[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Come l’acqua soffia come il vento scorre" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2023" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514469254367{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the water blows as the wind flows (Come l’acqua soffia come il vento scorre) is the title of the permanent exhibition conceived by Alex Urso for the...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Lontano da dove" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2022" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514469254367{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lontano da dove (Far From Where) is a set of collages in different dimensions, created from a series of old photos found by Alex Urso in the drawers of his family house....

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="A Place Called Home" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2022" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Place Called Home is a collective project developed by Alex Urso during a series of residencies in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines National Park. In collaboration with Legambiente (the most prominent environmental association in Italy), the artist met...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Past Continuous" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2021" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alex Urso has taken the digital archives of the Maltese archival project Magna Żmien as a point of departure for a new body of work, titled Past Continuous. Urso has long engaged with archival material in his practice...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Dipingere le nuvole" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2021-2022" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dipingere le nuvole (Painting Clouds) is a reflection on the work of the artist, referencing one of Alex Urso’s past job experiences. For a period during his studies as an art student, Urso painted houses to earn money and...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Grand Hotel Europa" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2019" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recent years, Europe has seen an alarming rise in far-right movements; nationalist and conservative parties have made significant electoral gains in many countries. Grand Hotel Europa aims to encourage a reflection on this topic. The project...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="The Welcome project" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2018" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Welcome Project was an initiative with two parts carried out by Alex Urso in London during his stay at the residency program by Art Apartments and the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art. The theme of...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Welcome to the Jungle" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2017" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Welcome to the Jungle is a chapter-based project. It started with a personal reflection on the contemporary art system, on its dynamics and protagonists. The core of the project includes a series of dioramas that...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Brick by Brick – A Palestinian Cycle" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2016" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Brick by Brick is a personal show of solidarity with Palestine. This series of works include three three-dimensional pieces; each one includes a drawer (found object), in which the artist created a composition...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1514466351952{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="A study on ``The Last Judgment`` of Hans Memling" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="2016" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This series of eight collages on paper was created as a study on The Last Judgment, painted by Hans Memling between 1467 and 1471. Specifically, Alex Urso focused his attention on the...