Serge Uberti. Canvas ‘Grave of Crustumerium'. 2010
Serge Uberti. Canvas ‘Grave of Crustumerium'. 2010
Tecnica mista, pittoscultura; cm 120 x 220
Serge Uberti. Paper ‘Grave and Tree’. 2011
Serge Uberti. Paper ‘Grave and Tree’. 2011
Mixed Technique; cm 50 x 70
Serge Uberti. Detail of canvas ‘Grave and Tree’. 2010
Serge Uberti. Detail of canvas ‘Grave and Tree’. 2010
Mixed Technique, painting with sculpture; cm 120 x 200
Francesca Dell’Era. Riserva Naturale Marcigliana. Downy oak near the old road trench of Crustumerium
Francesca Dell’Era. Riserva Naturale Marcigliana. Downy oak near the old road trench of Crustumerium
2010. Photo, cm 70 x 100
  • Sala Santa RitaArt-cheology. Serge Uberti, the Crustumerium experienceApril 19, 2012 - May 16, 2012
 

Art-cheology. Serge Uberti, the Crustumerium experience

April 19, 2012 - May 16, 2012
Contemporary arts of the XX and XXI century

The exhibition is the result of Italo-French artist Serge Uberti's experience during the archaeological excavation of the necropolis of Crustumerium, a Latin city (IX - V centuries B.C.) destroyed by the Romans in 499 B.C. The ancient city is located today in the north-eastern sector of Rome, on the hillside overlooking the Via Salaria near the Settebagni area. The excavation is fascinating for the beauty of the grave goods, the architectural solution of the necropolis and the natural surroundings. Uberti's production is characterized by figures and symbols that seem to refer to rituals of remote worlds: the artist necessarily enters into the sacredness and mystery of Crustumerium, perceiving the vibrations and amplifying and translating them in his works, made of canvas, paper, tufa and other materials recovered at the site. The line between artistic creation and archaeological investigation merges and almost fades away. In this exhibition Uberti's works interact with texts and photographs of places, objects and materials from Crustumerium; in this context the exhibition is a bridge between the spectator and the less known archaeological site a part of the extraordinary cultural heritage of Rome.

Serge Uberti was born in Aix à les Bains and began working as a self-taught artist in 1985. Since 1990 he lives and works in Rome. In his works painting, on canvas or paper, merges with sculptures and recycled materials. His paintings are populated by symbolic images - boat-builders and their guardians, centaurs, votive rooms, ritual trees - that repeat over time and recount stories to decipher. The figures are outlined with an essential and primitive sign and with earthy colors.

The exhibition is curated by Francesca Dell'Era

OPENING
March 18

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday

CLOSED
Sunday and Monday
1/1, 6/1, Easter Monday, 25/4, 1/5, 2/6, 29/6, 1-31/8, 1/11, 8/12, 25/12, 26/12

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