Through his works Alfredo Pirri incites us to pay attention to what sensible, visible, invisible surrounds us in our proceeding in a complex world, both of natural (dawn, sunset, rain, light) and of social phenomena. Light and colour are protagonists of Alfredo Pirri's gift for narrating, with manifold variations in each exhibit and in the ways the onlooker is attracted by the rhythms and tones this narration develops.

In 2003, in his personal VERSO N at Galleria Tucci Russo, the artist displayed some works composed of single and assembled elements, each being an image complete in itself and in mutual relationship, in a narrative tension that recalled the mutations of the important moments of the day, like dawn and sunset. Read more...

For his first solo show in Italy, "Promenade", South African born artist Robin Rhode will present new works, all of which were realized on-site at Tucci Russo Studio Per L'Arte Contemporanea. Rhode creates an atmosphere of limbo achieved through the construct and combination of the works in the exhibition; paintings, drawings, animation, and photography are executed in monochrome black and white, illustrating not just the passing and suspension of time, but also its transcendence.

The influence of music and sound scores has been a consistent factor in Rhode's practice. Since the realization of his earlier low-fi animations, the affect of music has matured and developed coming forth as a focal point for this exhibition. "Promenade" refers to the segments or chapters of a piano concerto or composition; in Rhode's "Promenade", the compositional structure becomes visual, one that shifts from picture to picture. Read more...