TIRANA, May 19/ATA/ The Center for Openness and Dialogue has staged one of the most important exhibitions ever opened in the capital, Tirana.
The exhibition titled “From Bohemia to Eternity”, has put on display the works of art of some of the most famous artists such as: Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Tamara de Lempicka, Kees van Dongen, etc.
The exhibition also has put on display the masterpieces of the art collection of artist Amir Gross Kabiri.
Attending the opening event of the exhibition was Prime Minister Edi Rama with his wife Linda Rama, Speaker of the Parliament Elisa Spiropali, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Tirana as well as personalities of art and culture.
PM Rama shared today in the social media some images from this exhibition which was opened this afternoon to the public.
“For a unique exhibition at COD, the Center for Openness and Dialogue at the Premier’s Office”, wrote Rama about the exhibition, which comes in cooperation with the MTA Foundation and the Embassy of Israel.
The collection presented at the COD consists of works from Modern Art, Fauvism, Art Deco, Avant-Garde, etc., without which it would be impossible to imagine the history of world art.
The Dutchman Kees van Dongen and the Italian Amedeo Modigliani were closely associated with France and are represented by their masterpieces: Van Dongen with a spectacular portrait of Marcelle Léoni and Modigliani with a portrait of the young Swede, Annie Bjarne.
Sculptures also occupy a special place in the collection, starting with the beautiful bronze “Little Dancer of Fourteen Years Old”, dressed in a fabric tutu, by Edgar Degas, who created many masterpieces on the theme of ballet.
A bold sculptural experiment by Henri Matisse, Aurora in bronze-painted plaster, is a significant work in the collection.
The diversity of the collection is enriched by the outstanding group of progressive Hungarian artists, including Bela Kadar, Lajos Tihani, Csaky and Hugo Scheiber. There are also numerous representatives of the German avant-garde: Hanns Bolz, Henrich Nauen, Max Ackermann, Friedrich Gotsch, Boris Kleint, Oscar Moll and the famous Gabrielle Münter. /m.m/r.e/a.f/p.s./
