| From 1990 to 2004 Palazzo Fabroni, building of the 18th | | | | and buried in the cloister of the Musée des |
| century in the heart of Pistoia (Tuscany - Italy), had an | | | | Beaux-Arts de Lyon, is a tragic and desperate |
| important role in the planning of exhibitions of both | | | | gesture; Il faro d'Islanda (2000), the tall, solitary, radiant |
| Italian and international artists, like Roberto Barni, Enrico | | | | steel tower, a metaphoric self-portrait of the artist, |
| Castellani, Giuseppe Chiari, Luciano Fabro, Jannis | | | | erected in the desolate and deserted land of Iceland, a |
| Kounellis, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Giuseppe Uncini. | | | | light of hope in its immense geographical remoteness. |
| After few years of works of renovation, from 2004 | | | | In many occasions Parmiggiani has also created works |
| to 2007, Palazzo Fabroni has now reopened and | | | | for public areas, museums, galleries, religious buildings. In |
| houses the exhibition of Claudio Parmiggiani, supervised | | | | the twelve rooms of palazzo Fabroni Parmiggiani he |
| by the art historian Jean Clair; the exhibition goes over | | | | shows twelve new works, specially made and created |
| the artist's International experiences and represents | | | | through an extraordinary free use of materials which |
| one of his highest achievements. | | | | contribute strongly, in a real inner journey, to perceive |
| Many and meaningful have been the intuitions which, | | | | them as a unique great work, as a unique mental |
| from the mid 60s, have been connoting in an early, | | | | object. The itinerary consists of a succession of |
| very original and innovative way his research; as well | | | | spaces and the artist gathers the diversity of each |
| as obstinate has been his determination to pursue | | | | one and creates new and vital connections with his |
| independence within the Italian artistic context, in a | | | | work. |
| lonely path, intentionally out of any group or | | | | The works exhibited are visible only in conditions of |
| classification; however this has not meant | | | | natural light, since artificial lighting has been purposely |
| estrangement and has not prevented him from crucial | | | | abolished in order to highlight in the space that particular |
| encounters with other protagonists of contemporary | | | | feeling and that particular emotion only the slow |
| art. With them he shared that path which, from the | | | | passing of light and shade on things can create when |
| zeroing of the representative painting, has led through | | | | observed. |
| different ways to a new art grammar. His language | | | | Until 23.03.2008 |
| comes out from associations of images, able to | | | | Palazzo Fabroni |
| provoke real mind short-circuits. | | | | Arti Visive Contemporanee |
| During the years, side by side with extraordinarily | | | | Via Sant'Andrea 18, 51100 Pistoia (Tuscany - Italy) |
| powerful and evocative works which have been | | | | Tel. 0573 371817 - Fax 0573 371838 |
| object of lectures and critical essays by well known | | | | Official Website: |
| personalities from different fields, philosophy, art history, | | | | Opening times: |
| literary, he alternated with works of absolute radical | | | | Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-16.00 |
| vision and environmental dimensions. | | | | Sunday and holidays 12.00-16.00 |
| The Delocazioni (from 1970), works made by using fire | | | | Closed on Monday |
| and smoke, are his most powerful images of absence; | | | | Tickets: |
| Terra (1988-89), a huge terracotta sphere with the | | | | € 6.00 full price |
| artist's hands imprinted on it, given back to the earth | | | | € 3. |