Finissage of the 9th Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic – Presentation of the exhibition catalogues: Marco De Luca, Omar Mismar, Shahzia Sikander

 At 5 p.m., in the Sala Martini, presentation of the catalogues of the solo and parallel exhibitions by Shahzia Sikander Breathe | Omar Mismar Studies in mosaics, hosted at Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste in Ravenna. The two exhibitions explored the role of mosaics in contemporary artistic practices, addressing issues related to identity, politics and social tensions of the present.

During the meeting, will be presented the catalogue of Marco De Luca‘s exhibition La superficie dell’anima, held at the Fondazione Cardinale Giacomo Lercaro in Bologna and dedicated to one of the leading figures in contemporary mosaic art in Ravenna. The exhibition presented a corpus of about 20 works illustrating Marco de Luca’s latest production. His poetics, grafted onto a practice of rare refinement, illuminates expressive territories dominated by an expansive and enveloping spirituality that imbues materials and surfaces.

The presentation of the catalogues will feature speeches by Fabio Sbaraglia, Councillor for Culture and Mosaics of the Municipality of Ravenna, curators Giovanni Gardini, Sabina Ghinassi, Serena Simoni and Daniele Torcellini, artist Marco De Luca, together with Maria Grazia Marini and Roberto Cantagalli.