Casa Nannipieri Arte Opens in Tuscany as a Private Art House

On April 3, 2018, Casa Nannipieri Arte will open in San Casciano, a hamlet of Cascina (Pisa), Tuscany. Conceived by art critic and journalist Luca Nannipieri, together with Patrizia Ennas, the space is explicitly not a gallery but a 'casa d'arte' (art house), emphasizing private domesticity as a site for artistic experimentation. Nannipieri, who also serves as assessor to culture for Cascina and writes for Panorama and Il Giornale, argues that private homes allow freedoms that public spaces inhibit. The inaugural display focuses on classical abstraction, featuring works by Vinicio Berti and Alberto Gallingani, the latter having created an over-12-meter piece spanning walls and ceiling. Beyond the house, Nannipieri plans to bring contemporary art into banks, bank foundations, abbeys, and cloisters. The first event is 'Balla e il 900' on March 24, 2018, at Palazzo Grifoni in San Miniato, curated by Nannipieri in collaboration with Casa d'Arte San Lorenzo, featuring works by Balla, De Chirico, Sironi, Rosai, De Pisis, Severini, and Morandi. From April 5 to 10, 2018, a show of artist Massimiliano Precisi will be held at Banca di Pisa e Fornacette. Nannipieri and Ennas are also publishing a volume with artist Stefano Tonelli and photographer Mario Mulas, and a publication with tailor Angelo Inglese, whose garments are worn by Francis Ford Coppola, Donald Trump, Prince William, and Checco Zalone.