The Florence Biennale is the major contemporary art exhibition in Florence (Italy), where it is regarded as an outstanding showcase of the international contemporary art production. Every two years the Florence Biennale enlivens the Medicean city with a programme of collateral events such as conferences, displays, performances, workshops and lectures. All this with a view to offer artists and their audience the opportunity to engage with art and culture.
In anticipation of the fifth centenary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death in 2019, the Biennial of Florence will reflect on the cognitive and creative approach of the great master of the Renaissance. In particular, the theme of the XII thFlorence Biennale will focus on Leonardo’s multifaceted being: an outstanding artist, he was also ‘scientist’ committed to exploring nature in order to grasp the knowledge spanning different disciplines of comparative anatomy, botany, geology, physics, cosmology, and more besides.
During each edition of the Florence Biennale an International jury composed of distinguished scholars, art historians and critics from different countries confer the‘Lorenzo il Magnifico’ Award to the best exhibiting artists, or winners to be chosen amongst the finalists for their works on display, respectively. The exhibiting artists compete in a range of art categories, which, in the XII th edition of the Florence Biennale, includesDrawing & Calligraphy, Painting, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Ceramic Art, Textile & Fiber Art, Jewellery Art, Photography, Digital Art, Video Art, Installation Art, and Performance Art.
Furthermore, the‘Lorenzo il Magnifico’ Lifetime Achievement Awards are conferred to individuals and institutions who have reached pinnacles of artistic achievement or stood out for their contribution to culture.
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