(Oct. 1) “Recreate impressions received from the true using areas of light and shadwos” This is the art of the Macchiaioli painters, who, around 1855, gave rise to an anti-academic renewal of Italian painting in a realistic way. Today 20 works of the Macchiaioli, all from major Italian private collections, are ready to land in New York with an exhibition curated by Marco Bertoli. The appointment is at the Italian Cultural Institute of the city from October 2 to 30. The exhibition (organized by the IIC in collaboration with Eataly, Luxury Living, Ima, GTech, Saint Lucia, Ifim) is part of a larger project that involves the enhancement of the Italian artistic heritage and the will to convey to the general American public the Italian paintings of the XIX Century. In particular, in this case, the intention is to discover and appreciate an innovative and crucial trend to the development of modern art. (red)
