Nicola Maria Martino's 'Meridiano della memoria' at Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary

Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary in Trevi hosts 'Meridiano della memoria', a solo exhibition by Nicola Maria Martino (born 1946 in Lesina). Curated by Maurizio Coccia and Mara Predicatori, the show presents new works created between 2022 and 2024, mostly titled 'Attesa'. Martino's practice involves flattening color and employing childlike perspectives to synthesize memories of Sardinia, Puglia, Rome, and Ripa Teatina. The exhibition features chromatic stations creating 'Überwelten' (overworlds) that evoke past scents, distant shores, and Mediterranean atmospheres, with two diptychs reimagining a view of Alghero. Martino, who directed the Accademia di Belle Arti in Sardinia for many years and studied under Sante Monachesi in Rome, uses secondary color ranges influenced by Matisse. The works include de Chirico-like beaches, mute parallelepiped buildings, ships on still horizons, and solitary houses where colors move freely.