Giuseppe Salvatori's 'Elegia Attica' at La Nuova Pesa in Rome

Giuseppe Salvatori's exhibition 'Elegia Attica' at La Nuova Pesa in Rome, on view until May 20, 2022, is hailed as a success despite the pandemic and a general decline in art quality in Rome. The show centers on painting as a reflection on time and history, reconnecting antiquity with the present. Salvatori (born Rome, 1955) demonstrates that ancient art remains relevant, countering a dominant presentism. His wooden tondi feature symbolic elements like butterflies, flowers, and daggers, executed with refined technique. The exhibition concludes a trilogy begun in 2018 with 'Xanto' and continued with 'Perseidi'. A limited graphic edition, 'Le armi di Achille', with poems by Claudio Damiani, accompanies the show. Critic Roberto Gramiccia praises the work for restoring quality and hope.