Art in 16:9; a dialogue between past and contemporary at the Uffizi Gallery

The Uffizi Gallery presents from tomorrow, February 13, through March 17, 2024, the exhibition Land In Land Out, curated by Brussels-based cultural association Modo together with Francesca Sborgi for the Uffizi Galleries (and with a catalog by Silvana Editoriale). Sixteen contemporary artists, eight Italian and eight Belgian, confront the 16:9 panoramic format, exhibiting pairs of works in the 16x9 cm size in dialogue with masterpieces from the Uffizi Gallery, including paintings by: Fra Bartolomeo, Giovanni Bellini, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi, Tintoretto, and Veronese.

The choice of the sixteen nones format represents art’s attempt to rediscover the deeper sense of looking represented in contemporary times by the cell phone format but, above all, a measure of human psycho-vision, with the intention of highlighting the relationship between the work of art and the viewer and what perceptual yardstick we use to define what divides us and the imagined dimension of the work. At the same time, the exhibition also intends to establish a connection between Italian and Belgian culture by focusing on the concepts of landscape observation and interpretation.

The landscape genre, which reached its peak of popularity around the 16th century in the Netherlands, has left a significant imprint on the art history of Italy and Belgium, mutually influencing each other’s artistic experiences. Even today, the concept of landscape evokes a traditional idea of naturalistic representation and in a broader sense, refers to the painting circumscribed by the limits of a frame. Through their works, the artists involved in Land In Land Out address the conventions and stereotypes of this artistic genre. Taking part in the exhibition are the artists Lucia Bru, Hans Demeulenaere, Edith Dekyndt, Stef Driesen, Hans Op de Beeck, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Serena Fineschi, Tina Gillen, Marco Neri, Luca Pancrazzi, Alessandro Scarabello, Serse, Pieter Vermeersch, Laura Viale, Luca Vitone, and Sophie Whettnall.

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Here are the eight dialogues in the different rooms of the galleries, relating contemporary artists to the paintings of the masters of the Middle Ages and Renaissance:

ROOM A5: Serena Fineschi and Edith Dekyndt engage with Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi, exploring landscape as abstraction and stimulating sensory experiences.

ROOM A6: Marco Neri and Tina Gillen dialogue with Ambrogio Lorenzetti, focusing on “inhabited space” and schematization.

GEOGRAPHIC MAPS TERRACE: Luca Vitone and Lucia Bru create new territories and geographies, exploring the environment and living space.

ROOM A29: Luca Pancrazzi and Sophie Whettnall engage with Lorenzo di Credi, exploring the liminal dimension and compositional complexity.

ROOM A34: Nathalie Du Pasquier and Hans Demeulenaere dialogue with Giovanni Bellini, experimenting with geometric forms and chromatic complexity.

ROOM A39: Alessandro Scarabello and Stef Driesen engage with Fra Bartolomeo, exploring the Romantic sublime and mortal carnality.

ROOM D25: Xerxes and Hans Op de Beeck confront Tintoretto, exploring the atmospheric dimension and emotional implications of man and nature.

ROOM D26: Laura Viale and Pieter Vermeersch dialogue with Il Veronese, experimenting with chromatic saturation and formal radicalization in landscape.

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Art in 16:9; a dialogue between past and contemporary at the Uffizi Gallery

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