The installation, with 82 photos including portraits, landscapes and still lifes, of which 32 are vintage, is in collaboration with the Eredi Giuseppe Cavalli Archive and with the contribution of Alessia Venditti, PhD student at UNIUD (University of Udine), curator of the reorganization project of the Horse Archive.
The photographic exhibition dedicated to the works of Cavalli, born 120 years ago in the city of Lucera, will be hosted in the rooms of the noble floor of the Multifunctional Cultural Center of the City of Trani until 31 May 2024. The project of Palazzo Beltrani, with the exception of the exhibitions held in his native Lucera, it is the first exhibition that pays homage to Giuseppe Cavalli in Puglia after 41 years.
Giuseppe Cavalli is a prestigious artist and acute leading critic of the Italian post-war period, leader of the high-key school (an expression used in photography as a synonym for high tones to indicate the character of the photos which mostly present very light tones, close to white, source Treccani) and cultural promoter with other protagonists of his time. Through the pages of the magazine Ferrania he contributed to elevating this art, also with the volume “8 Italian photographers today” and the promotion of the La Bussola movement alongside his talented colleagues Finazzi and Leiss, Lerder and Veronesi. With a collection of over eighty works, the exhibition aims to retrace the fundamental stages of his artistic experience between photographic production and witty criticism.
«What only matters is whether the work, whatever the subject, has or has not reached the heaven of art: whether it is beautiful or not. Say: enough with the nudes; no more still life and so on is, as everyone understands, an obvious aesthetic error. This is not to ignore the usefulness of the photographic document in the practical field and how vital it is for the news and memory of the times. But the document is not art, and if it is, it is regardless of its nature as a document […]. It is worth the seriousness of our intentions to win the sympathy and esteem of those who believe, like us, in the splendid possibilities of photography in the broad field of art. Where, due to her relatively young age, she is still taking her first steps, it is also certain that over time she will find, through the love of those who cultivate her by believing in her, that universal dignity of consideration to which she is entitled.” Source: G. Cavalli, M. Finazzi. F. Leiss, F. Vender. L. Veronesi, Manifesto of La Bussola in “Ferrania” 1947, p. 5. 1.
Places for the guided tour (at no additional cost to the ticket) on Sunday 19 May are limited, booking is recommended (tel: 0883 500044, [email protected]).
With the entrance ticket to the exhibition it will also be possible to visit the collections kept in Palazzo Beltrani and the “Ivo Scaringi” art gallery.
Visiting hours: from Tuesday to Sunday continuously from 10.00 to 18.00, last entry at 17.00. Closing day: Monday. Entrance ticket: 6.00 euros full ticket, 4.00 euros reduced ticket (for minors, students, teachers, FIAF-Italian Federation of Photographic Associations members and over 65s).
The entire 2024 program enjoys the patronage of the City of Trani – Department of Culture; Puglia Region – Department of Tourism, Economy of Culture and valorisation of the Territory; PACT Pole Arts Culture Tourism Puglia Region; TPP Pugliese Public Theatre; ETS Arts Association; Andria Castel dei Mondi International Festival.
Info Palazzo delle Arti Beltrani, via Beltrani 51 Trani: tel: 0883 500044, [email protected]
