Cagliari, the catalog of the exhibition "Traveling Companions" on Wednesday at the Mem
The exhibition on Maria Lai and the Sardinian artists of the late twentieth century, documented in the presentation text, has endedPer restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
Remembering a celebrated Sardinian artist, without forgetting her colleagues and contemporaries: " Travelling Companions ," the exhibition dedicated to Maria Lai and other Sardinian women artists of the late twentieth century , closed yesterday at the Cagliari Ghetto , more than two weeks after its original closing date, a testament to its widespread appreciation. On Wednesday the 18th , the Mem will host the presentation of the exhibition catalogue at 5 pm in the events room of the Via Mameli complex.
A moment of public restitution of the path taken, in a project that brought Lai into dialogue with the other eleven protagonists of art in Sardinia, such as Annalisa Achenza , Zaza Calzia , Maria Crespellani , Rosanna D'Alessandro , Marta Fontana , Gabriella Locci , Lalla Lussu , Monica Lugas , Mirella Mibelli , Wanda Nazzari and Rosanna Rossi .
The exhibition's curator is art historian Gianni Murtas , who has also studied 20th-century Sardinian art as an author, editing books and catalogs on Tonino Casula, Filippo Figari, Foiso Fois, Lai herself, and many other artists. He also has a long-standing collaboration as a critic for La Nuova Sardegna, and since 2024, he has been the artistic director of the First Biennial of Contemporary Art in Ulassai.
And the title " Traveling Companions ," chosen by him, is intended to recall the shared journey of the artists and their works, exhibited without hierarchies, with a symbolic fulcrum in Lai , a global and contemporary artist yet never distant from her community. The overview of Sardinian female art thus highlights a heritage to be rediscovered, in a choral narrative made of threads, symbols, and visions , with different sensibilities but a common belonging.
The project, created by Agorà Sardegna and Coop Culture with the support of the Fondazione Sardegna , will not end with the exhibition but will continue in new chapters, the first of which is the presentation of the catalogue, with the idea of offering a moment of final discussion, where Murtas will engage in dialogue with the art critic Alessandra Menesini .