Eccentricity: Florence Events in May

Eccentricity: Florence Events in May

Keeping track of all the events happening in town can be challenging at times. With our Eccentricity column, this won’t be a problem anymore!We search, select, and write about the hottest events in Florence for the month.This is our May selection, and trust me – you don’t want to miss out on any of these! […]

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Eccentri-City: April Events in Florence

Eccentri-City: April Events in Florence

Looking for what to do after spring break? In this article, we decided to list the most exciting and innovative events, selected by Istituto Marangoni Firenze students, happening in Florence in April. By Margaret Mitchem & Giulia Piceni. Cover image: detail from Enrique Martinez Celaya, Guardare e Aspettare at Museo Marino Marini. Courtesy of Museo Marino Marini. American […]

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Eccentri-City: March events in Florence

Eccentri-City: March events in Florence

Florence has been a cultural hub for centuries, attracting artists, writers, and thinkers from around the world. Today, the city continues to be a centre for contemporary art and culture, with a wide array of events and exhibitions throughout the year. In this article, we decided to provide the most exciting and innovative art events […]

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Reaching for the Stars: contemporary art taking off at Palazzo Strozzi

Reaching for the Stars: contemporary art taking off at Palazzo Strozzi

In a present world that dreams of far-away spatial travels and life on Mars, Palazzo Strozzi has brought the main stars of the art’s sky on Earth with its recently inaugurated exhibition Reaching for the Stars: from Maurizio Cattelan to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, starring contemporary artworks from Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. During a limited-access opening, the Editorial […]

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FENDI Menswear F/W 2023-2024: a dreamy reportage 

FENDI Menswear F/W 2023-2024: a dreamy reportage 

On the second day of the Milan Fashion Week, FENDI invited around thirty students from Istituto Marangoni Firenze to attend their menswear fashion show. For many, the event’s first in-person runway was the direct confirmation that fashion is where they see themselves in the future.  By Giulia Piceni. Cover image: Michael Ward, Luca Guadagnino and Nicholas […]

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FUTURE:VERSE Party. With Boss Doms for Pitti Uomo 

FUTURE:VERSE Party. With Boss Doms for Pitti Uomo 

For the 103rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo, students from Istituto Marangoni Firenze were invited to a party at the Florentine techno club Space Electronic, DJed by Boss Doms and Thomas Costantin. The historically-relevant setting and the futuristic dress code transformed an ordinary Tuesday night into a memorable moment for the many attendees. By Giulia […]

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Lucia Festival 2022: Enriching the Senses

Lucia Festival 2022: Enriching the Senses

Imagine yourself in a world where sound is the only way to communicate. Obstructing your eyes, touch, and taste can allow your ears to open to the magnificent possibilities around you. Such is the effect of the audio projects by the artists at Lucia Festival, an innovative sound festival in Florence.  by Camila Heredia Oranday […]

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Biennale Sessions: Art and Fashion in our Metamorphic Times

Biennale Sessions: Art and Fashion in our Metamorphic Times

As a part of the Biennale Sessions programme, Istituto Marangoni Firenze students and tutors were invited to exchange views and ideas about the main exhibitions and national pavilions of the 2022 Biennale d’Arte di Venezia.  By Isabella Chevasco Champsaur and Massimo Romanelli. Cover image: Simone Leigh, Brick House, 2019. Installation view at The Milk of […]

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Andy Picci: Meditating in the Metaverse

Andy Picci: Meditating in the Metaverse

The fruitful collaboration between Istituto Marangoni Firenze and the conceptual artist Andy Picci continues under his new Mentorship for this academic year with a project that will bring students from both Multimedia Arts and Arts Curating courses in a Metaverse.  By Jessica García Corral and Giulia Piceni. Cover image courtesy of Andy Picci. The increase of […]

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A Feminine Lexicon: Haruka Sakaguchi & Griselda San Martin In Their Own Words

A Feminine Lexicon: Haruka Sakaguchi & Griselda San Martin In Their Own Words

The new digital project “A Feminine Lexicon” by Arts Curating students Pia Diamandis and Elena Tortelli opened in May at museo.ferragamo.com.Their project took inspiration from Museo Salvatore Ferragamo’s “Women in Balance”, an exhibition curated by Stefania Ricci and Elvira Valleri that celebrates the history of Italian women during the economic boom and the rapid changes […]

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A Feminine Lexicon: ChongYan Liu In Her Own Words

A Feminine Lexicon: ChongYan Liu In Her Own Words

The new digital project “A Feminine Lexicon” by Arts Curating students Pia Diamandis and Elena Tortelli opened in May at museo.ferragamo.com.Their project took inspiration from Museo Salvatore Ferragamo’s “Women in Balance”, an exhibition curated by Stefania Ricci and Elvira Valleri that celebrates the history of Italian women during the economic boom and the rapid changes […]

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Trance State. Massimo Bartolini at Centro Pecci, Prato

Trance State. Massimo Bartolini at Centro Pecci, Prato

Hagoromo is the last solo exhibition by the Tuscan artist Massimo Bartolini, curated by Luca Cerizza with Elena Magini at the Centro d’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato. Through everyday objects, the artist transforms a pre-existing environment, giving it a new form for the viewer to experience a new world. Visitors find themselves within a […]

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