Unforgettable as Umbria: In Perugia, Unforgettable Umbria art exhibition until November 2019
Few other terms like “unforgettable” are associated with a place or territory characterized by more or less evident characteristics that make it. It is even more common to feel able to associate the term with a travel experience, a journey made up of stages that remain, and must remain, connected and in memory. Among the unforgettable places in many aspects there is obviously Umbria, with its green landscapes unobtainable elsewhere and with deep and varied artistic forms that in every corner of the region reinforce and reinterpret the link between past and present. It is indeed a true artistic journey that promises to do with its visitors the Unforgettable Umbria Art exhibition in Perugia.
The Landscape and the memory in Umbria represent absolutely central and indissoluble values over time. Even during the last century and more precisely from the second half of the twentieth century. It was at this time that great contemporary artists settled in different parts of Umbria. Places where it was possible to trace that ideal dimension for the search for identity, interpreted, enriched and manifested with authentic masterpieces.
Umbria is therefore a land of contemporary art. A message that seems to be in contradiction with the ancient history and the classic style that make memorable Umbrian medieval towns and villages. Yet the relationship between this form of expressiveness and Umbria is also incredibly present and incredibly present. This is why the art exhibition Unforgettable Umbria in Perugia represents a precious occasion to discover and remember many contemporary art itineraries in Umbria. with any doubt this is one of the most important exhibitions in Perugia in 2019, from April 13th to November 3rd at Palazzo Baldeschi.
The history of Contemporary Art in Umbria at the art exhibition Unforgettable Umbria in Perugia
The fascinating story between contemporary art and Umbria began on April 13 at the noble floor of Palazzo Baldeschi in Perugia. A must-see for lovers of the genre and for all visitors to the city. Inserted among the most important artistic events of the year 2019, the painting and sculpture exhibition will be open until November. An extraordinary selection of over fifty works including paintings and sculptures made by the most famous of world renown such as:
- Alighiero Boetti
- Alberto Burri
- Alexander Calder
- Giuseppe Capogrossi
- Piero Dorazio
- Yves Klein
- Leoncillo
- Brian O’Doherty
- Sol LeWitt
- Beverly Pepper
- Ivan Theimer
- Giuseppe Uncini
The many testimonies that link these and other artists to the cities of Umbria will be discovered. Stories like those of Piero Dorazio and Alighiero Boetti so tied to Todi; or that of William Congdon, who left New York, and having converted will be in Assisi for 20 years. And then the story of Giuseppe Capogrossi and his large murals for the former Convent of the Capuchins of Gubbio. Or again, the love between Sol Lewitt and Spoleto and Yves Klein, who in his five years spent in Umbria bequeathed the extraordinary ex voto in the Monastery of Santa Rita in Cascia (click here to see the video).
A long and fascinating series of interventions on the territory, often favored by a far-sighted patronage. A prestigious mosaic of presences that becomes an exhibition opportunity among the first things to see in Perugia in 2019. An exhibition not to be missed and destined to become an era as it was for the great sculpture exhibition “Spoleto 62” and “The space of the image” in 1967.
UNFORGETTABLE UMBRIA – “Art at the center between vocation and commissioning” until 03rd November, Palazzo Baldeschi – Corso Vannucci, 66 Perugia
- Opening time
From Tuesday to Thursday: 3.00 pm – 7.30 pm; from Friday to Sunday: 11.00 – 13.30 / 14.30 – 19.30
For info and reservations: Tel 075.5734760 (during museum opening hours) – palazzobaldeschi@fondazionecariperugiaarte.it
www.fondazionecariperugiaarte.it
