From 17 May to 6 September 2024 Tornabuoni Arte is hosting the exhibition Pittura e poesia. Ungaretti and the Art of Seeing, an exhibition celebrating the convergence between literature and the visual arts, in the figure of the poet Giuseppe Ungaretti (Alessandria d'Egitto, 1888 - Milan, 1970), paying homage to him with a selection of works by artists he knew, frequented and about whom he wrote. On this occasion, two unpublished works by Piero Dorazio, dedicated to Ungaretti, will be presented for the first time.
The exhibition, curated by essayist and literary critic Alexandra Zingone, a profound connoisseur of Ungaretti's poetry and the artists of his time, traces a panorama of Italian and European art between the 1910s and 1970s.
Alongside the poet's words, presented by archive materials, writings, correspondence and poems, a selection of works by Giacomo Balla, Ardengo Soffici, Carlo Carrà, Gino Severini, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio de Chirico, Pablo Picasso, Enrico Prampolini, Ottone Rosai, Jean Fautrier, Franco Gentilini, Giuseppe Capogrossi, Alberto Burri and Piero Dorazio.
