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