The long holiday weekend for New
Year's will see many of Italy's most important art exhibitions
remaining open, some as late as 2 a.m. on New Year's Eve, in the
case of Van Gogh in Vicenza and Picasso in Genoa. Meanwhile, in
Agrigento, a new exhibition on Pirandello opens its doors and in
Ostana, in the northern Piedmont region, an exhibition will
feature rural life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
AGRIGENTO - From December 29 to January 21, the Lizzi
Auditorium in the Pietro Griffo Regional Archeological Museum
will host the exhibition "Luigi Pirandello and Artistic Culture
in the 19th and 20th Centuries". The show lets visitors
rediscover the Sicilian dramatist's passion for figurative art
through about 30 works by masters such as Sartorio, de Chirico,
Mafai, Raphael, De Pisis, Trombadori, Gemito, as well as a
special focus on the artistic experience of Pirandello's painter
son, Fausto.
OSTANA - At the Lou Pourtoun Cultural Centre, a show titled
"The Rural World in the 19th and 20th Centuries" will run from
December 30 through April 2, showing the intertwined
relationship between Italian artists and the world of farmers.
Works will be on display by artists including Guttuso, Migneco,
Morando, Zigaina, Pizzinato, Fattori, de Pisis and Sironi.
ROME - At the MAXXI modern art museum, a full seven shows on
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day span the sectors of art,
architecture, photography, science and design. The show
"Gravity: Imagining the Universe After Einstein" examines
questions on space and life. Luigi Ghirri's "Atlante" is a
pivotal project in the history of contemporary Italian
photography. "Zaha Hadid and Italy" is a tribute to the museum's
famed architect. MAXXI will be open on New Year's Eve from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on New Year's Day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
At the Scuderie del Quirinale, the show "Picasso: Cubism and
Classicism, 1915-1925" contains 110 masterpieces from the most
important museums around the world. It will be open on New
Year's Eve from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on New Year's Day from 4
p.m. to 8 p.m.
At the Vittoriano, the exhibition "Monet: Masterpieces from the
Musée Marmottan Paris", includes Monet's most famous and beloved
paintings, as well as some from his personal collection. The
show will be open on New Year's Eve from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
and on New Year's Day from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
photo: Monet at the Vittoriano
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