Philip Glass to Perform Etudes and Other Work for Solo Piano at Galleria dell'Accademia, ArtDaily.org

Robert Mapplethorpe, Philip Glass and Robert Wilson, 1976, gelatin silver print/ stampa in gelatina d’argento , 16 x 20 in. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
FLORENCE.- On July 13, at 9 pm, in Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia, Philip Glass will give a solo piano concert in front of Michelangelo's David. After the extraordinary success of the Patti Smith Reading, the museum offers another important initiative associated with the exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe. Perfection in Form. One of the founders of Minimalism, Glass is among the most influential composers of our time. When his work was considered too innovate for traditional auditoriums, he often performed in art centers, and now returns to a museum to pay tribute to a personal friend. Mapplethorpe often photographed Glass; the most celebrated example is in the exhibition. The two also shared artistic goals, as Glass explains: “The subject and the structure are the same. It’s what I was doing in my own music, and that is what I think Robert was doing in his work.”

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