The exhibition was promoted by the Municipality of Alatri, Department of Culture and the NEWART2000 events & communication, with the support of the Lazio Region and LAZIOCrea, in collaboration with the Museum frac Baronissi, the Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York, under the patronage of the Embassy of the United States of America and the Embassy of Spain in Italy.
Curated by Luigi Fiorletta and Massimo Bignardi and set up in the cloister of the former convent of San Francesco in the historic heart of the town of Florence, the exhibition presents the works of twelve artists on the national and international art scene: Annalù, peter campus, Giulio De Mitri, Massimo Latte, Donato Marrocco, Franco Marrocco, Arturo Pagano, Marco Pellizzola, Fabrizio Plessi, Joan Punyet Miró, Nicola Salvatore, Valentina Vannicola with a tribute to Paolo Rosa and Studio Azzurro. On display installations, paintings, sculptures, video installations and photographs.
“Water – highlights the artistic director Luigi Fiorletta in the introductory text to the catalogue – is today among the primary needs of the planet, the essence of our life, the central point on which the question of the future revolves. To look carefully at what the expressions of contemporary art dedicate to it, takes on a particular meaning: to observe at close range the ability that art has, with its creative energy to push the gaze towards an awareness of reality, of the need we have to build a world where sharing and participation are essential elements.”
“What guided the choice of artists – says Massimo Bignardi – was the desire to draw attention to generations and languages different from each other. To enter, that is, into the pages of current events, considering in them the experiences that have marked the path of the new generations. Paying tribute to Paolo Rosa and Studio Azzurro highlights this choice of field: observing, reading, studying the forms of creativity means, first of all, considering the processes of art as an expression of perpetual motion that looks to the dignity of man. Water, therefore, as an element of regeneration, of life that becomes matter of that inexpressible dialogue that art weaves with the life of our planet”.
The exhibition will remain open until 9 January 2022.
The Biennale of Alatri
The Alatri Prize, born in 1950, created by Flavio Fiorletta, an impromptu painting festival dedicated mostly to the artists of Ciociaria. Transformed into the Biennale of Art in 1960, over the years the exhibition has taken on a national and international character as an event of great prestige hosting exhibitions of famous artists. Over the years, important artists have participated such as: Guttuso, Morandi, Omiccioli, Mastroianni, Greco, Purificato, De Chirico, Montanarini, Sarra, Delle Site, Trotti, Ranocchi and many others. In 1996 the Biennale, curated by Luigi Fiorletta and Micol Forti takes the name of Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea di Alatri and presents: Progetto Alatri, an anthology by Nicola Carrino; Tendenze del Contemporaneo; Cigarrillos Paris; First National Academy of Fine Arts exhibition. In 1998, directed by Luigi Fiorletta, the Biennale presents: TuttoNespolo, an anthological exhibition by Ugo Nespolo; the photographic exhibition “Bando” by Mario Giacomelli; Aspetti del Contemporaneo Ignazio Gadaleta, Ciriaco Campus, Roberto Almagno; Second National Exhibition of Fine Arts Academies. In 2001, under the direction of Luigi Fiorletta, curated by Massimo Bignardi, the Biennale presented: Dalla figurazione al gesto, l’opera grafica di Joan Miró; Terza rassegna Nazionale Accademie di Belle Arti. In 2015, directed by Luigi Fiorletta, the Biennale presents: Forme e Figure dell’immaginario Giovanni Albanese, Iginio de Luca, Emanuela Fiorelli, Licia Galizia, Carlo Pizzichini, Paolo Radi.
