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In Spain, south of Valencia, is the Todoli Citrus Fundació, a veritable citrus collection created by the famous curator and artistic director of Hangar Bicocca in Milan. Perfectly integrated into the rural landscape, a small multi-purpose building, designed by architect Carlos Salazar, serves as a gastronomic laboratory and creative centre dedicated to the study of more than 400 varieties of plants.

Media: LUXEAT.com Title: Vicente Todolí: Art and Citrus – Re-imagining Citrus Growing in Valencia Author: Phoebe Hunt Date: 17th June 2021 The Spanish region of Valencia is one of the best known areas for citrus in the entire world. Oranges, lemons, grapefruits and limes are exported by the tonne from this fertile corner of the Mediterranean, bringing a taste of Spanish sunshine to our supermarkets. But this is the exact problem: beyond this handful of intensively farmed monocultures, the land is being drained of life. Many hundreds of rare citrus varieties are at risk of being lost forever, and

Media: Elle Decor Original Tittle: Érase una vez un soñador y una naranja Author: Marisa Santamaría Photography: Diego Opazo Date: Diciembre 2020 Vicente Todolí, one of the world's leading art experts, has a unique agricultural project in Palmera, Valencia, that nourishes the earth and the soul. His fellow countryman, the architect Carlos Salazar, is the architect behind the pavilion where research and experimentation take place. His name is on the list of the best art connoisseurs in the world, he directed the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto and was director of the Tate Modern in London until

Media: BBVA.com Original Tittle: Gastronomía sostenible: Así es la mayor colección privada de cítricos del mundo Author: Cristobal Baeza Date: 22nd October 2020 Throughout history, the cultivation of citrus fruits has fascinated conquerors, emperors and philosophers. It originated in the Far East, and while Alexander the Great brought it to Europe, it was the Italian and French Renaissance who popularised its cultivation. This interest has reached the present day thanks to foundations such as Todolí Citrus, which, with more than 400 varieties, aspires to become the largest living citrus library. Vicente Todolí, founder of the foundation, is a peculiar

Media: PORT magazine Title: Oranges and Lemons Author: George Upton Photography: Suzie Howell Date: June 6, 2018 Vicente Todolí, ex-director of the Tate Modern, reflects on his passion for citrus fruit My grandfather was a farmer who specialised in citrus. Together with my father, he developed new ways of pruning his trees and built a nursery near Valencia, selling cuttings to local farmers. When, in 1985, I returned from studying in New York, I fell back in love with the culture and landscape where I grew up and bought a piece of land next to my father’s, to start