Twentieth Century - Finestre sull'Arte

Georg Baselitz's Heroes on display in Rome

A major exhibition dedicated to Georg Basel itz (pseudonym of Hans-Georg Rem, Kamenz, 1938), entitled Georg Baselitz. Heroes, which will run until June 18. The exhibition delves into a peculiar moment in the production of this important neo-expressio...
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Picasso and Rousseau, November 1908: a memorable dinner

Honneur à Rousseau. Honor to Rousseau. The banner hangs on the top floor of the Bateau-Lavoir, the Montmartre building in which Pablo Picasso set up his studio some time ago. All around are streamers and flags, and in the center of the room a tabl...
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Breakfast in fur: the surrealist teacup that shook the art world

Have you ever heard of Meret Oppenheim and her surrealist teacup? Nina Martyris told the story of this particular work in this article and Ilaria translated it for you! Here is the link to the original. The art world is celebrating a century since...
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The classical dream of Salvador Dalí

Cold light. Sidereal hallucinations. Surreal shadows of the psyche stretch and dilate on the banks of the Arno River until next February. Pisa, Palazzo Blu: A labyrinthine, cobalt-toned installation illuminates the vestiges of Salvador Dalí's ...
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Maria Teresa Mazzei Fabbricotti: an exhibition for a rediscovered artist

Article originally published on culturainrivera.itCritics have only recently discovered the interesting figure of Maria Teresa Mazzei Fabbricotti (Florence, 1893 - Carrara, 1977), an artist who has always remained relegated to the margins of the best...
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Giulio Turcato at CAMeC: a story of freedom

Article originally published on culturainrivera.itAmong the most interesting exhibition events of the summer (and dare I add "nationally") one cannot but include the exhibition that CAMeC in Spezia dedicates to the seminal figure of Giulio Turcato (M...
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Art and sport. Athletics according to Robert Delaunay

The eighth Olympic Games were held in 1924 in Paris. Theathletics program, what is now known as the "queen" discipline of the Olympics, is held July 6-13, at the Stade Olympique in Colombes, a suburb of the French capital not far from Argenteuil. The...
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Art and sport. Fencing according to Arturo Rietti

Long is the list of artists who, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, at the dawn of modern sports, began to take an interest in a wide variety of sports, to the point of becoming athletes themselves: Gustave Caillebotte in his spare...
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