The premises are ambitious, they immediately reveal intentions and boundless pride. On the other hand, until June 16th in the rooms of the Man museum in Nuoro the scene will be above all for those 100 masterpieces extracted from the permanent collection. A careful selection, the best of Sardinian art on display.
Here is “The imagined affinities”, edited by Chiara Gatti and Rita Moro. From Sironi to Delitala, passing through Maria Lai, Nivola, Biasi, Fancello, Ballero, Devoto and Pintori. The largest collection of modern and contemporary art linked to the history of the island enchants. It sinks into the memory of the place while opening the horizon to the languages of the younger generations.
Participation. It is the distinctive feature of a museum structure that opens up to the world and at the same time weaves virtuous threads, with that territory of belonging always appearing in the foreground, at the basis of any reasoning and sharing. «With the title of this exhibition we are inspired by our imagination, by the desire to create a new story with the precious pieces of the Man's permanent collection (made up of around a thousand works, ed. )», states the director of the Nuoro museum, Chiara Gatti: «So, from 100 masterpieces we have extracted and imagined many different stories. All this was possible through combinations, affinities that are imaginary and imagined. Synthesis and similarities of shapes and colors; stories that follow each other over time." The Man guide points out: «For example, the stupendous work by Costantino Nivola, Times Square, is combined with a tapestry by Studio Pratha (made with the ancient loom by the weavers of Sarule, ed .). Or, the handkerchiefs, the traditional costumes of the works of Ciusa Romagna dialogue with the painted canvases of Maria Lai".