Fattoria di Celle collezione Gori. Un percorso nell'arte ambientale. Ediz. inglese

In the spring of 1970 the Gori family moved their contemporary art collection, begun right after the Second World War, from Prato to the Fattoria di Celle. Their goal was to use the property for a site specific art project which had been in their minds for some time.
It is difficult to imagine a place more suited to such a function. From the seventeenth century on, the Fattoria with its historic buildings and outdoor spaces (including the large park and the vast surrounding olive groves) had shown its vocation to host artistic installations. Even today one can see many of the man-made buildings and interventions realized on the grounds over the centuries.
Site specific art is different from art that has been created elsewhere then placed in a more or less suitable environment. Originating from an agreement between commissioner and artist, the site specific artwork achieves conceptual validity when space is no longer a simple container but becomes an integral part of the artwork itself. When such pieces are carried out in the natural environment, as is the case at Celle, then the artist must relate in a harmonious way to his chosen site, without affecting changes in the existing plant scheme or in the gradations of terrain.
The second part of the twentieth century witnessed the almost complete extinction of artists' commissions, at least with regards to celebratory public monuments. Following certain modern rules, artworks were and are produced to be marketed by galleries or middlemen.