Luigi NICOLOSI

Artistic director, Jean Calogero Archive. Catania, Italy.

Since 1987 attorney of the well-known Artist Jean Calogero. After the Artist's passing (in the period from 2002 to 2012) he opened the Artesia Art Gallery in Catania, which is the home of the Jean Calogero Archive, curating: the study and dissemination of the cultural aspects of Calogero's Work; the preparation of anthological and monographic exhibitions; the design and editing of, catalogs and other informative documents; the promotion of meetings and conferences for the better understanding of the Artist's work. In addition to treating the great masters of the national and international scene, in his gallery, he pays much attention to the development of young talents in the field of contemporary art by organizing public and private exhibitions, and participating in numerous international art fairs. Since 2013, together with his wife Patrizia Calogero (daughter of the Artist), he gives life to the cultural association Archivio Jean Calogero, inaugurating the house-museum“ Atelier Jean Calogero” in Acicastello, collaborating with the municipal administration on other initiatives, concerning the link between the territory of the Cyclops Riviera and the Master.