Serban Savu's Photorealistic Paintings Dialogue with Pietro Canonica's Home

Romanian artist Serban Savu (b. 1978, Sighisoara) presents a solo exhibition at the Museo Pietro Canonica in Rome, curated by Pier Paolo Pancotto as part of the Fortezzuola project. Savu's paintings, created from multiple Photoshop-manipulated photographs, depict anonymous faces in reconstructed non-places. The works engage with the museum's three-dimensional space, furnishings, and decorative objects. A sinuous graffiti by the artist echoes the tracery of a piano lectern. A self-portrait shows a nude man on rocks before a mirror, which is actually a tablet screen. The juxtaposition of webcam prostitution with a tapestry of Mozart's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" is noted for its delicacy and irony. The exhibition explores the relationship between international contemporary artists and Rome's enduring charm.