Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli on
Monday announced that the State is buying Casa Balla, the former
apartment in Rome of the early 20th-century artist Giacomo
Balla, one of the leading figures of Italian Futurism.
"Casa Balla will be bought soon", Giuli announced, presenting
the exhibit the Themes of Futurism opening at the National
Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, adding that
"casa Balla is a consistent part of the show".
The acquisition will be completed very soon, said the director
general of national museums at the culture ministry Massimo
Osanna, explaining that the "pre-purchase was signed today".
The apartment, in a mid-20th century building, showcases
artwork, murals and furniture designed by Balla (1871-1958), who
was a key figure of Italian Futurism, an early 20th-century
movement that celebrated the idea that art had to be celebrated
as an integral part of daily life.
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