Giovedì 2 novembre

ore 17:30

Presentazione mostra e incontro con l’artista

In vista della chiusura della mostra Drawing everyday. Diario visivo di Stefano Chiassai l’artista presenta il progetto e incontra i visitatori.

La mostra, realizzata con la collaborazione di ADI Toscana e curata da Valentina Gensini, espone  le opere di Stefano Chiassai. Partendo dalla parola come elemento grafico queste mettono in scena geometrie, pattern, figure e parole. Le sale Laura Orvieto e Ketty La Rocca di MAD e il Semiottagono del Complesso delle Murate aprono le porte ad una selezione di disegni inediti realizzati dall’artista tra il 2022 e il 2023, accompagnati da alcuni arazzi inediti.

Ingresso libero.

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During the Florence Art Week, three unique tapestries created by the textile manufacturer Bonotto will be presented to the public on Thursday, October 5th, in an event titled STEFANO CHIASSAI TAPESTRIES.

As part of the project “Drawing everyday. Diario visivo di Stefano Chiassai,” curated by Valentina Gensini, in collaboration with ADI, an entirely new exhibition space is being added: the Anna Banti Hall.

These three large-scale tapestries, woven from the drawings of the renowned fashion designer, represent three different approaches: solidarity with Iranian Women: They depict his solidarity with the struggles of Iranian women, represented by him in demonstrations for their rights, in a striking black and white contrast; the Ukrainian War: They delve into the tragedy of the war in Ukraine, where civilian populations have been enduring months of bombardments and are in constant need of help; personal Vitality: Lastly, Stefano Chiassai’s personal vitality shines through. He responds to the tragedies of history with an explosion of energy, inviting the public not to give up and to maintain a childlike perspective.

The tapestries will be presented to the public on October 5th at 5:30 PM, along with a talk by Stefano Chiassai, Perla Gianni (ADI), and Giovanni Bonotto (master weaver at the Bonotto textile factory), dedicated to the design and technique of tapestry. This will be followed by the opening of the new exhibition hall.

For more information:

Phone: 055 2476873

Email: info.mad@musefirenze.it

The exhibition Drawing Everyday: A Visual Diary by Stefano Chiassai, curated by Valentina Gensini and organized by MUS.E, is the result of a collaboration with ADI Tuscany. It presents a selection of unpublished drawings created by the artist Stefano Chiassai between 2022 and 2023, accompanied by some pieces from the years 2020-2021.

Drawings, fabrics, exquisite tapestries, and design objects stage words, geometries, patterns, and figures, reactivating a collective and shared memory that encompasses the major events from 2021 to 2023 through a site-specific project featuring new materials designed specifically for the Laura Orvieto, Ketty La Rocca halls of MAD, and the Semiottagono of the Complesso delle Murate.

This captivating fusion of languages reflects Chiassai’s eclectic creativity and materializes a chromatic triumph in the dialogue between the historical past of the city of Florence, closely linked to the artistic design of tapestries, and contemporary art.

At the heart of the work is the daily practice of pen drawing that allows no room for mistakes or revisions, a systematic discipline and method of reinterpreting global events as they arrive on our desks and into our homes through journalistic writing in newspapers. Chiassai reinterprets everything with ironic and popular tones, translating the collective perception of the present history.

The exhibition opens on Thursday, September 21st at 5:30 PM.

For more information:

Phone: 055 2476873

Email: info.mad@musefirenze.it