Florence-based Tornabuoni Art will open a new gallery at 46 Albemarle Street in London on October 8, 2015 in a space designed by Marco Casamonti, owner of Studio Archea, Florence.The new London gallery, Tornabuoni Art’s sixth gallery, will be led by Ursula Casamonti, the daughter of the gallery’s founder Roberto Casamonti.Continuing its focus on Post-War Italian art, Tornabuoni Art will inaugurate its new London gallery with a solo presentation of work by Lucio Fontana, founder of the Spatialist Movement.Featuring more than 40 iconic works by the artist, the exhibition will be the first solo show of Fontana’s work in London for almost a decade.Future exhibitions include a group show of Italian Masters from the 50s and 60s as well as solo shows of work by Alighiero Boetti, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Francesca Pasquali, and Luca Pignatelli.To find out more about the launch of Tornabuoni Art London, BLOUIN ARTINFO got in touch with Ursula Casamonti and asked her a couple of questions.What prompted the launch of Tornabuoni Art in London and why now?After the openings of several galleries in Italy, France and Switzerland, London was an obvious choice for the expansion of Tornabuoni Art, as it has become a real focal point for the Italian art market, providing greater exposure to Italian artists. London is also a crucial and exciting meeting point for the world’s most important collectors of Italian art which led the gallery to think that it would be the ideal city to give Italian artists a greater international recognition.How will you continue the legacy and heritage of Tornabuoni Art with the new London Gallery?Despite the new gallery being a quite minimal and contemporary space, it is naturally very important for Tornabuoni Art to remain faithful to its traditions of elegance and expertise that were devotedly persevered over the years and thanks to which we have built a close relationship with our clients. Also, it is tradition for Tornabuoni Art to open any new space with a solo exhibition of the works of Lucio Fontana. Indeed, the gallery has always been a strong supporter of the artist’s work and active in the promotion and dissemination of his work (since 1980s).
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