Art and Design

Amedeo Modigliani - born in Livorno

Jeanne Hébuterne, Modigliani's great lovePerhaps the most well-known artist of Livornese origins is Amedeo Modigliani. He was born into a Jewish family in Livorno in 1884 and gained his early artistic training within the Macchiaioli group.
Modigliani spent most of his short life in Paris, where he died in 1920.
Modigliani was both an artist and a sculptor and was influenced by Cézanne, Picasso, and by African sculpture, but essentially by his Italian heritage. He was probably the greatest Italian artist of the 20th century.

Beyond Painting, beyond the Macchiaioli

Bottini dell'Olio - ideal exhibition space, too infrequently used: an exhibition held in May 201011th January 2011 Talk to any of Livorno's many talented contemporary artists and they will probably complain about how the city's artistic scene is too strongly tied to its Macchiaioli background. Livorno's galleries heave with works from this artistic period as though nothing else worth showing existed. It is difficult for contemporary Livornese artists to find space to show their works locally, and many are forced to turn to other cities and regions.

Here then, is an exhibition that appears to want to break away from Livorno's traditional artistic heritage and to present some refreshing new works that go beyond the conventional.

I Luoghi di Modigliani - a project to enhance Livorno's artistic heritage, seeking support through Crowd Funding

I Luoghi di Modigliani - a project connecting Paris and Livorno and artist Amedeo ModiglianiI Luoghi di Modigliani: Tra Livorno e Parigi (Modigliani’s places: between Livorno and Paris) is a project conceived by Livornese photographer and videomaker Luca Dal Canto (whose most recent production was the prizewinning short film "Cappotto di Lana") and the Bredenkeik cultural association. It consists of a series of 53 photos taken by Luca of places associated with the life of Livorno-born artist Amedeo Modigliani during the periods of his life that he spent in Livorno and Paris.

Le Livornine - a collection of artistic postcards by Marc Sardelli

Le Livornine - a collection of artistic postcards by Marc SardelliLe Livornine, a series of art postcards by the well-known Livornese artist Marc Sardelli, NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Fulvio Tasca (owner of the local publishing and printmaking company, Editasca), and Anna Nosiglia (Casa Anna) came up with the idea of promoting both the city of Livorno and one of its most respected artists through a form of communication which has in many ways been superceded by emails and text messages. For many of us, the postcard is an object of nostalgia, just like the images painted and drawn by Sardelli between the late 1950s and the 1980s.

Modigliani's Heads

One of the Greatest Hoaxes in the History of Italian Art

The False Heads on display in 1984In 1909 Modigliani left Livorno for Paris, embittered by the negative reviews he had received from art critics and fellow citizens. The story goes that someone even advised him to throw his sculptures away, they were worth so little, and at this Modigliani tossed some of his carved busts into Livorno's Fosso Reale near his home

Premio Combat 2013 - deadline for entries 20th April

Lume di Candela by Alessandro Tognin, Premio Combat Prize 2013This annual art prize, Premio Combat, now into its fourth edition, is open to artists worldwide. It is organized by cultural association and contemporary art gallery, Blob ART, in Livorno.

Scuola Labronica

Scorcio di Ardenza con figure, by Cafiero Filippelli, one of the Scuola Labronica artists: source: www.artnet.comThe Scuola Labronica was a group of 18 Italian artists, all born in or around Livorno. It was officially founded in 1920, though its members had met regularly at the Caffè Bardi, in the centre of Livorno, since 1908. It continued until about 1950.

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Premio Combat 2012 Winners

Bo Christian Larsson, The Destroyer, Winner of Premio Combat 2012, painting category: source: premiocombat.it1st July 2012 The prizewinners of the third edition of the contemporary art contest, Premio Combat, were announced yesterday, 30th June 2012, at the Granai gallery (the temporary exhibition space in Villa Mimbelli) where the 70 finalists have been on show for the past week.