"Bowing." Photo exhibition by Massimo Vichinanza Automatic translate

The exhibition of the famous Italian photographer and journalist Massimo Vicinanza - "Lucania" opens at the Museum and Exhibition Complex of the Russian Academy of Arts Gallery of Arts Zurab Tsereteli The exhibition was organized by the Russian Academy of Arts in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Moscow, the National Agency for Tourism in Italy ENIT and the Institute of Italian Culture.

Massimo Vicinanza (born 1960) is a freelance photographer and journalist, editor-in-chief of Acqua Marina magazine, editor of FullPress magazine, and an Italian correspondent for numerous international publications. Engaged in professional photography since 1989. To date, the name of Massimo Vicinanza is included in the Adobe Photographers Director international registry of photographers. He is a member of the National Association of Professional Photographers, IFJ, the Italian Authors Society and the Italian National Press Federation.

His works have been exhibited many times in Italy, including at such exhibitions as Horizons (Palazzo de Vivo, Castellabate, 2012), Architecture of Wind Dreams (Carcere Borbonico, Avellino, 2013), and Water Photography dedicated to International Day waters (Città della Scienza, Napoli, 2012) and others. For his creative contribution to photography, the author was awarded the National Award in Milan and the Giancarlo Siani Award. Massimo Vicinanza also teaches digital photography at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, and is a co-founder and president of the Photo Polis Association.

Lucania is in ancient times a significant region in southern Italy between Samnius, Campania, Bruttius and Puglia. Since 1947, this important cultural region of the country has been officially named Basilicata. Clean air, the beauty of the region and the color of the local population have always been admired by writers, artists and filmmakers. At one time, Horace and Carlo Levy, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Francis Ford Coppola worked here. The natural features of Lucania, combined with historical monuments, make the region one of the most interesting in Italy.

Massimo Vichinanza’s photographs reflect the real life of the region, sometimes hidden from the eyes of ordinary tourists, the unique nature and architecture of cities, as well as the features of everyday life of local residents.

A catalog has been prepared for the exhibition with the works of the photographer and the opening address of the Italian Ambassador to Russia Pasquale Terracciano and the President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli.