UTOPIE E GLORIA, IL VELLO D’ORO

by Alberto Vannetti

The inspiration for this tapestry comes from Jung's interpretation of the myth of the Golden Fleece, that the fleece represents the conquest of what reason deems impossible. The myth of Jason, victim of the sorceress Medea, isn't just about the struggle between good and evil, fundamentally it's about pursuing a goal that seems locked behind insurmountable obstacles. With this project Vannetti highlights the struggle of maintaining or regaining threads of logic, expression, or cultural validity.

The memory of adolescence, resurfacing thanks to a 1960s film retelling Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, came to his rescue and allowed him to interpret this inspiration with a contemporary eye. 

Alberto Vannetti – a graduate of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Rome, he began his career as a visual artist and dedicated himself to divulging modern and contemporary art. In 1986, he created the  Sottotraccia Cultural Association, curating three monographs for the homonymous periodical (Luciano Fabro, Jannis Kounellis, Roberto Pace). In 1987, he founded Opening magazine and ran it for 12 years, promoting new exhibitions and editorial initiatives, collaborating with artists, art historians, and critics.

 He also oversaw a contemporary art writing lab at the 1° Liceo Artistico in Rome, which created the Album Contemporaneomagazine (2000/2001 Rome). Since 2015 he has been the artistic director for contemporary art at the Area Archeologica Arte Contemporanea Museum of Cisternino, in Puglia. He promotes cultural exchange and exhibitions with institutions in Italy and abroad, including his latest collaboration with Santa Monica Art Studios in California. Since 2020 he has curated the events hosted by the Museo Arte Contemporanea Instabile Association at the Torre Normanno Sveva in Cisternino, Puglia. His works grace public and private collections across Italy and Europe.