| September 13, 2009 | to | September 30, 2010 |
Volterra
“Museums Exhibitions” from September 13th till November 8th 2009
“Site Installations” from September 2009 till September 2010
Mauro Staccioli is an Italian contemporary “minimalist” sculptor.
His monumental operas are realized with grey or brow concrete, steel and marble.
His “fare arte” (art making) main characteristic is to introduce contemporary sculptures in the ancient contest of italian urban space.
His unique art symbolizes the challenge in the panorama of contemporary art: the eternal discussion between the ancient and the new.
Through contemporary signs, Staccioli wants to rediscover the identity of a country, Italy, whose roots are buried in a past that has moulded the towns, countryside and the development of society.
Volterra, the Tuscan town where Staccioli was born seventy years ago, is tributing an acknowledgement to the work of this great artist, by organizing an incredible event that involvies museums, streets, urban environment. The final result is a sort of big “wedding ring” made of art installations along and around the urban perimeter of Volterra.
The whole exhibition realizes a tight link between the artist, his making art and the earth where Staccioli has grown up.
20 monumental installation, respresenting Mauro Staccioli “Sites of Experience” are set out in the landscape, as well as in historic places and piazzas.
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