EXHIBITION/ Anj Smith A Willow Grows Aslant the Brook
December 17 to May 1, 2022
Ph/ Anj Smith, Names of the Hare (detail), 2017-18, Oil on linen, 65.5 x 50 cm / 25 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches. © 2018 Alex Delfanne
12 works by the British artist Anj Smith (Kent, United Kingdom, 1978) will be on display at the Stefano Bardini museum until May 1, created by Museo Novecento, organized by MUS.E, curated by Sergio Risaliti, and in collaboration with Hauser & Wirth. The pieces reflect on the artist’s interior landscapes, with faces, animals and surreal elements, positioned amongst the centuries-old pieces of the museum. It’s the first solo show in an Italian museum by the renowned painter.
Stefano Bardini Museum, via dei Renai 37, Florence
EXHIBITION/ Benozzo Gozzoli and the Chapel of the Magi
December 16 to March 10
Immersive exhibition
The Renaissance master and his relationship with Florence is at the centre of an exhibition from December 16 to March 10 that is intertwined with the history of Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Visitors delve into the life and work of the artist with works on loan from the National Gallery, London, the Uffizi Galleries, the San Marco Museum, Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice and the Musèe du Louvre in Paris. Letters from the State Archives of Florence detail the artist’s close relationship with the Medici family and text from the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana also features in the well-rounded display. Read more here.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi Museum, via Camillo Cavour 3, Florence
SUPREMEPOET/ From Hell to Empyrean: Dante’s world between Science and Poetry
Until March 16, 2022
Surround yourself in Dante’s universe
URBAN/ Unity Wanted Vol.2
December 17 – January 16, 2022
Street Levels Gallery celebrates 5 years
The gallery dedicated to urban art in Florence celebrates five years with renovated spaces and a new exhibition titled Unity Wanted Vol.2. The display features well known Florentine and international street artists, including Clet, Ache77, Camilla Falsini, Exit Enter, Fabio Petani, Giulio Vesprini, Hogre, James Vega, Monograff, Mìles, Mr. Wany, Nemo, Rikyboy, Rame13, URTO, and more.
Street Levels Gallery, via Palazzuolo 74, Florence
DANCE/ Annusare la terra
9pm, December 16 + 17
Earth-based performance
The Virgilio Sieni National Dance Production Centre in collaboration with poet Elisa Biagini performs a site-specific piece titled Annusare la terre. Poems from the Filamenti collection are explored through gesture and movement, with themes including nature, the care of environment, tactile space, human anatomy and the archeology of gesture, the body and the word. The performance is the final installment in the La Democrazia del Corpo 2021 series.
CANGO, via Santa Maria 25, Florence
MARKET/ Fierucola di Natale
9am to 7pm, December 19
Organic and sustainable goods
La Fierucola host their final market of the year in piazza Santissima Annunziata from 9am to 7pm on Sunday December 19. Local agricultural products, olive oil, wine, vegetables, honey, aromatic herbs, bread, flour, cheeses, as well as crafts, ceramics, and handmade toys are all on offer.
piazza Santissima Annunziata
