Sentiment and observation Art in Ticino 1850–1950. The MASI Collections

Since the end of the 19th century, this history has been shaped not only by regional artists, but also by artists, collectors, art dealers and art scholars who have found their adopted home in Ticino.

The collections particularly reflect the special nature of the Canton of Ticino with its Italian cultural identity on the one hand and its political affiliation with the Swiss federal state on the other.

The presentation of the collections, enriched by a number of high-calibre loans, intends to convey a picture of how art in Ticino has dynamically evolved in its specific cultural context from the years after the founding of the Swiss federal state until the end of the Second World War, and which influences from the south and the north asserted themselves here.

A selection curated by Tobia Bezzola

Notes

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