Francesco Ciusa. Gli anni delle Biennali 1907-1928

Sardinian sculptor Francesco Ciusa, hailed as a revelation in the 1907 Venice Biennale for his plaster "The mother of the murdered man", was a regular presence at Biennales and other international exhibitions in the early 20th century; after the 1920s, though, he disappeared from the international and national art scene. The essay focuses on the most successful part of Ciusa's career, looking at the ideological assumptions which determined the double reception of his work in Italy and in his native region.