    Beaux-Arts de Lyon, is a tragic       only in conditions of natural      and desperate gesture; Il faro        light, since artificial lighting   d’Islanda (2000), the tall,           has been purposely abolished in    solitary, radiant steel tower, a      order to highlight in the space    metaphoric self-portrait of the       that particular feeling and that   artist, erected in the desolate       particular emotion only the slow   and deserted land of Iceland, a       passing of light and shade on      light of hope in its immense          things can create when observed.   geographical remoteness.                                                                                       Until 23.03.2008                   In many occasions Parmiggiani has     Palazzo Fabroni                    also created works for public         Arti Visive Contemporanee          areas, museums, galleries,            Via Sant'Andrea 18, 51100 Pistoia  religious buildings. In the           (Tuscany - Italy)                  twelve rooms of palazzo Fabroni       Tel. 0573 371817 - Fax 0573        Parmiggiani he shows twelve new       371838                             works, specially made and created     Official Website:                  through an extraordinary free use     www.parmiggianiapistoia.it         of materials which contribute                                            strongly, in a real inner             Opening times:                     journey, to perceive them as a        Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-16.00       unique great work, as a unique        Sunday and holidays 12.00-16.00    mental object. The itinerary          Closed on Monday                                                         € 6.00 full price                  Tickets:                              € 3.00 reduced price               About the Author: For Further information please visit: Toscana e Chianti News http://www.toscanaechiantinews.com Published At: www.Isnare.com