Massimo Listri
dal 18/9/2007 al 27/10/2007
Segnalato da
University Museum and Art Gallery of The University
18/9/2007
Massimo Listri
University Museum and Art Gallery - UMAG, Hong Kong
An exhibition of photographs featuring the unique landscape and gardens of Tuscany. It shows over forty sensitive and intimate photographs by Listri whose publications also include Villas of Tuscany and Palazzi of Tuscany.
Gardens of Tuscany
The Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong and the University Museum and
Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong are pleased to present an
exhibition of photographs featuring the unique landscape and gardens of
Tuscany.
The historic and beautiful region of Tuscany in Italy has captured the
imagination of Italians and non-Italians alike for centuries. As the home
of the Etruscans, Romans and the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, its
cities of Florence and Siena were important destinations on the Grand Tour,
which the wealthy undertook to broaden their education between the mid-17th
and 19th centuries. With the revival of classical culture beginning in the
14th century, known as the Renaissance the unique landscape of Tuscany, with
hills allowing unbroken views across the countryside, inspired the building
of gardens intended as retreats from everyday life. Meant as a continuation
of the surrounding countryside, they often incorporated nearby vineyards and
olive groves. Those gardens now form a component of villas converted from
castles and abbeys. The late Renaissance and Baroque periods marked the
evolution of gardens from natural retreats to symbols of power, often
created using rare and unusual plants and other elements. These gardens
represented the dominion of man over his environment and were attempts to
create paradise on earth. By the 19th century gardens in Tuscany were
influenced by a taste for English gardens but formal garden design was
re-introduced in the 20th century often, ironically, by English garden
designers for foreign clients living in Tuscany.
This exhibition is an invitation to enjoy some of the gardens of Tuscany
through the sensitive and intimate photographs of Massimo Listri. The
exhibition features over forty photographs by Listri whose publications also
include Villas of Tuscany and Palazzi of Tuscany.
The exhibition opening will take place at the Museum on Tuesday 18 September
at 6:00 pm. Mr Alessandro De Pedys, Consul General of Italy in Hong Kong,
Mr Marcus Lee, President of GR8 Leisure Concept Limited, Caveliere Ms Kathy
Chiu JP and Professor Joseph H. W. Lee, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Hong Kong will officiate. The opening will be followed by a
reception with Italian food and wine. The sponsors of the exhibition and
reception are Spotlight, the event organisers and The Luxe Manor. Members
of the press are warmly invited to attend.
Image: Villa Gamberaia, Firenze 2007. (Photo courtesy of Regione Toscana)
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