Continuity: Art in Tuscany; Various venues. (Tuscany).
Since the end of World War II, Tuscany Tuscany (tŭs`kənē), Ital. Toscana, region (1991 pop. 3,538,619), 8,876 sq mi (22,989 sq km), N central Italy, bordering on the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west and including the Tuscan Archipelago. has been home to many first-rate artists who failed to reach an international audience. Now three coordinated exhibitions under the umbrella title "Continuita--Arte in Toscana Toscana: see Tuscany, Italy." attempt to correct this situation. Curator Alberto Boatto concentrates on the period 1945-67 with an exhibition in Florence, while Jean-Christophe Ammann undertakes a focused contemporary show (1990-2000) at the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato Prato (prä`tō) or Prato in Toscana (ēn tōskä`nä), city (1991 pop. 165,707), Tuscany, central Italy.. In Pistoia Pistoia (pēstô`yä), city (1991 pop. 87,830), capital of Pistoia prov., Tuscany, central Italy, at the foot of the Apennines. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Manufactures include leather and metal goods, glass, textiles, and footwear. Pistoia was under Roman rule from the 6th cent. B.C. In 62 B.C., Daniel Soutif considers the span 1968-89 in an exhibition at the Palazzo Fabroni. "Continuity" should demonstrate the affinity between the vicissitudes of Tuscan art and those currents running through the postwar international scene. Florence, Jan. 26-May 5; Pistoia, Feb. 24-June 10; Prato, Feb. 23-June 10.
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