Postcards from Italy: Stumbling onto Surprise
10/29/2014
Dear friends:
In Florence, every time you turn around . . . you run into art that makes you gasp! A Michelangelo here. A Donatello there. Botticelli to your right. The Duomo to your left.
And you expect that. (That's probably why you're there, in fact.)
But I never quite expected this!
Modern, public art!
This installation - Personal/Unpersonal by architect Simone D'Auria - is currently on display at the Longarno Hotel in Florence.
It was fun to stumble onto something incredibly modern and unexpected . . . in a city already full of incredible art!
It sort of took my breath away . . .
in a city full of gasp-worthy sights.
(Tomorrow . . . Venice. . . )
Ciao!
That IS awesome! The unexpected is always welcome.
Posted by: Carole | 10/29/2014 at 08:10 AM
So cool! You're pretty quickly bumping Florence to the very top of my list!
Posted by: Patty | 10/29/2014 at 08:40 AM
Surprising and interesting! I really like that Florence values contemporary art along with all of their Renaissance art.
Posted by: Bonny | 10/29/2014 at 08:48 AM
I'm so glad I followed the link as it's hard to tell she put animal heads on human bodies. Very interesting and a fun find!
Posted by: margene | 10/29/2014 at 01:38 PM
Your photos and descriptions make me feel almost as I've been there...almost! Today was especially interesting, except when I embiggened, the type was blurry. Ah well, that's why they invented Google!
Posted by: Jo | 10/29/2014 at 02:16 PM
How cool is that!! :)
Posted by: Marilyn | 10/29/2014 at 03:53 PM