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april 12, 2017 - Florence Biennale

The ‘G7 of art’ in Santa Croce, Florence

Seven established artists, most of whom received the Lorenzo il Magnifico Award during the past editions of the #florencebiennale, are going to exhibit their works in the crypt of the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence. Within the framework of this contemporary art exhibition they virtually represent the seven nations whose Ministers of Culture are gathering in Florence at the end of March 2017 to attend the G7 of Culture. As if any remainder were needed, the countries involved are the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy. Initiated by Marco Ferri and curated by Melanie Zefferino with the managing direction of Jacopo Celona, this contemporary art exhibition is unveiling on 28 March 2017. Thereafter, it will be open to the public until 17 April 2017 with free admission. The ‘G7 of Art’, however, also anticipates the XIth edition of the International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Florence, themed ‘eARTh: Creativity & Sustainability’ to be held on 6-15 October 2015 at the Fortezza da Basso. Partner of the UN Programme ‘Dialogue amongst Civilisations’ (2001), recipient of the Anne Archer Artists for Human Rights Award (2007) and of the ‘Silver Pegasus’ (2015) from the Regional Authorities of Tuscany, since its foundation in 1997 the International Contemporary Art Biennial of Florence has gathered artists from around the world. Artists at different career stages working with different media. Looking forward to celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year, the #florencebiennale has kept fostering cultural dialogue by promoting this unprecedented ‘G7 of Art’. The United Kingdom’s ‘flag bearer’ in this event is Louise Giblin, Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and famous for her body cast metal sculptures, examples of which she is showing at Santa Croce. Representing Germany is Eva Moosbrugger, who received many prizes for her sculptural installations in glass and metal, including the German Design Award 2017. From the United States Romolo Del Deo is exhibiting three stunning bronze sculptures, with which he gives shape to ‘fragments of memory’ while exploring the idea that the past haunts present. Japanese artist Yasumichi Nakagawa is showing his phantasmagorical giant masks evoking the Samurai heritage: they are mythical Tigers guarding the venue. Gary Barnhart, who is exhibiting his precious stone sculptures of ethereal beauty, gives new breath of life to the allure of the distant cultures he has studied thoroughly, from the Etruscan civilization to the Inuit tradition. Testifying to the cultural identity of France by displaying beautiful photographs taken on the ‘French way’ to Santiago de Compostela is Jean-Pierre Rousset, awardee at the French and Japanese Festival of Contemporary Arts. Through his images of castles, hospitals, and chapels, some of which listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, this author (also a member of the editorial board of the Festin, revue des arts et du patrimoine en Aquitaine) captures human beings’ strive for acquiring XIth Edition – 6-15 October 2017 eARTh: Creativity & Sustainability #florencebiennale Via delle Porte Nuove, 10 #firenze - 50144, Italia Tel +39 055 3249173 info@florencebiennale.org www.florencebiennale.org conscience of the mystery of life, also through the sacred. Finally, Pasquale Celona, figurative artist, founder and President of the #florencebiennale, is showing his Annunciation. While paying homage to fifteenth-century Italian painting tradition, by exhibiting that altarpiece he aims to support the Mayor of Florence in his wishing that ‘the G7 of Culture may be the beginning of a new Renaissance’. According to the exhibition curator, a British and Italian scholar with PhD from the University of Warwick, all the artists involved in the ‘G7 of Art’ show a sense of identity and belonging to their cultures. Cultures rooted in civilisation, and flowering also thanks to crossfertilisation between different traditions. Cultures that have left their marks on sites listed as tangible or intangible World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO as bringing ‘the invisible into the visible’, quoting Maurice Merlau-Ponty. Such a heritage testifies to the existence of many orders of things, which art – through its many languages – allows us to perceive and understand. The seven contemporary artists showcasing their artworks in the Santa Croce basilica virtually ‘sing’ in counterpoint to the Group of Seven’s Ministers of Culture, who will ‘debut’ on the Florentine scene in late March 2017. Indeed, with this exhibition the #florencebiennale renovate their twenty-year commitment to fostering cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary dialogue through art. All the talents who have participated in this biennial over the years, and more especially the outstanding masters of sculpture, painting, and photography who have made the ‘G7 of Art’ possible, honour Florence as a muse inspiring universal harmony since the arts conjoin in this city, where the past and present intertwine. 

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