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2025 Exhibitions in Tuscany
Daniel Buren. “Doing, Undoing, Redoing” Faire, Défaire, Refaire Works in situ and situated 1968-2025 8/03-27/07/25 PALAZZO BUONTALENTI Via de' Rossi 7 Pistoia, 51100 Italia +39 0573 974267 www.pistoiamusei.it Until 27 July at Palazzo Buontalenti, a selection of historical works and some works created and recreated especially for Pistoia by the French artist, global reference point for conceptual and minimal art. Pistoia dedicates a major exhibition to Daniel Buren (Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 1938), a leading figure on the international art scene. This important exhibition opens on 8 March 2025 and is organised by Fondazione Pistoia Musei, with the support of Fondazione Caript and in collaboration with Galleria Continua. Curated by Daniel Buren and Monica Preti, it will be an important opportunity for visitors to discover the French artist's work. With a number of original works created especially for Pistoia Musei, together with a wide selection of works and studies, the exhibition offers an overview of the artist's career and highlights his enduring relationship with Italy. Although the exhibition is mainly on display in the Palazzo Buontalenti, Palazzo de' Rossi and the Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi, the exhibition also reaches outside the museum's halls to some works that establish a relationship with the city and its territory, with which Daniel Buren has long had a strong connection.		[Photo-souvenir : Daniel Buren, Galleria Continua San Gimignano. Photo Lorenzo Fiaschi]

La grande mostra "DANIEL BUREN. Fare, Disfare, Rifare. Lavori in situ e situati 1968-2025, alazzo Buontalenti, Pistoia

Découpé-Etiré, lavoro in situ, Palazzo Buontalenti, Pistoia 1985 / 2025. Particolare. Courtesy Fondazione Pistoia Musei, foto OKNOstudio, Ela Bialkowska © DB – SIAE Roma	Arlecchino all’infinito, lavoro in situ, Palazzo Buontalenti, Pistoia, 2003 / 2005. Particolare. Courtesy Fondazione Pistoia Musei, foto OKNOstudio, Ela Bialkowska © DB – SIAE Roma	Prismes et miroirs : hauts-reliefs, lavori situati, 2022, collezione privata, Parigi. Particolari. Courtesy Fondazione Pistoia Musei, foto OKNOstudio, Ela Bialkowska © DB - SIAE Roma
Works in situ The exhibition ideally extends beyond Pistoia, in an itinerary that includes several sites in Tuscany, from Quarrata to the Fattoria di Celle in Santomato di Pistoia, to Colle di Val d'Elsa, Villa Medicea La Magia in Quarrata, and the Castello di Ama. In these contexts, Buren's numerous permanent works in situ not only engage in a dialogue with the topography of the area, but are also inextricably linked to the places where they were created, making them unique. This geographical specificity offers visitors a unique experience: the museum where the exhibition takes place becomes the starting point for a journey through one of the regions richest in permanent works by the artist in situ. A journey that evolves in time and space, questions the very concept of the exhibition and opens up new possibilities for interaction between art and context.[5]

Colle Val d'Elsa, Piazza Arnolfo di Cambio, fontana e pavimento Daniel Buren	Daniel Buren, Sulle Vigne: punti di vista, l'immagine simbolo del Castello di Ama, Gaiole in Chianti	Daniel Buren, Muri fontane a tre colori per un esagono (2005-2011) [Ph. Credit Alessandro Pasquali - Danae Project]
In collaboration with the Municipality of Pistoia, the Walk in the Contemporary route is also proposed, which invites visitors to discover not only the works of Buren, but also other masterpieces of contemporary art in Pistoia. The list of stops along the route can be consulted on the Pistoia Musei website (www.pistoiamusei.it/arte-contemporanea-pistoia).
Tracey Emin, Sex and Solitude (Sesso e solitudine) 2025, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Tracey Emin, Sex and Solitude (Sesso e solitudine) 2025, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze [Photo ©Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio. Courtesy Courtesy of the Artist, White Cube, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze]
Following its latest anthological exhibitions devoted to Anselm Kiefer, Helen Frankenthaler, Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor, Bill Viola, Marina Abramovic en Olafur Eliasson, Palazzo Strozzi continues its exploration of contemporary art with one of the most revolutionary American artists of recent decades, Travey Emin. From 16 March to 20 July 2025, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents Tracey Emin. Sex and Solitude, the first major institutional exhibition in Italy dedicated to one of the most celebrated British contemporary artists. Several artworks on view at Palazzo Strozzi will be shown in Italy for the first time, including the new monumental bronze sculpture I Followed You to the End (2024), installed in the Palazzo's Renaissance courtyard, and the seminal installation Exorcism of the last painting I ever made (1996). Furthermore, selected artworks will be specifically produced on the occasion of the exhibition. Emin is renowned for her candid, confessional approach to art, transforming personal experiences into deeply intimate, vulnerable and powerful works. Rather than depicting precise events literally, Emin conveys the raw emotions they evoke as well as the physical reactions they elicit, from sexual passion to love, from anguish to melancholy. Within the exhibition, paintings such as It - didnt stop - I didnt stop (2019) or There was blood (2022) embody these expressive forces, straddling figuration and abstraction through gestural mark-making and the use of bold colours. Her sculptures, meanwhile, translate this emotional charge into threedimensional form, capturing the vulnerability and strength of the human body through their materiality, scale and dynamism, as in All I want is you (2016) that expresses a close sense of intimacy and introspection. Emin’s text-based pieces function similarly, using direct, explicit language to engage viewers on a visceral level, such us in neon works like Those who suffer love (2009) or in embroidery or appliquéd blanket pieces such as I do not expect (2002). Standing four and a half metres tall, Love Poem for CF (2007) is one of Emin’s largest neon works, where sexual passion is translated into poetry. Its message of heartbreak is based on a poem she wrote in the 1990s for her former partner Carl Freedman. Emin’s neons combine her distinctive line—both written and drawn—with her talent for language, which emerges in both her titles and texts.[6] She transforms light into emotion, using neon in an expressive rather than conceptual way. Life and art are inseparable in her creative process, leading her to create works where personal stories transform into existential metaphors. Through her honest and autobiographical expression, Emin focuses on themes of the body and figuration, situating herself within a distinct lineage in art history alongside artists like Edvard Munch and Egon Schiele, two of her primary influences. Her exploration of the body and raw emotions aligns her with a long-standing artistic tradition centered on the human figure, creating a resonance that both contrasts with and converges upon Florence’s Renaissance heritage, embodied by Palazzo Strozzi itself. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence 16 March 2025 - 20 July 2025 www.palazzostrozzi.org		Tracey Emin, I Followed You To The End (Ti ho seguito fino alla fine), 2024, courtyard Palazzo Strozzi, Florence Tracey Emin, Love Poem for CF, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze


Exhibition view Tracey Emin, Sex and solitude, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze	Tracey Emin, Exorcism of the last painting I ever made (Esorcismo dell’ultimo dipinto che abbia mai fatto),1996, performance / installazione	Tracey Emin, exhibition view Sex and solitude, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Tracey Emin, Everything is moving nothing Feels Safe. You made me Feel like This (Tutto si muove, niente sembra sicuro. Mi hai fatto sentire così, 2018)	There was no Right way 2022, acrylic on canvas,, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York	Tracey Emin, This Was The Beginning, 2020, acrylic on canvas, cm 182 × 214, Private collection, Asia
Exhibitions in Tuscany 2022 - 2024
Exhibitions in Tuscany 2020 - 2022
Exhibitions in Tuscany 2016
Exhibitions in Tuscany 2015
Exhibitions in Tuscany 2014


Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Madonna col Bambino tra San Pietro, San Paolo, una Santa martire e San Michele Arcangelo (particolare), tempera su tavola, Siena, Chiesa di San Pietro in Castelvecchio
Tuscany Travel Guide \| Art in Florence \| Palazzo Strozzi Tuscany Travel Guide \| Art in Florence \| Palazzo StrozziArt in Tuscany \| The guide to the art and towns of Tuscany Tuscany has an immense cultural and artistic heritage, expressed in the region's numerous churches, palaces, art galleries, museums, villages and piazzas. Much of these artifacts are found in the main cities, such as Florence and Siena, but also in smaller villages scattered around the region, such as San Gimignano, Pienza, Chiusi, Massa Marittima and many others. Tuscany has some of the very best art galleries in the world. These include the Uffizi Gallery, the Bargello Museum and Santa Croce Museum. Mediaeval era and the Renaissance is the epoch which also left the enormous quantity of art masterpieces in Tuscany. Tuscany is known for its beautiful landscapes, its rich artistic legacy and vast influence on high culture. Tuscany is widely regarded as the true birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and has been home to some of the most influential people in the history of arts and science, such as Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca, Giovanni Boccaccio, Sandro Botticelli, Raffaello Santi, Giotto, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgio Vazari and many others and Puccini. Due to this, the region has several museums, most of which (such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace) are found in Florence, but others in towns and smaller villages. [1] Source:press release Piero della Francesca. Indagine su un mito \| www.mostrefondazioneforli.it [2] Source: Santa Croce and the Friends of Florence complete restoration of Freedom of Poetry, Pio Fedi's Monument to Giovanni Battista Niccolini \| Friends of Florence \| Press Release [3] Ellis Island: Finally Lady Liberty Meets her Italian Twin “Libertà della Poesia” \| www.lavocedinewyork.com [4] Source:press release Santa Maria della Scala, Siena \| www.santamariadellascala.com [5] Monica Preti, Direttrice Generale di Fondazione Pistoia Musei ETS, Premessa del catalog, pubblicato da Gli Ori \| www.pistoiamusei.it (pdf). [6] Tracey Emin. Sex and Solitude, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze \| Testi del percorso espositivo in versione digitale: Italiano: : www.palazzostrozzi.org/te-tracey-emi [Inglese: www.palazzostrozzi.org/en/te-tracey-emin]
The best holiday homes in Tuscany \| Podere Santa Pia

Podere Santa Pia	A beautiful early evening by the pool, in the resplendent Tuscan sun, time takes on a languid quality	Colline sotto Podere Santa Pia

Podere Santa Pia, con una vista indimenticabile sulla Maremma Toscana. La terrazza è esposta a Sud per cui dalla mattina al pomeriggio è sempre colpita dal sole, tuttavia ci sono zone ombreggiate grazie agli alberi circostanti.

2025 Exhibitions in Tuscany