Author Description

The power of Greek myths is demonstrated in the lasting nature of mythical memory in culture and art. Following the exhibition of 1998 in Sicily, this work reveals how these myths can inform contemporary art, as seen in the works of Nancy Pero, Joel-Peter Witkin, Bill Viola, Anne et Patrick Poirier, Vettor Pisani, Claudio Parmigianni, Giulio Paolini, Mimmo Paladino, Luigi Ontani, Oswald Oberhuber, Igor Mitoraj, Carlo Maria Mariani, Niek Kemps, Leon Golub, Omar Galliani, Luciano Fabro, Stefano di Stasio, Enzo Cucchi, Mario Ceroli, Dominik Barbier, Andreu Alfaro, Hermann Albert and Valerio Adami.