Yesterday morning Miranda began showing us the artworks around the main floor of the fattoria. Many of the rooms don't get shown to visitors because the visits are supposed to be of the site-specific works, and several of the indoor works are not site-specific. The collection is incredible! Room after room of a variety of impressive works. There are quite a few Sol Le Witt sculptures, a portrait of Signor Gori done by Warhol, as well as works by Roberto Barni, Enrico Cucchi, A. R. Penck, Vanessa Beecroft, Gilbert & George, Gerhard Richter, Christo and a fantastic piece by Guo Wei that you may have seen before. And these are just a small fraction of the indoor works on the property!
Lunch was, again, incredible. The housekeepers have a magical ability to make foods that i hate absolutely delicious. Artichoke risotto, artichoke frittata, and a plate of toasted bread topped with a mixture of roughly smashed cauliflower, tons of garlic, and tons of olive oil.
After lunch Katie and I followed our first (English) tour, although it was an abridged version. I now feel much more comfortable about the tours and am really excited! This morning we'll be following our first full-length Italian tour. Hopefully by the end of today we will have actually seen most of the art works here.
Baci!
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