This year, the historic halls of Palazzo AM, celebrating its 90th anniversary, will host over 200 works by the artist from Trieste. It'sopening ceremony today in Rome,at the Aeronautica Palace,in the presence of the Undersecretary for Culture Lucia Borgonzoni, the Chief of Defence Staff General Enzo Vecciarelli and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. S.A. Alberto Rosso, the exhibition “Marcello Dudovich in the era of aeronautical commissions: 1920 – 1940”, which will remain open to the public until Sunday 11 July and will exceptionally feature over two hundred works by the artist from Trieste and his collaborator Walter Resentera displayed in the historical rooms of the Armed Force's institutional headquarters. The exhibition is part of the initiatives organised by the Air Force to mark the 90th anniversary of Palazzo Aeronautica, which was inaugurated on 28 October 1931. “The exhibition is certainly a strong and explicit sign of rebirth and a return to normal life, to the rediscovery of cultural moments, to the promotion of our values and our riches.“Thus, the Undersecretary for Culture, Lucia Borgonzoni, at the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the painter and poster artist Marcello Dudovich at the Palazzo dell’Aeronautica.". “Dudovich– explains the undersecretary-, especially in large advertisements displayed in squares, newsstands, and city streets, is known for its ability to bring contemporary images and everyday stories, reinterpreted in a modern key, to the stage. The major restoration of his pictorial cycle, carried out in constant dialogue with the Special Superintendence of Rome, within the framework of the Aeronautics Palace – continue Borgonzoni – it is the will to further enhance the great history of aeronautical culture”– concludes the undersecretary.
“History, style, modernity and innovation: values that perfectly summarise this exhibition, as well as the Palace that hosts it, where Marcello Dudovich returns today after 90 years with renewed class, refinement and elegance.” stated the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air General Alberto Rosso, on the sidelines of the inauguration. “The Palace of Aeronautics is one of those rare cases where an exhibition space fits perfectly, permeating an harmonious systemic order between the space, the exhibited works, history, the people who wrote it, and the public.” The Italian Air Force, which responsibly safeguards and enhances the cultural heritage entrusted to it by history, periodically opens the doors of its Palace. The Palace, built in just two years by the young architect Roberto Marino at the commission of Italo Balbo, houses extraordinary architectural and pictorial works unique in Italian rationalism. It allows enthusiasts and curious visitors to admire the Piazzale with the Lapidary, the Grand Staircase, and the State Rooms, which are rich in historical memorabilia and beautiful wall paintings documenting the captivating history of the Italian Air Force, and the Fountain of Heroes.
