Pablo Atchugarry: Il Risveglio della Natura, Lucca
Past exhibition
Overview
45 monumental sculptures will be on exhibit on the walls from the 16th century, in the streets, in atriums and in two indoor spaces. Also, for the first time there are the wooden works of the Uruguayan artist known worldwide for his marbles that seem to float in the sky.
Marbles that seem to float towards the sky, bronzes and wooden works, exhibited for the first time in a public exhibition, dialogue with the cultural, historical and artistic tradition of the city of preRoman origins: the exhibition, curated by Gian Guido Grassi, organized by the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca, Fondazione Lucca Sviluppo and Associazione Start - Open your eyes, with the contribution of the Comune di Lucca, brings together a total of 45 sculptures. The exhibition is sponsored by the Consiglio Regionale della Toscana, Confindustria Toscana Nord and CNA of Lucca. Ten wooden works will be exposed at the Chiesa dei Servi, built in the late 1300s, while spectacular works in white Carrara, Belgian black and Portuguese pink marble will be housed in the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, along with some bronzes. Five works will be placed outdoors, in the main places of interest in the historic center: Piazza San Martino, l'Agorà, Piazza San Michele (the ancient forum), Porta San Pietro, on the walls of the bastion of San Frediano.
Installation Views
Press
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The Awakening of Nature: Pablo Atchugarry's diffuse exhibition around Lucca
Giulia Ronchi, Artribune, 2 August 2022 -
The voice of Pablo Atchugarry's artworks
Sabrina Chiellini, Il Tirreno, 27 July 2022 -
"Il Risveglio della Natura' invades Lucca
TGR Toscana, 3 June 2022 -
Atchugarry's sculptures in Lucca
Elena Franzoia, Il Giornale dell'Arte, 3 June 2022 -
Pablo atchugarry: 'Il Risveglio della Natura'. The first major public exhibition in Lucca
artemagazine, 31 May 2022 -
"Il Risveglio della Natura" Pablo Atchugarry's monumental sculptures invade Lucca
intoscana, 23 May 2022