The 30th Biennale of Antiques presented in Florence: here are some previews

The 30th edition of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato (BIAF), which will be held in the Tuscan capital at Palazzo Corsini from September 23 to October 1, was presented today in Florence. There are several new features that the Biennale will present this year, starting with the expansion of its “temporal boundaries”: in fact, the public will find, in the stands of the more than eighty participating galleries, works up to the 1980s. This is a choice, explains BIAF secretary general Fabrizio Moretti, “perfectly in line with the trend evident in all the major events in the sector at the international level and which intends to encourage a collecting that knows how to bring together works from even the most diverse periods, from archaeology to the contemporary, passing through all the great moments in the history of universal art.”

More than three thousand works will be on display, all carefully selected by a Scientific Commission of experts, of the highest level (the names: Andrea Bacchi, Massimo Bartolozzi, Sandro Bellesi, Daniele Benati, Mauro Berti, Silvestra Bietolet, Andrew Butterfield, Simone Chiarugi, Enrico Colle, Frederik J. Duparc, David Ekserdjian, Maria Cecilia Fabbri, Carlo Falciani, Arturo Galansino, Aldo Galli, Giancarlo Gentilini, Richard Knight, Francesco Leone, Dora Liscia Bemporad, Jean-Patrice Marandel, Paola Marini, Fernando Mazzocca, Luca Mor, Claudio Pizzorusso, Nicoletta Pons, Giovanni Pratesi, Carmen Ravanelli Guidotti, Scott J. Schaefer, Eric Schleier, Davide Sestieri, Nicola Spinosa, Carl Strehlke, Maria Cristina Terzaghi, Roberto Valeriani, Marco Voena). Of some works we had already given advance notice in our paper: compared to those listed in the previous article, we add some still lif es by Giovanni Paolo Castelli known as lo Spadino (Colnaghi Gallery), a battle taken from an episode in the life of Julius Caesar by the so-called Maestro di Marradi (Giovanni Sarti Gallery), and again a painting with The Game of Bowls by Raffaello Sorbi (Matteo Salamon Gallery), The Letter, a canvas by Cagnaccio di San Pietro (Francesca Antonacci Gallery), the Florentine Spring, an oil on canvas by Plinio Nomellini (Paolo Antonacci Antiquities), a white porcelain bust of Marquis Carlo Andrea Ignazio Ginori modeled by Gaspare Bruschi (Altomani & Sons), a terracotta Portrait of a Man by Gaetano Merchi (Galleria Riccardo Bacarelli), and a Madonna and Blessing Child by Mino da Fiesole and workshop (Da Longari Arte Milano).

Also nourished is the program of collateral events that intend to open the Biennale to the city, in synergy with the main Florentine institutions. There will be an art project, curated by Francesco Bonami and organized by Fabrizio Moretti and Sergio Risaliti, which will feature contemporary Swiss artist Urs Fischer, as well as the exhibition Un incontro tra tardo gotico e contemporaneità: Pietro di Chellino and Pietro Annigoni, which will offer an unusual comparison through works from the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio della Firenze (which, moreover, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, will exhibit some works from its collection at Palazzo Corsini), and finally a charity event to be held in the Salone del Trono of Palazzo Corsini on Friday, September 29 (this will be a dinner in favor of the non-profit organization Engera - Africa Caring, which protects the health of the Ethiopian population: items offered by Biennale exhibitors will be raffled off during the dinner, which will be used to support Engera). Also planned is a moment of dissemination on the culture of breast cancer prevention, with the involvement, on Saturday, Oct. 1, of the non-profit organization Firenze in Rosa. An agreement has also been made with Palazzo Strozzi: visitors to the Biennale will be able to take advantage of a reduction on the entrance ticket to the exhibition The Sixteenth Century in Florence. Between Michelangelo, Pontormo and Giambologna, and vice versa (those who come to the Biennale with the exhibition ticket will be able to enter Palazzo Corsini at a reduced price).

The Biennale will open its doors from Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Sept. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Tickets: 15 euros full price, 10 euros reduced. Info at www.biaf.it.

The 30th Biennale of Antiques presented in Florence: here are some previews

Warning: the translation into English of the original Italian article was created using automatic tools. We undertake to review all articles, but we do not guarantee the total absence of inaccuracies in the translation due to the program. You can find the original by clicking on the ITA button. If you find any mistake,please contact us.