Corrado Cagli: Nostoi. Roma New York Taormina Opens at Palazzo Corvaja in Taormina
"Corrado Cagli: Nostoi. Roma New York Taormina," curated by Raffaele Bedarida and directed by Franco Baldasso, is currently on display at Palazzo Corvaja in Taormina until 18 October. This exhibition delves into Cagli's experiences in Rome, New York, and Taormina. Initially recognized during the fascist regime, he later faced marginalization due to the rise of antisemitism and the racial laws enacted in 1938. The motif of Davide e Golia embodies both Italian humanism and antisemitic propaganda. Cagli's Jewish heritage and exploration of homoerotic themes challenge conventional notions of masculinity while critiquing fascist imagery. Following his military service and exile, he grappled with Italy's unresolved fascist history. Key pieces include "Polifemo" (1946) and "Curcurù e Bambar" (1965).
Fatti principali
- Corrado Cagli: Nostoi. Roma New York Taormina is on view at Palazzo Corvaja in Taormina until 18 October
- The exhibition is curated by Raffaele Bedarida with artistic direction by Franco Baldasso
- The show maps Cagli's trajectory across Rome, New York and Taormina
- Cagli was celebrated by the fascist regime and received major public commissions before being excluded as antisemitism grew and the 1938 racial laws approached
- The recurring Davide e Golia theme evokes both Italian humanist tradition and the Star of David turned into a mark of exclusion by antisemitic propaganda
- Homoeroticism is a central strand, reread through queer strategies and situated in the pre-Stonewall period
- Casa Cuseni in Taormina, where Cagli worked, conserves Piccolo processo (1970), part of the exhibition route
- Works cited include Polifemo (1946), ink on paper, and Curcurù e Bambar (1965), oil on canvas
Entità
Artisti
- Corrado Cagli
- Raffaele Bedarida
- Franco Baldasso
- Pietro Airoldi
- Charles Olson
- Igor Stravinsky
- Danilo Dolci
- George Balanchine
- Saul Steinberg
- Eugene Berman
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Victor Brauner
- Giuseppe Navarra
- Girolamo Li Causi
Istituzioni
- Palazzo Corvaja
- Casa Cuseni
- exibart.com
- Babilonia Centro di Lingua e Cultura Italiana
- Archivio Corrado Cagli
- Fondazione Taormina
- Comune di Taormina
- Fondazione Federico II
- Fondazione R. H. Kitson Casa Cuseni
- Bard College
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA)
- Mediterranean Innovation District (MID)
- ARTE.it
- segnoonline.it
- Rivista Segno
Luoghi
- Taormina
- Italy
- Rome
- New York
- United States
- Sicily
- Buchenwald
- Germany
- Viale Lazio
- Ethiopia
- Europe