Lisetta Carmi Retrospective at Castello Carlo V in Lecce
On May 13, a significant retrospective of Lisetta Carmi, an Italian photographer, commenced at Lecce's Castello Carlo V. Curated by Roberto Lacarbonara, Giovanni Battista Martini, and Alessandro Zechini, the exhibition, titled 'Lisetta Carmi – Gli Altri,' showcases over sixty black-and-white photographs taken from the 1960s to the late 1970s, reflecting Carmi's commitment to social issues. Born in Genoa in 1924, she transitioned from a career as a pianist to photography, capturing images of dock workers and transsexuals, with her 1972 book 'I Travestiti' encountering bookstore bias. The display features portraits of Ezra Pound and scenes of rural life in Puglia, Sicily, and Sardinia, running until September 5 before moving to Museo Osvaldo Licini in Ascoli Piceno until November 2021.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Lisetta Carmi – Gli Altri' opened May 13 at Castello Carlo V, Lecce
- Curated by Roberto Lacarbonara, Giovanni Battista Martini, Alessandro Zechini
- Over sixty black-and-white photographs from 1960 to late 1970s
- Carmi was born in 1924 in Genoa to a Jewish bourgeois family
- She abandoned piano career for photography after meeting Leo Levi
- 1964 project 'Genova porto: monopoli e potere operaio' documented dock workers
- 1965 series on transsexuals in Genoa; book 'I Travestiti' (1972) refused by bookstores
- 1966 encounter with Ezra Pound in Sant'Ambrogio di Zoagli, Rapallo
- Carmi settled in Cisternino, founded Bhole Baba ashram in 1979
- Exhibition runs until September 5, then moves to Museo Osvaldo Licini, Ascoli Piceno until November 2021
Entities
Artists
- Lisetta Carmi
- Ezra Pound
- Leo Levi
- Roberto Lacarbonara
- Giovanni Battista Martini
- Alessandro Zechini
- Cecilia Pavone
Institutions
- Castello Carlo V
- Museo Osvaldo Licini
- Essedì di Roma
- Artribune
- Bhole Baba
Locations
- Lecce
- Italy
- Genoa
- Cisternino
- Puglia
- Sicily
- Orgosolo
- Sardinia
- Sant'Ambrogio di Zoagli
- Rapallo
- Washington
- Ascoli Piceno
- Cornegliano
- India