"Visions of the Sacred," a group exhibition by the MAGAU group with a critical essay by Enrico Perotto, brings together paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works by eighteen local artists. The opening will be held on Friday, November 6th at 6:00 PM at Palazzo Samone in Cuneo.
Free admission. The exhibition will be open from November 6th to November 29th, on Fridays and Saturdays from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM, and on Sundays from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM and from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
The exhibition offers a collaborative reflection on the multiple meanings of the sacred in contemporary times, enriched by a moving tribute to the artist Gemma Asteggiano and enhanced by collateral events.
The eighteen artistsparticipating in the collective exhibition of the Magau group (formed in 2003 as the Associazione Artistico Culturale Magau Onlus, under the guidance of its first president, psychotherapist Luciano Jolly, which dissolved in 2021) and hail from the towns of Cuneo, Bernezzo, Boves, Caraglio, Dronero, and Villar San Costanzo. They presented an updated or representative selection of paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works inspired by the theme of the Sacred in contemporary reality. It should be noted that the Association's logo, designed by artist Carlo Cavallo, dates back to 2005. It combines a distinctive iconic symbol with the name 'Magau' proposed by Saluzzo artist Lorenzo Griotti. The term derives from the Piedmontese dialect and refers to an ancient farming tool, used to clear the land in preparation for sowing and harvesting. The association has adopted it as a metaphor for its intentions of operational transparency and critical attention to its historical time. Now, the friends of Magau are back in full force for the new exhibition promoted by grandArte at Palazzo Samone in Cuneo. Each artist in the group reflected, in their own way, using different artistic techniques and expressive languages, on the multiple meanings the term "sacred" can have in our contemporary world. The exhibition also included several paintings by Gemma Asteggiano, a recently deceased artist, kindly lent by her husband, Giuseppe Ferrero, as a fitting tribute and a moving tribute to her.
