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® ISSN 2283-835X Free Copy - Map inside January - February 2016 www.florenceisyou.comit's not [email protected] a place, it's a feeling...20.000 copies Your Newspaper in English and Italian F Bylorence Tommaso Sacchi By Fabrizio isBy EugenioY Giani ou!By Cosimo Ceccuti Capo Segreteria Cultura Ricciardelli Presidente Chairman of the del Comune di Firenze Kent State University del Consiglio Fondazione Florence Director & Regionale Spadolini AACUPI Co-Secretary della Toscana Treasurer on page 10 on page 11 on page 12 on page 22 In this issue... Meryl Streep Editoriale By Anna Balzani By Viviana del Bianco By Maurizio Editor in chief Journalist Naldini Journalist @AnnaBalzani It is known that Meryl Streep, de- Vorrei dare un January in Flor- spite having recei- consiglio a chi ence is one of ved three Academy capita dalle no- the most awaited Awards for “Kramer stre parti, nel moments by fans vs. Kramer” (1977), centro storico and profession- “Sophie’s Choice” intendo, e abbia als of the fashion (1982) and “The Iron voglia di uscire business, when Lady” (2011) and re- dalle visite dove- the events of Pitti gardless of being a rose e ovvie, gi- Immagine take place and the city looks dif- 66 year old woman, rovagando. Che sia un turista cinguettante, ferent; it is indeed different, overwhelmingly she radiates beauty un viaggiatore tosto o un fiorentino rimasto invaded by characters of style, sometimes a with a sophisticated troppo a lungo distratto. Che sia da solo, more than experimental one, to which you essence, where a few in coppia o in comitiva, fa poca differenza. cannot remain indifferent while walking unhidden wrinkles L’importante è che non si limiti a guardare, down the street. You can simply notice it: “it make evident the ab- ma si domandi perché un oggetto, un edifi- is Pitti” as usual! You will find a colorful and sence of any touch cio, uno spicchio di città sia stato costruito very lively city, many events and initiatives ups. Serene, satisfied in quel luogo ed a quel modo. Come si svol- to be involved in, and which will not fail to with herself, and geva la vita quando nacque. E come l’edifi- intrigue. On this note, you will discover a even more fascina- cio, di quella vita fu protagonista, oltreché Continued on page 18 Continued on page 16 Continued on page 23 Lulù: a jewel for charity Valentine’s day By Eduarda Liz Klaser Colvara Fratelli Piccini was born in 1903 in the heart of Ponte Vec- chio and for 112 years it has been representing global excellency in the fine jewelry world and has always been in- volved in the social financing of relevant charity projects, not only in Florence and Italy but also abroad. Fratelli Piccini has created a charity project in favor of FILE, the Leniterapia Onlus Italian Foun- By Ela Vasilescu dation, involved in the treatment of the Valentine’s Day is a popular romantic holi- severely ill on the day held on February 14th in many coun- Leonia Frescobaldi, Lucrezia Galli, Lucrezia Gondi, Anna Miari Fulcis, Eleonora Torrigiani, Elisa Tozzi Piccini Continued on page 24 Continued on page 26 2 Culture January - February 2016 Florencewww.florenceisyou.com is You! Paola Pivi at Palazzo Strozzi Unprecedented dialogue with the architecture it's not a place, it's a feeling... The Free Newspaper in English and Italian of Florence of the Renaissance N.13, Vol. IV Italiano JanuaryF - Februarylorence 2016 is You! Two-monthly ISSN 2283-835X Fino al 28 febbraio 2016 la celebre artista contemporanea italiana Paola Pivi invade Palazzo Strozzi Staff Support Us con la monumentale installazione Untitled (Project for Etchigo-Tsu- Editor in chief The activities of our Association Acon- mari), una coloratissima scala gon- Anna Balzani temporaryart is made possible by the [email protected] many volunteers engaged in first per- fiabile di oltre 20 metri di altezza Editor assistant son in the valorisation of the beauty che porta all’estremo il confronto Eduarda Liz Klaser Colvara of Florence. You can support our as- tra antico e contemporaneo nel Editing sociation Acontemporaryart and be- cortile rinascimentale del palazzo. Carmina Aguirre, Eduarda Liz Klaser come part of our initiatives even with Un paradossale “realismo magico” Colvara, Ela Vasilescu a small contribution. Thank you for con cui Paola Pivi riesce ad altera- Graphic designer supporting us and welcome your fee- re la nostra ordinaria percezione Manuela Ranfagni dback on how you would like to see us della realtà, per questo gli elemen- Daria Derakhshan evolve. ti comuni del lavoro dell’artista Social media strategist L’attività della nostra Associazione Acon- Cristiano Imperiali di Francavilla temporaryart è resa possibile dall’impe- sono oggetti, animali o persone, Photos Claudio Fantuzzi, gno di molti volontari impegnati in prima che attraverso un cambiamento Antonio Nieddu, Gianni Pasquini, persona nella valorizzazione della bellez- di contesto e un inconsueto posi- Andrea Ristori, Dorin Vasilescu za di Firenze. Puoi sostenere la nostra as- zionamento, perdono il loro signi- Translations Eduarda Liz Colvara, sociazione Acontemporaryart e divenire Until February 28th 2016, the fa- alter our perception of the ordi- ficato originale e conducono in un Lodovica Ginanneschi, Ela Vasilescu parte delle nostre iniziative anche con mous Italian contemporary artist nary reality, and with this purpose mondo bizzarro e stravagante. L’o- Concept & Logo un piccolo contributo. Grazie di cuore pera Untitled Project è stata com- Anna Balzani per il tuo sostegno da tutti noi e sarà ben- Paola Pivi invades Palazzo Strozzi the common elements of the art- with the monumental installation ist’s work are objects, animals or missionata e prodotta dalla Echi- Cristiano Imperiali di Francavilla venuto ogni tuo consiglio per migliorare go-Tsumari Triennale in Giappone. Contributors insieme. Untitled (Project for Etchigo-Tsu- people, which through a change Anna Balzani, Uberto Bini, Santina mari), a colorful inflatable scale of context and an unusual place- Brandini, Ornella Casazza, Cosimo Bank Transfer: over 20 meters high that takes to ment, lose their original meaning The courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi Ceccuti, Caterina Ceccuti, Kelli Cheung, Acontemporaryart the extreme the confrontation be- and guide towards a strange and Piazza Strozzi, Firenze Eduarda Liz Colvara, Maurizio IBAN: tween ancient and contemporary extravagant world. The piece Unti- From December 11th 2015 Costanzo, Viviana del Bianco, Lucia IT 18C 061 600 28991 000 000 12607 in the Renaissance courtyard of tled Project was commissioned and to February 28th 2016 Evangelisti Roster, Claudio Fantuzzi, Giulia Gasparrini, Eugenio Giani, the palace. A paradoxical “magic produced by the Echigo-Tsumari Cortile di Palazzo Strozzi Umberto Gori, Niccolò Lucarelli, What does our association? realism” in which Paola Pivi can Triennial in Japan. 11 dicembre 2015 - 28 febbraio 2016 Maurizio Maggini, Samuele Magri, Pursues exclusively cultural and social Gianni Masi, Maurizio Naldini, solidarity initiatives, is a non-profit Rosanna Ossola, Mysha Pavel, Fabrizio organization that promotes dialogue Ricciardelli, Lavinia Rinaldi, Niccolò between Italian and foreign students Rinaldi, Tommaso Sacchi, Lucio in order to promote the knowledge of I mai visti. XV edition Scardino, Anna Souter, Ela Vasilescu different cultures and the valorisation of Italian and European culture. We ask © 2016 Acontemporaryart you to consider the idea of donating The city of Hercules. Mythology and politics Publisher what you can to support our associa- tion and become part of our initiatives even with a small contribution. 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