Stefano Sanna at the Stengel Collection in Florence

Stefano Sanna’s Metacycling art from June 27 – July 12, 2019 at Palazzo Rosselli del Turco.

For the first time in Florence an exhibition dedicated to Stefano Sanna, who lives and works in Sardinia. His works are on display at the Stengel Collection, in the San Frediano district, populated by artisans, restorers and artists. Stefano Sanna\’s metacycling art is based on simple and highly topical assumptions: recycling and giving new life and beauty to everyday objects and materials. Metal slabs, woods found on the beaches, polished by the sea, are combined with expert craftsmanship and an exceptional aesthetic sense that create the recognizable stylistic signature of Stefano Sanna.

 

Sandra Muss at Belmond Villa San Michele Florence

Sandra Muss at Villa San Michele

Portals: Dream of flight and Winged

Sandra Muss’ “Portals, dream of flight”in the location of Leonardo’s flying experiments. A suggestive site-specific installation for the Belmond hotel Villa San Michele in Fiesole on the slopes of Monte Ceceri, cited in the Codex on the Flight of Birds by Leonardo da Vinci (throughout 2019 we celebrate five hundred years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci). The columns or “portals” are located between the splendid façade of Villa San Michele, attributed to Michelangelo, and the panorama of Florence that can be enjoyed from Fiesole. Another work, “Winged” by Sandra Muss, adorn some of the doors of the Villa interior, that was built as a convent in the fifteenth century for Niccolò Davanzati.

Nam Hong solo show

Nam Hong in Florence

video of Nam Hong’s performance on the occasion of her personal exhibition at the Stengel Collection in Florence, Palazzo Rosselli del Turco via dei Serragli

Visions of Kerala

OOMMEN IN FLORENCE

George Oommen Solo exhibition
Kerala series and other paintings
May 30 – June 15, 2018
Collezione Stengel – Palazzo Rosselli del Turco
Via dei Serragli 17, 50124 Firenze, Italy

Palms screened
Visions of Kerala
Kerala
Sunset at Mankotta
George Oommen

Florence (L)

OpenArtCode Florence

For the first time the OpenArtCode group will be exhibiting in Florence, Italy, in the cradle of Renaissance! From 18th April to 8th May 2018 an OpenArtCode exhibition will take place at Salone di Donatello of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in the Opera Medicea Laurenziana complex, visited by thousands of visitors from all over the world.

The Opera Medicea Laurenziana is undoubtedly an amazing and fascinating space: it is made up of various structures, and each one is rich in historical, cultural and artistic references.

The main environments include the Basilica di San Lorenzo and the Sacrestia Vecchia, entrusted to the famous Florentine architect Filippo Brunelleschi, while Donatello, one of the most important Renaissance sculptors, worked on pulpits; the underground, where the Tesoro di San Lorenzo is guarded and you can see the monumental tomb of Cosimo il Vecchio and a funeral tomb in honor of Donatello; the Cappelle Medicee with the Mausoleum dedicated to the Medici family; the Sagrestia Nuova, designed by the genius Michelangelo; and the Biblioteca Laurenziana, begun by Michelangelo and completed by Vasari and Ammannati.

To revive this space today means to create a dialogue between the Florentine Renaissance culture and the experimentation of languages and styles typical of contemporary art, and between artists and architects of the past and those who work in the present. It does not happen every day to have the opportunity to exhibit alongside masters such as Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Donatello and Vasari.

www.openartcode.com/florence/

OpenArtCode is composed of a group of renowned artists who have very different technical styles and their artistic formation is varied. They have united their talents to exhibit together in Paris at the Grand Palais, in Monaco at the Auditorium Rainier III, at the Oxo Gallery on the River Thames in London, in Shanghai at Pudong Library and CEIBS, in Venice at Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti and in Tokyo at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.