Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo Hosts "Arte & Saperi" Exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo hosted today the “Arte & Saperi" Exhibition by Gerardo Lo Russo, which was previously held in June 2022 at the Accademia Dei Romani. 

 The exhibition took us into the details of the techniques and methodologies used today to make Art. The intent is to show how the "Knowledge" used in Italian educational institutions, from oil painting to sculpture, from artistic techniques applied to information technology, to performances and installations, represent the vast world of contemporary creative development.

Artistic dialogue with other countries is also an example of research to increase mutual knowledge and pursue the ideal of creative freedom, the artist's constant aspiration.

For his part Dr. Davide Scalmani, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, has indicated that promoting contemporary Italian art in the world is an objective that Italian cultural institutions seek to achieve. In some aspects, this goal represents a challenge to the traditional forms of knowledge on which our country's image abroad is based.

Gerardo Lo Russo was born in Trevico Vallesaccarda in 1948, studied at the Art School in Naples with De Fiori and in Palermo with Gambino, and then graduated in Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome with Fazzini.

From 1963 to 1972 he studied, traveled and carried out artistic research between Rome, Paris and Zurich and actively collaborated in the production of works of art by famous masters of the time: Afro, Battaglia, Bill, Burri, Dorazio, Capogrossi, Chagall, Consagra, Cordio, Corpora, Manzù, Matta, Mirko, Mirò, Moore, Novelli, Pasmore, Pepper, Perilli, Picasso, Pomodoro, Porzano, Richter, Rotko, Ruta, Santomaso, Scialoja, Scarpa, Smith, Soto, Vasarelly, Vedova,Verne.

His art works are on display at the Galleria di Fiamma Vigo in Rome, Florence, and Venice, and in the “Centre de la Gravure” in Geneva. In 2007 he was the Director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome until 2013, after teaching special graphics techniques. Then he became the vice president of the Academy, and now he is an honorary member of the Russian Academy and participated in initiatives in Azerbaijan and China.