Giuseppe Carta's sculptures on display in Azerbaijan

“Gifts of Nature” is the title of the major exhibition by Sardinian sculptor Giuseppe Carta , inaugurated on March 6 in Baku , the capital of Azerbaijan, in the most important Asian cultural complex, the Heydar Aliyev Center, an architectural jewel designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. The works will remain on display in the capital of Azerbaijan for a year.

The exhibition - a great tribute to the work and career of the artist who celebrates above all the most intimate rebirth of nature - brings together more than 130 of the most significant sculptural works installed with great visibility both in the central exhibition rooms and in the external area of the park of the Center.

With his Germinations – as the sculptor has always called his works – which praise the precious fruits of the earth as germinating seeds, shoots of life, first and foremost his now famous and recognisable chilli peppers and his pomegranates which have consecrated him as the sculptor of reality that conveys universal messages of peace, hope and germination, the artist dialogues and contaminates the exhibition spaces of the Heydar Aliyev Center with new emotions.

Heydar Aliyev - which hosts the exhibition - is a cultural center of absolute world prestige, spread over 57 thousand square meters, which fits into the important Asian cultural context and authoritatively focuses in itself the promotion of international art together with the majestic historical heritage of the great Azerbaijani people.

The result of meticulous research and careful planning, Giuseppe Carta arrives in Baku at the official invitation of the top management of the Heydar Aliyev Center as a world-famous artist with a significant impact on the arts and culture sector . The goal of the center hosting the exhibition is to present the works of important artists to the Azerbaijani people, government delegations, students and visitors, many of whom come every year from all over the world.

The opening event, which was held in the presence of the Director of the Heydar Aliyev Center, Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Anar Alakbarov, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Adil Karimli, the Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Luca Di Gianfrancesco, the Azerbaijani sculptor and academician Mr. Omer Eldarov, awarded People's Artist of Azerbaijan, was attended by many Azerbaijani personalities and celebrities, as well as a large audience.