Annu Palakunnathu Matthew's 'Hidden Stories' at Tagliacozzo
A new exhibition titled "Hidden Stories: Italians from Abruzzo and Indian Soldiers in World War II" is set to launch at Palazzo Ducale Orsini-Colonna in Tagliacozzo. Running until September 21, the show is curated by Cesare Biasini Selvaggi and Maria Teresa Capacchione as part of the Contemporanea 25 series. Highlighting the work of Annu Palakunnathu Matthew from the University of Rhode Island, the exhibit features her research on Indian soldiers' experiences during the Italian Campaign. Attendees can expect an array of visual media, including photographs and video art, as well as a historical violin from an Indian soldier. A monograph and a retrospective of artist Concetta Baldassarre are slated for release in 2025.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Storie nascoste' runs until September 21 at Palazzo Ducale Orsini-Colonna, Tagliacozzo.
- Curated by Cesare Biasini Selvaggi and Maria Teresa Capacchione for Contemporanea 25.
- Artist Annu Palakunnathu Matthew was born in 1964 in Stourport-on-Severn, UK, lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
- She is a professor at the University of Rhode Island.
- Project 'Unremembered' started at Imperial War Museums, London.
- Fieldwork in Cassino, Villa San Sebastiano, Avezzano, and Marsica.
- Works include series 'Sheltered' (2025) and objects like a violin and hospital register.
- Avezzano prison camp held up to 4,000 prisoners.
- Monograph published by Metilene edizioni, 2025, with contributions by Roberto Cipollone and Alessio De Stefano.
- Retrospective on Concetta Baldassarre (1924–1981) also presented.
Entities
Artists
- Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
- Concetta Baldassarre
Institutions
- Palazzo Ducale Orsini-Colonna
- University of Rhode Island
- Imperial War Museums
- Guangzhou Photo Biennial
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale
- Fotofest Biennial
- Centro di documentazione online sul campo di prigionia di Avezzano P.G. 91
- Piccola Biblioteca Marsicana
- Comune di Tagliacozzo
- Associazione Culturale ARTEiX
- Metilene edizioni
Locations
- Tagliacozzo
- Italy
- Stourport-on-Severn
- United Kingdom
- Providence
- Rhode Island
- United States
- London
- Cassino
- Villa San Sebastiano
- Avezzano
- Marsica
- Abruzzo
- Chennai
- India
- Forlì
- Montecassino