P O P – U P P I T T I ! Architecture & interior design exhibition

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POP UP PITTI! was the direct result of an intensive one-week Architecture Workshop, which took place at LdM Florence in the Fall Semester 2018, involving students from various Architecture courses.

The goal of the workshop was to produce a complete architecture project in one week, operating in a setting and rapid timeframe that reflected professional studio conditions.

Featured are the works of previous LdM Architecture Students: Rodrigo Acosta Luviano, Ivana Sofia Contreras Madrid, Lorena Elizondo de los Santos, Rita Pamela Godinez Hernandez, Ileana Hernandez Robleto, Jesus Daniel Lopez Sanchez, Diego Alberto Ortega Rodríguez, Ana Lilia Piñera Lizcano, Magdalena Rocha Leal, Fernanda Silva Saucedo, Alejandra Zamora.

The site

Piazza de’ Pitti is a wide square in the Oltrarno neighbourhood in Florence dominated by the imposing volume of Palazzo Pitti.

Situated at the foothills of Boboli, the square, like a sloping stage where once reigning élites gathered, is known for its monumental beauty, elegant palaces and façades, Pitti’s family glories and misfortune and treasures of Boboli gardens.

The project

From the masterplan to the exhibition layout: five architectural elements of 7x7x7 meters are organized in Piazza de’ Pitti to create temporary spaces that dialogue with built environment and human presence. Each volume has to be used as exhibition space for design masterpieces: chairs, tables, bookshelves, sofas and lamps.

Pop Up Pitti! is curated by:

Arch. Donatella Caruso – Interior Design and Architecture Dept. Supervisor

The Pop-Up Pitti! project was realized thanks to the collaboration of LdM Professors:

Arch. Margherita Bagiacchi, Arch. Federico Grazzini, Arch. Alberto Morselli, Arch. Alessio Palandri, Arch. Andrea Parigi.

The exhibition POP-UP PITTI! will run from Thursday, March 21st to Wednesday, April 17th.

After the launch, the LdM Gallery is open weekly from Tuesday to Thursday, 5-7 PM.

Please note that the LdM Gallery will be closed during spring break from Monday, March 25th to Friday, March 29th.

Opening night will include a free aperitivo.

 

LdM GALLERY

A project by Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, the LdM Gallery is an interdisciplinary space where academic research and artistic experimentation meet within a professional setting.

In line with its mission of fostering opportunities for students to experience the reality of the art world beyond an institutional setting, the LdM Gallery encourages the development of creativity and sophistication within the student body, offering an efficient space for showcasing interdisciplinary fields of art within the Institute and collaborating with high-level projects organized in the city of Florence.

LdM Gallery Coordinator:

Federico Gori, LdM Professor – Department of Painting, Drawing and Mixed Media.

Florence and the Birth of Opera: Documents and Virtual Reconstructions

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The focus of the exhibition at Casa Buonarroti is the birth of opera, between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Florence, in relation to the multifaceted figure of Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger.

The exhibition offers a panorama of musical theatre in Florence, in an effort to make the artistic phenomenon of opera better known in all its various aspects: social, political, musical, artistic, and theatrical. This multimedia exhibition includes original documents, virtual reconstructions and theatrical performances, using the most recent historical research in various fields conducted by prof. Tim Carter and dott. Francesca Fantappiè, with a particular emphasis on theatre machinery and stage design associated with some of the most significant performances at the Uffizi Theatre, and the first known operas, such as Dafne (1597) and Euridice (1600).

The project has been realized within the context of the “Museum and the Public II” course, organized by the Lorenzo de’ Medici Italian International Institute, as part of the Marist-LdM Master of Arts in Museum Studies, during which students refine and improve the theme of an exhibition, from its creation to its construction and installation, and contribute to the elaboration of its communication strategy.

Download the booklet here.

LdM Gallery presents the drawing exhibition Body of Evidence

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We are glad to invite LdM students to visit our interdisciplinary gallery for the launch of Body of Evidence, a student-oriented exhibition introducing figurative drawings that focus on the expression of the female form.

The LdM Gallery presents Body of Evidence, a student-oriented exhibition introducing figurative drawings that focus on the expression of the female form.

Presented to the public are the works of artists and current LdM students Emma Hermans, Elise Hillbrand and Lovisa Rönngren, created and developed during the LdM Advanced Drawing Course, in the short period from October to December 2018. With the use of gestural marks and abstract interpretations, the works of each artist interpret complex concepts of reflection and identity. Each artist uniquely approaches these notions, producing works that push boundaries within each composition to express the creative process through a personal and authentic style.

Curated by Martin Figura, LdM Professor of the Department of Painting, Drawing and Mixed Media, the exhibition Body of Evidence will be open from December 5th to January 30th.

After the launch, the LdM Gallery will be open weekly from Tuesday to Thursday, 5pm – 8pm. From December 17th to January 30th the LdM Gallery is open by appointment. For more information, please contact Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici at +39 055 287360.

Opening night will include a free aperitivo.

More information on the LdM Gallery page.

LdM Gallery presents the graphic design exhibition he!p

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Following the opening exhibition ANIMAE, the LdM Gallery launches he!p, a graphic design exhibition that approaches a variety of issues found in today's society from the students' perspective.

The student-oriented show centers around a series of campaign posters exploring the multicolored world of politics, social issues, and environmental concerns. The collective work in he!p opens up a dialogue around the concept of critical messages that go beyond what meets the eye. Through unique approaches and techniques, the selected artists underline the power of words and images related to today’s society, with a common goal of creating a powerful, lasting impact.

Curated by Paolo Ghielmetti, Supervisor of the LdM Department of Graphic design, the exhibition features the work by former LdM Graphic Design students Rio Julio Miguel Asch Phoenix, Charlotte Bolhuis, Cristina Cantu Santos, Meagan Kay Garrett, Andrea Gonzalez Arteaga, Elizabeth Ann Hurley, Gabriel Alejandro Jauregui Reveles, Kathleen Louise Lawver, Maria Lucrecia Quintanilla Decrescenzo, Alyssa Smith, Fernanda Trevino Tamez, Jeffrey Raymond Urbahn.

The exhibition he!p will be open from November 7th to November 28th.
After the launch, the LdM Gallery will be open weekly from Tuesday to Thursday, 5pm – 8pm.

Opening night will include a free aperitivo.

More information on the LdM Gallery page.

LdM launches LdM Gallery with the photography exhibition ANIMAE

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We are glad to invite LdM students at the opening of our newly generated interdisciplinary gallery, dedicated to providing a professional environment where students have the opportunity to experience the reality of the art world beyond an institutional setting.

For forty-five years, Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici has prided itself with having core values aimed towards ensuring students achieve the skills necessary to meet the challenges of their respective fields, skills accomplished through interdisciplinary projects and engagement within the professional sector.  The LdM Gallery closely aides in working towards this goal, creating an efficient space for showcasing interdisciplinary fields of art within the school.  The overall mission of the LdM Gallery is to encourage the development of creativity and sophistication within the student body, generate an open dialogue between students and the public, and create opportunities for students to gain professional experience through their artwork.

Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici presents the opening of the LdM Gallery with the exhibition ANIMAE, which aims to bring a new perspective to the subject of religion within photography.  The exhibition shows a series of photographs that explore personal relationships between spirituality and symbolism of modern day religion. Featured artists and former LdM students Camilla Mecagni, Susi Rossini, and Natalie Thedford Black explore the concepts of space, time, and atmosphere within each of their collective works.

The exhibition opens on October 10th, 2018 from 6 to 8 pm and will run until October 31st.

LdM Gallery Coordinator: Federico Gori, LdM Professor – Department of Painting, Drawing and Mixed Media

LdM Gallery Intern: Julia Lindemon, Marist-LdM Fine Arts B. A. student

Curator of the ANIMAE photography exhibition: Gianluca Maver, LdM supervisor – Department of Photography

More information on the LdM Gallery here.