Carlo Levi's Civil Conscience in Florence Exhibition
An important exhibition titled 'Carlo Levi a Firenze. Un anno di vita sotterranea' is currently on display at Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, highlighting Carlo Levi's journey as a painter, writer, and antifascist from 1941 to 1945. During this period, he was involved with the Partito d'Azione, edited 'La Nazione del Popolo,' and faced imprisonment at Le Murate. Notable works from this era include 'La guerra partigiana' and 'Cristo si è fermato a Eboli.' Originally trained in medicine, he transitioned to painting in the mid-1920s, drawing inspiration from Felice Casorati and Amedeo Modigliani. His antifascist stance resulted in exile in 1935, and after the war, he concentrated on social issues through neorealism. The exhibition also showcases a replica of his 1961 mural 'Lucania ’61.'
Key facts
- Carlo Levi (1902–1975) was a painter, writer, and antifascist activist.
- The exhibition is held at Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence.
- It focuses on Levi's stay in Florence from 1941 to 1945.
- During WWII, he was active in the Partito d'Azione and directed 'La Nazione del Popolo.'
- He was imprisoned at Le Murate from April to July 1943.
- He wrote 'Cristo si è fermato a Eboli' between December 1943 and July 1944.
- Levi was exiled to Grassano and Aliano in Basilicata in 1935.
- The exhibition includes a reproduction of the mural 'Lucania ’61' from 1961.
Entities
Artists
- Carlo Levi
- Felice Casorati
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Georges Braque
- Pablo Picasso
- Alfieri
- Colacicchi
- Eugenio Montale
- Manlio Cancogni
- Mario Tobino
- Leone Ginzburg
- Carmelo Bene
- Rocco Scotellaro
- Salvatore Carnevale
- Danilo Dolci
- Piero Gobetti
- Carlo Rosselli
- Nello Rosselli
- Dino Segre
Institutions
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi
- Fondazione Carlo Levi
- Partito d'Azione
- Comitato di Liberazione della Toscana
- La Nazione del Popolo
- Giustizia e Libertà
- Artribune
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Turin
- Rome
- Paris
- France
- Grassano
- Aliano
- Basilicata
- Matera
- Tricarico
- Sicily
- Le Murate