Franco Fanelli exhibition in Longiano: etchings and metamorphoses at

Franco Fanelli. Etchings and Other Metamorphoses

The Tito Balestra Foundation in Longiano opens a solo exhibition dedicated to Franco Fanelli, a leading figure in contemporary Italian printmaking. The show, installed in the former Madonna di Loreto church within the Castello Malatestiano, traces a coherent path through more than forty years of intaglio practice (1983–2025).

Opening: Saturday 18 April 2026, 17:00, with the artist in attendance. Exhibition period: on view until 14 June 2026.

• Curator: Flaminio Balestra
• Works on display: 42 selected sheets
• Chronology: works from 1983 to 2025, including recent 2025 sheets such as Ara, Gli archeologi, Yorik and the Landsknecht and Teatrino (for Furio Jesi)
• Venue: Tito Balestra Foundation, Castello Malatestiano – former Madonna di Loreto church, Longiano (FC), Italy

The exhibition presents Fanelli’s intaglio technique as both a physical and psychological excavation: copper plates bear abrasions, corrections and layered material interventions that shape imagery ranging from petrified, metamorphic landscapes to literary-inspired portraits and monumental, archaeological motifs. The selection highlights recurring literary references and the artist’s longstanding interest in late antiquity and sedimented archeologies.

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