SCIENTIFIC OFFICE AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION
Elio Cassarà – Artist and Founder
Elena Bychkova – Official Curator and Legal Representative
Archival Note – Exhibition Documentation for “Lightness is the Rhythm of Vanishing” (Moscow, 2025)
Promotional and archival material regarding the solo exhibition by artist Elio Cassarà, titled “Lightness is the Rhythm of Vanishing” (Блеск – это ритм исчезновения), held from October 21 to November 7, 2025, at the State Institute for Art Studies (SIAS – ГИИ) in Moscow. The event was curated by N.V. Sipovskaya and held under the high patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
State Institute for Art Studies (SIAS – ГИИ)
Archival Note – Exhibition Poster for “Lightness is the rhythm of vanishing” (Famagusta, 2025)
Organized by the Eastern Mediterranean University in collaboration with the MUSEUM of Bagheria, the exhibition marked a significant cultural bridge in the Mediterranean.
Following the exhibition, the university officially acquired one of Cassarà’s works into its Permanent Art Collection. This institutional inclusion is documented by the official Certificate of Appreciation issued by the Rector, Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç, ratifying the international recognition of the artist’s research.
Alongside the academic certificate, the artist was also honored with a special cultural recognition, a traditional framed geometric artwork with an institutional plaque, documenting the academic and global appreciation of his pictorial research.
Download the official Eastern Mediterranean University Bulletin (PDF)
Archival Note – Exhibition Documentation for the 35th Anniversary of the Diaghilev Center Collection (St. Petersburg, 2025)
Promotional and archival material regarding the jubilee exhibition “35 years of the Diaghilev Museum of Contemporary Art Collection – SPbGU“, held at the Diaghilev Museum of Modern Art (St. Petersburg State University, Russia) from June 30 to August 31, 2025.
The historical retrospective highlighted the museum’s core permanent collection, featuring prominent non-conformist and contemporary international artists. The artist Elio Cassarà was officially included in the exhibition roster, and his artwork 43.21 (Oil on canvas, 2021) was formally acquired and integrated into the museum’s permanent institutional funds (Inventory year: 2023).
For more details about the exhibition and its history, you can view the official press release on the:
SPbU Diaghilev Museum of Contemporary Art
Archival Note – Group Exhibition Documentation “Blu Sicilia” (Modica, 2024)
Archival material regarding the participation of artist Elio Cassarà in the group exhibition “Blu Sicilia. Il mare nell’arte isolana dal Novecento alla contemporaneità”, held from April 21 to November 3, 2024, at the Società Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso in Modica. The exhibition explores the representation of the sea through the works of key Sicilian artists from the 20th century to the contemporary era.
Archival Note – Exhibition Documentation and Catalogue “Donazioni” (Gibellina, 2024)
Material regarding the official event “Donazioni” (Donations), held on January 14, 2024, at the Fondazione Orestiadi – Baglio Di Stefano in Gibellina. The document features the official invitation and the list of selected artists, including Elio Cassarà, whose artworks were acquired into the permanent collection of the Museo delle Trame Mediterranee.
Fondazione Orestiadi – Donazioni
Archival Note – Exhibition Poster and Documentation for “Levkas” (Saint Petersburg, 2023)
Collection of promotional and archival materials regarding the solo exhibition by artist Elio Cassarà, titled “Levkas” (Левкас), held from June 30 to August 31, 2023, at the Diaghilev Museum of Contemporary Art of the Saint Petersburg State University (SPbSU). The documentation includes the official exhibition poster (with the opening vernissage on June 30), coordination details by Elena Bychkova, and a video clip from the opening event at the Russian museum, organized in collaboration with the MUSEUM (Museum of Contemporary Art in Sicily) of Bagheria.
State Catalogue Registration Number – Goskatalog: 54546165
Diaghilev Museum of Contemporary Art – Saint Petersburg State University
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Archival Note – Exhibition Poster for “The Color of the Wind” (Palermo, 2023)
“The Color of the Wind” – Solo exhibition by Elio Cassarà, curated by Anna Maria Ruta in collaboration with Orestiadi Foundation. Held at Spazio Contemporaneo Agorà, Palermo (May 13 – June 10, 2023) for the XII Settimana delle Culture.
Review available on Segnonline.
Archival Notes – Permanent Collection Acquisition (Moscow, 2022–2023)
Official documentation and photographic evidence regarding the permanent acquisition of an artwork by Elio Cassarà into the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), finalized in December 2022 following the solo exhibition “The Color of the Wind”. This historic acquisition is officially certified by the institutional Letter of Gratitude issued by the museum on October 3, 2023, and signed by Executive Director Vasily Tsereteli. The photographic dossier documents the technical analysis of the painting by museum specialists alongside a detailed view of the artwork resting against the museum wall during the archival procedures.
State Catalogue Registration Number – Goskatalog: 42641796
Archival Note – Exhibition Invitation for “The Color of the Wind” (Moscow, 2022)
Official invitation document for the solo exhibition by Italian artist Elio Cassarà, titled “The Color of the Wind” (Цвет ветра), held from September 14 to October 9, 2022, at the “A.S. Pushkin” Public Library in Moscow. The event was organized with the support of the Department of Culture of the City of Moscow, with archival work and coordination by Elena Bychkova, and in collaboration with the MUSEUM (Museum of Contemporary Art in Sicily) of Bagheria.
Event documentation available on: A.S. Pushkin Public Library
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Archival Note – Exhibition Poster and Photographic Evidence for “Transparent Light” (Veliky Novgorod, 2021)
Official poster and documentary photographs for the contemporary art exhibition by Elio Cassarà, titled “Transparent Light” (Прозрачный свет), held from April 9 to May 9, 2021, at the Veliky Novgorod Centre for Contemporary Art (Новгородский центр современного искусства). The exhibition was curated by Ezio Pagano and organized in collaboration with several cultural institutions, including the Administration of Veliky Novgorod and the MUSEUM (Museum of Contemporary Art in Sicily) of Bagheria.
The accompanying photographic dossier includes a still from the official press review broadcasted by the state television channel Rossiya 1, alongside a detailed architectural view of the historic city of Veliky Novgorod, captured during the archival documentation of the event.
Press Review: Transparent Light exhibition on TV Rossiya 1 (YouTube)
Archival Note – Galerie Sievi Invitation Postcard (Berlin, 2010)
Front and back reproduction of the official invitation postcard for Elio Cassarà’s exhibition at Galerie Sievi in Berlin (Kreuzberg) in 2010. The front side (marked as 2/2) features the artwork “Stilleben” (Still Life, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2009), while the back side (marked as 1/2) contains the institutional information and archival contacts of the German gallery.
Archival Note – “Silenzi” Solo Exhibition (Zaječar, 2007)
Documentation regarding the solo exhibition of Italian artist Elio Cassarà, titled “Silenzi 1999–2001”, which opened on March 8, 2007, at the Radul-begov konak Gallery, an exhibition space belonging to the Narodni Muzej (National Museum) of Zaječar. The collection includes the official invitation and a local press review titled “Mysterious Silence”, documenting the success of the event organized by the museum.
2001
Archival Note – Solo Exhibition (Berlin, 2001)
Documentation regarding the solo exhibition of Elio Cassarà, which opened on November 20, 2001, at the Cafe Rix (Restaurant Hofgarten Galerie) in Berlin. Reflecting the vibrant, non-hierarchical spirit of Berlin’s early-2000s art scene where independent and hybrid cultural spaces served as core creative hubs, the collection includes the official invitation postcard documenting the early stages of the artist’s research and his exhibition activity in Germany.
1999
Archival Note – Solo Exhibition (Vicenza, 1999)
Documentation regarding the solo exhibition of Italian artist Elio Cassarà, which opened on July 6, 1999, at the V&V Projects Gallery in Vicenza. The collection includes the official invitation and the exhibition text written by the curator Victor Arellano Rey, documenting the early stages of the artist’s research.
