Christo e Jeanne-Claude: Arte che trasforma il mondo

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“The work of art is a cry for freedom.” (Christo)

Have you ever wondered how art can transform not only spaces but also perceptions? Christo and Jeanne-Claude, both born in 1935, he in Bulgaria and she in Morocco, formed an artistic partnership that has indelibly marked the landscape of Land Art.

They met in Paris in 1957 and formed a couple. both in life and in art. Their biography is a journey through visionary projects that have left a lasting impression on the art world. This post I want to share with you their extraordinary career and the profound meaning of their works.

Christo e Jeanne-Claude

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What is meant by Bauhaus and what are the symbolic works

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La sedia Barcelona di Mies van der Rohe e Lilly Reich e il set di scacchi Bauhaus di Josef Hartwig

Have you ever wondered what Bauhaus is and what meaning this term has in the vast world of design and art? The arrival of the Bauhaus on the world art scene was something revolutionary, a breath of fresh air that glimpsed the future of objects.
Born in the heart of Germany in Weimar, under the visionary leadership of Walter Gropius in 1929, the Bauhaus school set the milestones of the modern movement, significantly influencing the artistic and design currents that followed it.

What is meant by Bauhaus and what are the symbolic works

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Biennale Venice 2024 tickets, pavilions and side events

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VENICE BIENNALE 2024 TICKETS, PAVILIONS, SIDE EVENTS

Venice Biennale 2024, tickets, pavilions, side events, what to see and where to go.
In 2024, Venice will once again become the hub of international art with the 60th International Art Exhibition, entitled ‘Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere’, curated by Adriano Pedrosa.

This evocative title, inspired by a work by the Claire Fontaine collective, profoundly expresses the cultural diversity and fluidity of identities in today’s global context.

In this post you will find all the updates on the Venice Biennale 2024 what to see, where to go and what to do 😉

Last updated 24 March 2024 – Argentina Pavillion

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Transfer of Pontormo’s Visitation: a new beginning at the Palazzo Pretorio Museum

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What happens when a masterpiece of Renaissance art has to be moved for safety reasons? Pontormo’s famous ‘Visitation’, a treasure of Florentine art, has to be moved for safety reasons. The need to preserve the work, due to renovation work at the church of San Michele in Carmignano, has led to the decision, agreed between the Diocese of Pistoia and the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio of Florence, to temporarily move the work to the Museo di Palazzo Pretorio in Prato.
In this post I tell you about the challenges and opportunities of this transfer.

The transfer of Pontormo’s Visitation

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A new work by Mantegna discovered in Venice: the mysterious painting found at the Correr Museum

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You know when a lost work of art is, quite by chance, rediscovered and this starts to trigger a series of questions that open up new horizons?
That’s what happened recently at the Museo Correr in Venice, when an unknown work by Andrea Mantegna, one of the greatest Renaissance artists, re-emerged from storage.

In this post, I tell you about this exceptional discovery and explain how this find might change some things we thought we knew about Mantegna.

New work by Mantegna discovered in Venice

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