(ANSA) - Rome, March 21 - This weekend's exhibition openings
feature photography by the iconic French photographer Robert
Doisneau in Pisa, a tribute to Japanese ukiyo-e, or 'floating
world' art in Bologna, as well as a show of paintings in Rome by
J.M.W. Turner, on loan from London's Tate Britain.
PISA - At the Graphics Museum in Palazza Lanfranchi, an
exhibition of the photography of Robert Doisneau, including his
iconic 1950 picture "Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville", opens on
March 23 and runs through June 17. The show, titled "Robert
Doisneu: Fisher of Images", includes 70 black-and-white
photographs by one of the 20th century's most renowned
photographers, who documented daily life on the streets of
Paris.
BOLOGNA - For the first time ever at Palazzo Albergati, the
Japanese art form known as ukiyo-e, or "floating world", will go
on display from March 24 through September 9. The exhibition
contains about 200 works signed by some of the most well-known
artists of the form from the 19th century, such as Hiroshige,
Utamaro, Hokusai and Kuniyoshi. The images tell of a world of
geishas and samurais, heroes, kabuki actors, imaginary animals
and bizarre landscapes. The art recalls the atmosphere of
Japan's Edo period from 1603-1868, including period clothing
such as samurai dress and kimonos, as well as fans and
photographs.
ROME - Over 90 works, including watercolors, drawings, albums
and oil paintings from the "greatest Romantic painter", J.M.W.
Turner, will be on display together for the first time in Italy
at the Chiostro del Bramante from March 22 through August 26.
The show, titled "Turner: Works from the Tate", is divided into
six themes, and gives visitors the chance to get to know the man
behind the artist. Also in Rome, at the Vittoriano Museum, an
exhibition opening March 23 details the history of the Italian
currency, the lira. The show is divided into eight sections
showing the lira from its inception through its replacement in
March 2002, and runs through June 10.
FLORENCE - A wide range of artists - including Picasso, Leger,
de Chirico, Ernst, Chagall and Kandinsky - are part of an
exhibition opening March 24 at Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni. The
works come from the collection of Roberto Casamonti, and are the
result of years of passionate research by the art dealer. This
show, the first of two, contains work from the early 1900s
through 1960.
Doisneau, Turner shine at weekend
Homage to Japanese 'Floating World' in Bologna