Article: Art and industry: fiat patriarch Gianni Agnelli and his wife Marella unveil a sublimely beautiful art gallery atop lingotto, the historic foctor**. (Feature).

IN THE NAPA-LEATHER-BOUND agendas of Italy's elite, September 20 was a date long reserved for the inauguration of the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, in Turin. Invitations from the Agnellis are always prized and this occasion was no exception: Fia patriarch Agnelli and his wife, who, lacking only crowns, reign as unofficial king and queen of Italy, had commissioned Renzo Piano to design a public gallery atop the historic former Fiat factory at Lingotto, then donated 25 masterpieces of art to form a permanent collection.

Just weeks before the opening, however, festivities planned to mark the occasion were toned down. Instead of a gala dinner, a low-key ...

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