It is with great joy that we announce the art exhibition "Maradona the footballer, art celebrates him”, edited by Amedeo Fusco, with the special participation of Diego Maradona Junior, who will intervene. The event will come to life on September 6, followed by the official vernissage on September 7, 2023 at 19:00 pm.
The exhibition is being previewed in conjunction with the 31st Chilli Pepper Festival, at the evocative DAC Museum a Diamond, from 6 to 10 September 2023. This unique exhibition represents a heartfelt tribute to the greatest footballer of all time who ever graced the playing fields, Diego Armando Maradona.
Art, in all its facets, comes together to celebrate the greatness and legacy of an undisputed sports icon, conveying his passion and skill through the lens of artistic inspiration. The artists who will participate are: Ennio Calabria, Lucio Morando, Tony Esposito, Dania Minotti, Sara Manzoni, Gianfranco Brusegan, Annalisa Cavallo, Sebastiano Montalto, Laura Longhitano, Luisella Ceredi, Francesca Barnini, Maria Rosa Beghelli, Maria Nencioni, Cetty Pillitteri, Pamela Siciliano, Fabrizio Viola, Aldo D'Amato, Ernesto Napoli, Gabriella Di Natale, Sergio Cimbali, Antonella Di Renzo, Maria Romeo, Rosario Bello, Ileana Picariello, Bianca Ballerino, Rita Guardavascio, Chiara Cappabianca, Ombretta Montanelli, Giuseppe Amore, Francesco Santucci, Salvatore Denaro, Michele Straface, Sebastiano Cannarella.
The idea of the Exhibition dedicated to Diego Armando Maradona was born three years ago, in 2020. And it was Amedeo Fusco himself who contacted Diego Maradona Junior, who was enthusiastic about the initiative.
Diego Junior, who was supposed to go to Buenos Aires on October 30, 2020 for his father's birthday, took advantage of the opportunity to invite the Argentine champion to the exhibition dedicated to him. Unfortunately, on November 25, 2020, Diego Armando Maradona passed away.
Diego Junior and Amedeo Fusco, after a year, met to be able to realize the exhibition, initially planned in Naples. The Exhibition “Maradona the footballer, art celebrates him”, It was included in the Chilli Pepper Festival precisely to pay homage to and enhance the spiciness of the God of football.
Maradona is a spicy character because he did not limit himself to just playing football, but always fought for the weakest. He used his fame to rebel against a system that saw the poor only as victims of oppression and events.
He gave voice to his people, and his sensitivity is the result of what he was before being Napoli's number 10. His childhood was marked by poverty and financial difficulties.
Growing up in a tough neighborhood taught him the harshness of life and made him deeply sensitive to the struggles of the weakest. This personal experience shaped his worldview and inspired his social commitment.
A spicy and uncomfortable man for the Powerful. Diego Maradona did not limit himself to football and charity; he was also a committed political activist.
He openly supported the human rights movement in Argentina and openly criticized government policies that he considered unjust. His political commitment earned him both admiration and criticism, but it demonstrated his willingness to fight for what he believed in.
It is no coincidence that Amedeo Fusco chose to give voice, through an exhibition, to Diego Armando Maradona. The multifaceted curator has already dealt in the past with controversial figures, spicy characters such as: Christ (with the exhibition Christ, Icon of Icons), Frida Kahlo (with the exhibition Homage to Frida), Don Quixote de la Mancha (with the exhibition Don Quixote el Dreamer).
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