The symbolism in Neo-Cave painting | Syracuse

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Solo exhibition catalog

Montevergini  ·  Contemporary Art Gallery of Syracuse 
The symbolism in Neo-Cave painting” by Andrea Benetti 
curated by Gregorio Rossi and Dario Scarfì 

In August and September 2012, an exhibition by Andrea Benetti, entitled “The Symbolism in Neo-Cave Painting,” was held in the halls of Montevergini, the Contemporary Art Gallery of Syracuse. Forty-two selected works from the period 2008–2012 narrated the innovative painting of the Emilian artist. The exhibition and its catalog were curated by Dario Scarfì and Gregorio Rossi. In this exhibition, Andrea Benetti revisits and reinterprets the symbols found in Cave painting, placing them alongside a new symbology, the result of his creative and iconographic research.

Promotion of the exhibition
University of Bologna · Department of Culture of the City of Syracuse · 
Montevergini – Syracuse contemporary art gallery · Andrea Benetti Archive 


Scientific Collaboration

University of Bologna · Department of Culture of the City of Syracuse · 
Montevergini – Syracuse contemporary art gallery · Andrea Benetti Archive 


Under the patronage

University of Bologna · Sicily Region · Province of Syracuse · Municipality of Syracuse · 
Johns Hopkins University · MACIA – Museum of Contemporary Italian Art in America 

The catalog is entitled “The symbolism in Neo-Cave painting” 

Testi: A. Benetti  ·  G. Rossi  ·  D. Scarfì  ·  S. Collina 
pagg. 92  ·  © 2012  ·  Italian/English