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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• L’ORIzzONTE DEGLI EVENTI
di Paolo Pellegrin.
Allestita nel nuovo centro espositivo delle Stanze
della Fotografia, iniziativa congiunta di Marsilio
Arte e Fondazione Giorgio Cini, questa mostra
presenta oltre 300 scatti del noto fotografo romano
impegnato attraverso i suoi reportage a documentare
i principali eventi del nostro tempo.
Considerato tra i maggiori fotografi italiani viventi,
membro dell’agenzia Magnum dal 2005, si è affermato
come vincitore di undici edizioni del World
Press Photo Award.
Si affianca, allestita al primo piano, la mostra
TAROCCHI di Pino Settanni, noto come “pittore
con la macchina fotografica”:
La mostra si compone di 78 fotografie che esprimono
la poetica artistica del fotografo, attraverso
il ritratto, la teatralità della scena e il colore.
Entrambe le esposizioni, curate da Denis Curti
e Annalisa D’Angelo, resteranno visibili fino al 7
gennaio 2024.
11.00-19.00 Mercoledì gratuito
• JULIO LARRAz.
The Allegory of Dream
Torna in Italia con una importante esposizione
presso la Galleria Contini Arte il noto artista cubano,
autore geniale e poliedrico in grado di affrontare
tematiche diverse, tutte accomunate da
un linguaggio onirico e surreale, ma sempre legato
a temi di attualità.
Il percorso, a carattere retrospettivo, mira attraverso
un’accurata selezione di olii su tela, disegni
ed acquerelli realizzati dagli anni ’80 ad oggi,
a celebrare la carriera dell’artista attraverso una
serie di capolavori ispirati al surrealismo ed alla
metafisica. Contini Arte, Calle Larga XXII Marzo,
fino al 30 novembre.
10.30-13.00 e 14.30 - 19.30 gratuito
• LA MIA PRIMA PATRIA SONO STATI I LIBRI
di Rinaldo Invernizzi
Curata di Mara Hofmann e Nina Jung, in collaborazione
con la Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana,
questa mostra presenta il secondo ciclo di opere
che l’artista dedica a Venezia e in particolare agli
spazi della Libreria Sansoviniana.
Tema centrale dell’opera il profondo simbolismo
del libro, come rappresentato nella galleria dei famosi
dipinti murali dedicati ai Filosofi, in cui sono
ritratti illustri uomini dell’antichità che reggono
grandi e pesanti libri.
Chiusura prorogata al 24 settembre.
10.00-18.00 (17.00) ingresso da Museo Correr
30,00 - 15,00 (biglietto "Musei di San Marco")
• THe HORiZOn OF eVenTS by Paolo Pellegrin.
Set up in the new Rooms of Photography showcase
centre, a joint initiative by Marsilio Arte and
the Giorgio Cini foundation, this exhibition presents
over 300 shots by the well-known Roman
photographer, engaged in documenting the main
events of our time through his reportages.
Considered one of the major living Italian photographers,
a member of the Magnum agency
since 2005, he has established himself as the winner
of eleven editions of the World Press Photo
Award.
It is flanked by the TAROTS exhibition, set up on
the first floor, by Pino Settanni, known as the
"painter with the camera": 78 photos expressing
this photographer's artistic poetics through portraits,
stage theatrics and colour.
The exhibitions, by curators Denis Curti and Annalisa
D’Angelo, will remain visible until 7 January
2024.
11,00am - 7,00pm Wednesday free
• JULiO LARRAZ
The Allegory of dream
This well-known Cuban artist, an inventive and
multifaceted author capable of dealing with
diverse themes, all having a dreamlike, surreal
language in common, but always connected to
topical issues, is back in Italy with an important
exhibition at the contini Arte Gallery.
The circuit, a retrospective one, aims to celebrate
the artist's career through an accurate selection
of oils on canvas, drawings and watercolours
created from the Eighties to our day, through a
series of masterpieces inspired by surrealism and
metaphysics.
contini Arte, Calle Larga XXII Marzo, until 30
november.
10,30am-1,30pm and 2,30-7,30pm free
• RinALdO inVeRniZZi’s
books were my first motherland
By curators Mara Hofmann and Nina Jung, in
collaboration with the Marciana National Library,
this exhibition presents the second cycle
of works dedicated to Venice by the artist and in
particular to the Sansovinian Library areas. The
central theme of this work is books’ deep symbolism,
as illustrated in the gallery with famous
frescoes dedicated to Philosophers, where illustrious
men in antiquity are portrayed holding
large, ponderous books.
closure postponed to 24 September.
10am - 6pm (Ticket office 5pm) Correr Mus. entrance
30.00 /15.00 (museum Ticket)
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