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The Point of Art: Monaco launches new salon
2011-08-05 09:12
What:
Point Art Salon Monaco
Where:
Sporting d'Hiver, Place du Casino
When: 4pm to 9pm, 5 to 7 August 2011
Contact: Tel: +377 97 97 11 60
Web:
www.pointartmonaco.com
A recent survey suggested that many visitors to Monaco associate the Principality only with the Grand Prix, the Yacht Show... and a certain Wedding. But the cultural calendar is equally rich, nowhere more so than the country's wealth of fine art galleries. Throughout the year, these establishments, many of which enjoy a worldwide reputation, host individual sales and exhibitions of new and established artists. And now some of the best known names in the business are joining forces for a special three-day event.
Point Art Monaco is a ongoing project which has brought together eight major galleries to work together to promote the arts in the Principality. Among their achievements have been major artistic events such as shared private viewings in June and for Monaco's National Day in November. These events are an opportunity for art lovers to visit all Point Art Monaco's galleries on the same evening, and have become essential cultural and social occasions for art lovers around the world.
Renaud & Armide by G. Simonelli (1650-1710) (courtesy
Ribolzi Gallery)
Now the same team has dreamt up the
Point Art Monaco Salon, a new initiative which aims to fill the gap vacated by the Monaco Biennale and the Monte Carlo Fine Art and
Antiques Fair. Together the galleries are offering a chance for art lovers from all over the world to attend a major opening in the communal setting of the Sporting d'Hiver right at the heart of Monte Carlo in Casino Square.
Celebrated set designer Pier Luigi Pizzi has been commissioned to
transform the Sporting d'Hiver into a true Winter
Garden, a fitting backdrop for this, one of the most elegant - and certainly one of the largest - vernissages the principality will have witnessed in many years.
View of Venice by Guardi / Gallery Grippaldi
The galleries represented:
-
Accademia Fine Art
- Adriano Ribolzi Art Gallery
- Maison d'Art / MdA Today
- Galerie Filippo Grippaldi
- MC Fine Arts
- MF Toninelli Art Moderne
- Monte Carlo Art Collections
- SEM.Art Gallery
- Renard et Fils Antiquaires
In 2011, Point Art Monaco was awarded GIE status (groupement d'intérêt économique)