Summer 2016 Art Exhibitions Across Versilia and Cinque Terre

Pietrasanta remains a regional contemporary art hub with multiple summer exhibitions. The 37th edition of Festival La Versiliana runs until August 24, featuring music, dance, and theater. Among its contemporary offerings, 'Spiriti ostinati' showcases 35 works by Milanese sculptor Matteo Pugliese, including the monumental 'Die Mauer' (over 6 meters high), presented by Philippe Daverio and curated by Imago Art Gallery of Lugano. At Eduardo Secci Contemporary, Landon Metz exhibits until October 8, with his painting described by Massimo Minini as poetic-pictorial, akin to Jack Kerouac. Paola Crema's 'Antico Assoluto' at FienilArte presents large bronzes hybridizing human, animal, and vegetal forms. Vecchiato Arte features innovative languages alongside historic movements like Nouveau Réalisme and Transavanguardia. From August 18, 'Il Presente non Basta' at Galleria Poggiali reunites Roberto Barni and Adolfo Natalini after 30 years. In Lucca, Cartasia 2016 (biennial of paper art) runs until September 10 under the theme 'Confini e Prospettive', with exhibitions at Palazzo Ducale and La Cavallerizza, plus talks and workshops inspired by Bruno Munari. At CAMeC in La Spezia, 'Mettiamoci la faccia #2' maps local artists from the 1920s to 1980s, while a retrospective for Giulio Turcato features over 80 works. Beatrice Meoni's 'Tra le cose' at Cardelli & Fontana in Sarzana presents large-format paintings and small sculptures.