Fabroni, museum of contemporary art (Part 1). Discover the art with me!

Good evening Hivers, today I'm taking you with me to a place that is magical for me, which I visit on a regular basis whenever there is an exhibition that fascinates me or when there are new works on display, it's the Fabroni, a museum that's sort of the heart of my city, a museum of contemporary art and twentieth-century artists from Pistoia, I will now take you on a small tour of this place. I will have to make more posts because there are so many works and artists to talk about and I hope you will appreciate this multi-faceted place like me.

As soon as you enter the museum it opens immediately with very interesting works, on the ground floor works from the early twentieth century to the 60s of Pistoia are exhibited, particularly noteworthy are the works of Jorio Vivarelli and Marino Marini, both well-known artists of the Pistoia school, Vivarelli is the sculptures from the sixties with his own foundation (his works are in the first photos), Marino Marini, famous above all for his horse-like, non-conformist and bizarre statues, was the most famous sculpture in the city, as well as an artist and painter, he used various materials , plaster, terracotta, wax and experimented with various shapes and materials, his series of pomones but also of equestrian statues is famous.

Then we continue with other works, here is one of my favorites "Crowd" by Roberto Barni (the painting with the white men) Barni also had an exhibition at the MoMa and is a painter and sculptor of the 90s, his men are characteristic thin and stylized. Continuing there are other works such as the very colorful and line paintings by Buscioni or the women by Marini and other minor artists of the Pistoia school. Then we continue with one of the most controversial sculptures, either you love it or hate it, "The Rape of Proserpina" by one of my favorite artists Fernando Melani who also has his home studio that can be visited in the city, this work made with a bicycle is inspired in a modern way to the work of Bernini.

Then there is another work that I really like, the colorful paintings by Mario Nigro, there is an entire section dedicated to this type of art, very colorful and in contrast with the eighteenth-century building that houses it. For now I'll end here but in the next post I will also take you upstairs with many other fascinating artists and one of the most beautiful works that reflects the spirit of my city. I hope you enjoyed this little art tour, follow me for the next post!

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