The presence of the works of Kevin Francis Gray in Florence testifies and confirms the leading role that the city plays in the promotion of contemporary art.

The deep bond that exists between Kevin Francis Gray and the Tuscan territory is testified by the long years of collaboration between the artist and the Pietrasanta marble processing studios. But it is for the first time that, thanks to this exhibition, the artist exhibits his works in the Florentine territory, in search of a direct dialogue with the great masters of the past. In the rooms of the Museum we find over twenty works made with different types of marble: statuary, from Carrara, bardiglio, marquina and a work in bronze. The artist's devotion to the art of the past is testified not only by the use of materials, but also by that love for the ephemeral, classic poses and subjects as magically wrapped in a timeless veil.

Kevin Francis Gray was born in 1972 in Armagh, Northern Ireland. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, then at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and in 1999 earned an MA in Fine Arts from Goldsmith College. The artist works closely with two marble processing studios, between London and Pietrasanta, the latter particularly known for the use of sculptural techniques dating back to Canova and Michelangelo. His works have been part of exhibitions at the Royal Academy in London, UK; Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, UK; the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Val de-Marne, Paris, FR; the Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, NL; the Palazzo Arti Napoli, Naples, IT; the Musee d'Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne, FR; the ARTIUM, Vasco Museum of Contemporary Art, Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES; the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, IL; and Art Space, New York, USA.

Stefano Bardini Museum | Florence

12 September 2020 - 21 December 2020