Roberto Gagliardi
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Roberto Gagliardi is an Italian furniture importer and art dealer.[1] He has an art gallery in London[2] and through it organised a temporary exhibition, the "London Art Biennale", in Chelsea Old Town Hall in 2013.[3][4] His art collection is housed in the Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme in Chianciano Terme, in Tuscany in central Italy;[5][1][6][7] which since 2009 has organised the Biennale di Chianciano in the town.[8][9][10][11]
Life
[edit]For many years Gagliardi sold imported Italian furniture in London.[3] In 1978 he started the Gagliardi Gallery on the Kings Road in Chelsea;[12][13][14] and through it organised the "London Art Biennale" in 2013.[13][14] Wanting to start an art museum, he chose Chianciano Terme in Italy;[15] he bought 10 vacant shops in the town to be used for the Chianciano Expo.[16]
In 2021 he was accused by the council of Chianciano Terme of defamation for criticisms against the mayor.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jessica Donati (11 September 2009). "An Art Collection Lands in Italy". New York Times.
- ^ "Museo d'Arte Contemporanea". Comune di Chianciano Terme, Siena. Municipality of Chianciano Terme.
- ^ a b Designs on Art ‹ ArtMag Blog
- ^ ArtSlant – Roberto Gagliardi
- ^ Ciao, Chianciano! ‹ ArtMag Blog
- ^ Francesco Amorosino (7 July 2009). "Chianciano: con Turner, Guttuso, Magritte apre il nuovo museo". Nanni Magazine (in Italian).
- ^ Arte e cultura con la Biennale d'Arte di Chianciano 2013 - 2013 - Comune di Chianciano Terme
- ^ Chianciano: i vincitori della Biennale d'Arte Contemporanea 2011
- ^ LA BIENNALE D'ARTE DI CHIANCIANO CHIUDE I BATTENTI, APPUNTAMENTO AL 2013
- ^ Snap shots of the Biennale of Chianciano 2013
- ^ Biennale di Chianciano 2013 | Effetto Arte, Rivista d'Arte Online
- ^ "Roberto Gagliardi - Founder". 6 March 2016.
- ^ a b "London Art Biennale – the Capital for Contemporary Art".
- ^ a b "Local Artist Hits London". Somerset Guardian. 22 January 2015. ProQuest 1647495667.
- ^ "Apre in un ex albergo il museo di arte contemporanea". La Nazione (in Italian). 25 August 2009.
- ^ "A Chianciano dieci negozi chiusi diventano musei". La Nazione (in Italian). 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Reo confesso l'autore del blog anonimo che denigrava Chianciano Terme". Gazzetta di Siena (in Italian). 26 March 2021.