Thomas Brambilla gallery is proud to present Cadavre Exquis – Dodici Suicidi, the first solo show of Anatoly Osmolovsky for a European gallery.

The exhibition's title refers to the central work of the solo show which is a reinterpretation of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci made in 1:1 scale.

The exhibition's title refers to a famous surrealist practice - Cadavre Exquis - a process of collective creation of a text or an image in which each participant write or draw without knowing the contribution of others.

The work evokes an intense and dramatic spirituality. A spirituality that strengthens the connection to a type of religious orthodoxy and strongly linked to the Russian tradition. Even in iconography. The representation of the halos (not present in the work of Leonardo) seems to plunge us into an age-old dispute between East and West in which the way of representing the holy seems to be still an issue. The elimination of Leonardo’s elegance and malice give way to a symbolism that emphasizes the social and political dimension of the work. While never abandoning a formal appearance dear to Osmolovsky and typical of his poetry.

To continue the message of the mural are the famous Bread Series also featured in the show, which are nothing more than icons of wood or bronze with carved surface. The elimination of the sacredness of the iconic image gives way to a different and symbolic spirituality. It‘s a transubstantiation that makes the object sacred. There is no space for man to recreate a sacred dimension without the presence of divine.

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