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FLORENCE STREET ART | ART CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Street artists exhibition, 21 April - 1 May 2018 Rastriglia Pavilion, Fortezza da basso, Florence

For the first time, an event of Florence Biennale - International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, will find space within the programme of the Florence International Handicrafts Exhibition, from Saturday 21 April until Tuesday 1 May 2018.

This is the project ‘Florence Street Art - Art Can Change the World’, which, in collaboration with Street Levels Gallery, aims to give space and visibility to so-called street artists in the city of Florence, on the occasion of one of the most popular exhibitions in Tuscany and beyond, which for the occasion will host an exhibition area curated by Florence Biennale.

Inside the Rastriglia Pavilion of the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, visitors will be able to admire the works of various Italian and international artists; among them the eclectic Australian Stormie Mills; the painter and designer Diego Gabriele, from Poggibonsi (SI), who has already worked nationally and internationally; the Romanians Vlad Mititeu (graffiti artist) and Ache 77 (specialising in stencils); the illustrator, painter, storyteller and urban artist Exit Enter, active on the Florentine scene and best known for his figures playing and chasing a red balloon on the city walls.

The group of artists exhibiting at the Rastriglia Pavilion at the Fortezza da Basso includes another Australian, Tim Guider, who won first prize in the ‘Installations’ category at the 11th edition of the ‘Florence Biennale’ last October, thanks to two luminous diamonds that stood out at the entrance to the Spadolini Pavilion. Finally, the Brazilian sculptor and painter Melinda Garcia, who also won an award during the last edition of the ‘Florence Biennale’, will also be exhibiting.

There is also great expectation for the presence at the event of the Florentine street artist Zed1 - known for his provocative and humorous creations - who, in addition to exhibiting some of his works, will create four so-called second skin wall paintings on a parallelepiped inside the Rastriglia, each measuring 10 square metres, which the public will be called upon to ‘unveil’, hour after hour, by removing the paper (also painted) that temporarily conceals their vision. When the last shred of paper is also removed, the paintings can finally be admired in full on the large wall.

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