SPAZIO OBERDAN · Milan

Salvatore Fiume, a Nonconformist of the Twentieth Century 

100 works 1940s – 1990s

December 16, 2010 · February 6, 2011

Exhibition promoted by Lombardy Province of Milan/Department of Culture and Fondazione Fiume
in collaboration with Artesanterasmo Gallery of Milan
Curated by Laura and Luciano Fiume
Spazio Oberdan, 2, Viale Vittorio Veneto, Milan
December 16, 2010 – February 6, 2011
Catalog by Artesanterasmo, Milan

The exhibition, entitled Salvatore Fiume: A Nonconformist of the 20^th Century, was divided by themes and periods, was displayed through six rooms and touched all the most significant moments of Salvatore Fiume’s artistic journey with works from the Fondazione Fiume. Fiume mastered various forms of expression: painting, sculpture, stage design, architecture, verse and prose. He did not like to follow the fashions of the moment as he preferred to be loyal to his own pictorial ideal deriving from his classical education. This did not prevent him from developing an original and independent personality, which in turn allowed him to create images that are recognizable as only his. So, he can rightfully be defined as a nonconformist of the 20^th Century. The catalogue of the exhibition contains original contributions by Luca Beatrice, Flaminio Gualdoni, and Elena Pontiggia.