Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Il Tempo del Giudizio' Opens in Pisa

Michelangelo Pistoletto's exhibition 'Il Tempo del Giudizio' opened in Pisa on May 28, 2018, at Palazzo Gambacorti's Sala delle Baleari and the church of Santa Maria della Spina. The show features a symbolic 'Terzo Paradiso' installation with fifty chairs borrowed from local citizens via a social media call managed by Matilde Meucci. The chairs include one from Villa Isabella painted by elderly residents, one from the Mayor's office, three children's chairs, one recovered from a dumpster, and one belonging to a student. The church has become a 'piazza di paese' according to Gaia Rau. In Sala delle Baleari, Pistoletto presents 'Il Tempo del Giudizio' (2009), a space where four major religions—Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism—dialogue with 17th-century frescoes depicting the Republic of Pisa's victories over Saracens. The exhibition attracted 10,000 visitors in its first two months. The project is supported by Galleria Continua. The article reflects on the difficulty of presenting contemporary art in Tuscany, a region dominated by Renaissance heritage, citing Florence's recent shift under Dario Nardella, Sergio Risaliti, and Arturo Galansino's Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi.