Fattoria di Celle, on the outskirts of Pistoia in Tuscany, is the product of one man’s ambitious

Sol LeWitt, “Wall Drawing 445” (above), 1985, ink wash on wall, and Richard Long, “Ring of Prato Green (stone),” 1985, verde di Prato stone.

effort to infuse this ancient land with the excitement of contemporary sculpture. Indeed, at Celle, Giuliano Gori exhibits his collection of international contemporary art on the 50 acres of land and in the various historic buildings that make up his property. The Gori collection is strict in its focus on site-specific art. Every one of its more than 60 sculptures and installations was designed by artists for its unique position among the ground’s lakes, forests and streams.

The collection announces itself from the main road with “Grande Ferro Celle,” 1986, a huge (more than 17-feet high) red steel sculpture by Alberto Burri. This skeletal structure rises up in stark contrast to the weathered iron gate and winding gravel road that lead to the villa, where Gori lives. The 18th-century building and its gardens, which have undergone many additions and changes through the centuries, embody a rare combination of Baroque geometric designs, Chinese motifs and neoclassic and neo-Gothic elements, all united by a prevailing spirit of Romanticism.