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violence, all types of destruction, all Hennessy takes the opportunity to raise at her home, last May. Thus, Davi ends
types of things that harm society, that funds for philanthropic institutions up doing a kind of co-authorship of the
harm bodies. It is an exhibition that says with the guests. In 2023, she raised work, choosing from the color palette
that a dialogue between differences is around R$220,000 for the Walkabout and leaving traces in the work, such as
possible, a dialogue that comes from Foundation, which provides wheelchairs sperm or pieces of clothing.
the deepest corner, which is also an to those in need. In Fèlsina, Hennessy presents four
exemplary center of the world. The center The opening weekend coincides with artists: the Russian Alexandra Sukhareva,
of the world is always where a great artist one of the most important events in Marta Pierobon, the only one to occupy
is. For me the big challenge now is to Tuscany, the Palio de Siena, a horse both spaces, Aidan Salakhova, from
deal with this complexity. Is it possible race with a millenary tradition. It has Azerbaijan, and the American Bob
to reduce this exposure to words? been taking place since the 13th century, Wilson. While in Brolio the works were
and in it the 17 neighborhoods of the arranged in habitable spaces in the
international exhibition [pages 58 to 62] city – the contradas – compete for first castle, in Fèlsina they are displayed in
WOMEN ARTISTS GAIN place. “I organize it at this time of the the winery itself, in cellars where the
wine is stored in dozens of barrels for
year because of the agenda of major
SPACE IN TUSCANY contemporary art events in Europe and to maturation, creating an unusual contrast,
Brazilians Lia D Castro and Jac Leirner have one more reason to visit the region”, such as the mantle created by Salakhova,
are highlights at an event in the Chianti explains Hennessy. made of marble from Carrara, where the
Classico region, known for high-quality artist currently lives.
wineries
castello di brolio
by fabio cypriano* The heart of the route is in the Castello surroundings
di Brolio and Fèlsina wineries, but it is in In addition to these two spaces, the route
the region of chianti classico, one the former where most of the new works includes other wineries that already have
of the most sophisticated wines in Italy, are installed. Founded in 1141, Brolio is permanent art collections, as is the
in Tuscany, since the beginning of July is impressive not only for its medieval case of Castello di Ama, a kind of local
the scene of an unusual journey of works architecture but also for its history. In Inhotim, as the artists created impressive
of contemporary art, called ath – Art of 1863, Vittorio Emanuelle ii, the first king installations for the place itself.
the Treasure Hunt. This year’s theme of Italy, stayed there, and his room can be Since 1999, 16 artists have been
is Women in Tuscany, but production visited today. In this room, in a fireplace commissioned to produce works for
by names like Robert Wilson and John and next to the bed, ceramic sculptures the space, including the Frenchman
Giorno are also part of the schedule. by the Italian artist Marta Pierobon are Daniel Buren, the Italian Michelangelo
In its fif h edition, this contemporary installed. “I didn’t make them exactly Pistoletto, the Indian Anish Kapoor and the
art tour ranges from two wineries with for this exhibition, but I thought they Cuban Carlos Garaicoa. One of his most
works installed especially for the 2023 would make sense here”, said the artist, curious works is Yo no quiero ver más a
version, as well as other spaces that in fluent Portuguese. mis vecinos, made in 2006, composed of
already have a consolidated collection, In another space with less pomp, but several miniatures of famous walls that
such as Castello di Ama, with stellar no less impressive, there are works by six impose limits such as the Wall of China.
names such as Louise Bourgeois, artists from different generations, among The dialogue with the region is quite
Michelangelo Pistoletto and Anish them the Brazilians Lia D Castro and Jac obvious, as many constructions in the
Kapoor, among others. The complete Leirner. Part of Hennessy’s selection too region are themselves surrounded by large
itinerary can be accessed at www. are the Spanish June Crespo, the Cuban medieval walls, as is the case with Radda
artthunt.com. Diana Fonseca, the Korean Jennie Jieun Castle, home to another important winery.
The person responsible for ath is the Lee and the German based in the United Another highlight of the collection was
collector Luziah Hennessy, who since States Kiki Smith. Lia’s canvases were created by Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010),
2016 has been choosing artists and chosen by Hennessy when she was in who, with the help of an assistant, went to
spaces for the route. Living between Brazil earlier this year. “I believe that she the location, took several photos, and the
Florence and a country house in Tuscany, will still be an artist with great projection”, French naturalized American designed
it was because she knew the region well predicts the collector, who repeats a an installation for the winery. Topiaria
that she started the project. “I always statement by the artist to everyone: is a sculpture that can be seen through
pointed out to my friends what could “There are two types of marriage: the a crack inside the cellar, in the shape of
be seen around here and I discovered long-term one, and the short-term one, a seated woman, but her body forms a
that there was a lot of contemporary art which is with sex workers”. rose, from which water flows.
in the area”, she recalls, in an interview In the exhibition, Lia, who uses In addition to public places, the
with arte!brasileiros, at her home in the prostitution as a tool for her artistic opening weekend participants visited
village of Gaiole in Chianti, a commune work, which even shocked the collectors two private collections, one in Florence,
with about 2,300 inhabitants. present, is seen in four canvases that by the British Christian Levett, which
The opening of the route took place on portray one of her clients, Davi, who brings together a large collection of
the weekend of June 30th and July 1st and also signs all the canvases. “For me women artists, among them Elaine de
2nd, with a group of collectors, including it is very important to work with the Kooning (1918-1989), Mira Schendel (1919-
the Argentinean based in Brazil Frances memory of the presentation, and not 1988), Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin.
Reynold, president of the Inclusartiz of the representation, since for Frantz Several of these works were acquired
Institute, who visited public and private Fanon’s psychoanalysis, representation from the auction of the collection of
collections in Florence and in Tuscany. is a form of destruction”, said the artist singer George Michael.
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