Un Ospite di Venezia - Settembre 2023
Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream Painting Dreams: Julio Larraz and the Art of Imagination Introduction Julio Larraz, the renowned Cuban artist, approaches art as a journey into the realm of dreams and visions. His work is not merely material; it's an anticipation of what could be. This striking perspective is reflected in "Summer Ice," a piece that captures imagination and opens the doors to a dreamlike universe. In this issue, we will delve into his world through the canvases exhibited in the "The Allegory of Dream" showcase in Venice, and through the discerning eyes of Contini Arte gallery. A Temple of Contemporary Art Contini Arte is far more than a simple art gallery. Founded and directed by Stefano Contini, this institution stands as a beacon in the realm of contemporary art. With its main location on Calle Larga XXII Marzo, the gallery showcases a modernist building that stands among international icons. Beyond this, Contini Arte boasts four additional venues, including an exhibition space in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Stefano Contini's passion and decades-long experience have transformed him into a modern "art merchant," curating works by masters like Fernando Botero, Pablo Atchugarry, Julio Larraz, and many others. Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream Taking the spotlight is the captivating retrospective dedicated to Julio Larraz, an artist whose realistic and refined brushwork has defined Caribbean art. Larraz captures imagination through canvases that oscillate between allegory and dream. "The Allegory of Dream" showcases artworks that evoke fantastical worlds and dreamlike visions. Larraz paints the future before it even materializes in the present, and this exhibition invites the audience to wander through his enchanting creations. Conclusions Julio Larraz continues to mesmerize the art world with his unique perspective. "The Allegory of Dream" exhibition offers an extraordinary opportunity to immerse oneself in his vision and get lost in the intersection between reality and imagination. Thanks to Contini Arte, this journey into contemporary art is made possible, and the legacy of Venice's "art merchants" lives on through Stefano Contini's passion.
Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream
Painting Dreams: Julio Larraz and the Art of Imagination
Introduction
Julio Larraz, the renowned Cuban artist, approaches art as a journey into the realm of dreams and visions. His work is not merely material; it's an anticipation of what could be. This striking perspective is reflected in "Summer Ice," a piece that captures imagination and opens the doors to a dreamlike universe. In this issue, we will delve into his world through the canvases exhibited in the "The Allegory of Dream" showcase in Venice, and through the discerning eyes of Contini Arte gallery.
A Temple of Contemporary Art
Contini Arte is far more than a simple art gallery. Founded and directed by Stefano Contini, this institution stands as a beacon in the realm of contemporary art. With its main location on Calle Larga XXII Marzo, the gallery showcases a modernist building that stands among international icons. Beyond this, Contini Arte boasts four additional venues, including an exhibition space in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Stefano Contini's passion and decades-long experience have transformed him into a modern "art merchant," curating works by masters like Fernando Botero, Pablo Atchugarry, Julio Larraz, and many others.
Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream
Taking the spotlight is the captivating retrospective dedicated to Julio Larraz, an artist whose realistic and refined brushwork has defined Caribbean art. Larraz captures imagination through canvases that oscillate between allegory and dream. "The Allegory of Dream" showcases artworks that evoke fantastical worlds and dreamlike visions. Larraz paints the future before it even materializes in the present, and this exhibition invites the audience to wander through his enchanting creations.
Conclusions
Julio Larraz continues to mesmerize the art world with his unique perspective. "The Allegory of Dream" exhibition offers an extraordinary opportunity to immerse oneself in his vision and get lost in the intersection between reality and imagination. Thanks to Contini Arte, this journey into contemporary art is made possible, and the legacy of Venice's "art merchants" lives on through Stefano Contini's passion.
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• AFRICA 1:1
Cinque artisti africani a Ca' Pesaro
Questa particolare mostra presenta le creazioni
di cinque autori della scena artistica africana
invitati per lavorare a contatto con la storia e le
collezioni della Galleria Internazionale d'Arte
Moderna di Ca’Pesaro.
L'esposizione frutto di un progetto tra AKKA
Project, Africa First e Ca' Pesaro, visibile fino al
2 ottobre, presenta le opere site-specific create
da Option Nyahunzvi (1992, Zimbabwe), Pamela
Enyonu (1985, Uganda), Alexandre Kyungu (1992,
DRC), Boniface Maina (1987, Kenya) e Ngugi
Waweru (1987 Kenya).
10.00 - 18.00 (chiusura biglietteria ore 17)
Lunedì 10 ,00/7,50 (ingresso museo)
• STORIE DI FABBRICHE. STORIE DI FAMIGLIE.
Cento Anni di Nason Moretti.
Storia di una famiglia del Vetro muranese.
Nell'isola di Murano presso il Museo del Vetro si
celebra con questa mostra in occasione del centenario
della nascita, la Nason Moretti, una delle
più floride e originali realtà muranesi, celebre
per una produzione da sempre all’avanguardia
nel campo del design e della creazione di calici
e bicchieri, punto di riferimento indiscusso per
"l'arte della tavola veneziana".
Isola di Murano, fino al 6 gennaio 2024.
10 - 18 (biglietteria 17)
10 /7,50 (ingresso museo)
• cARLA AccARdi.
The Seventies: Sheets.
The exhibition, within the circuit of the major
Venetian city museum, presents one of the most
significant figures in the 1900s art, nearing her
birth centenary, the only woman to represent the
“forma” abstract group in 1947.
This Venetian project is in the guise of an installation,
with a small selection of artworks dialoguing
with the historical ambience of the museum.
correr museum, Quattro Porte Hall, until 29 Oct.
10am - 6pm (Ticket office 5pm) 30/15 (museum)
• GemmA de AnGeLiS TeSTA dOnATiOn
Included since the spring within the ca' Pesaro
museum circuit, this important collection (visible
until 17 September) presents around one hundred
artworks by contemporary art scene protagonists:
from Rauschenberg and Twombly to
Pistoletto and Calzolari, passing through Kiefer,
De Dominicis, Clemente, Cucchi, Schifano, up to
the other half of avant-garde with Abramovic,
Beecroft, Hofer, Mori, Neshat.
The collector's taste in choices and routes begins
from the latter mid-century, and develops a constant
dialogue with Armando Testa’s production,
represented by 17 masterpieces.
10am - 6pm Monday 10 - 7.50 (museum)
• AFRicA 1:1
FiVe AFRicAn ARTiSTS at ca' Pesaro
in dialogue with ca’ Pesaro.
This special exhibition presents creations by five
authors from the African art scene, invited to
work in contact with the ca’Pesaro International
Gallery of Modern Art history and collections.
Until 2 October.
10am - 6pm- Monday
10.00 /7.50 (museum admission)
• TALeS OF FAcTORieS. TALeS OF FAmiLieS.
One hundred years of glass.
nason moretti: history of a murano famil.
At the Glass museum in murano, this memorial
exhibition celebrates one of the most flourishing
and original Murano companies, famed for production
that has always been avant-garde in the
field of design and the creation of goblets and
glasses, an undisputed point of reference for “the
art of Venetian tableware”.
Until 6 January 2024.
10am - 6pm 10 / 7,50 (Museum admission)
Mostre d’Arte | Art Exhibitions 43
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