Within the spaces of the Italian Cultural Institute, one of the key pillars of Italian cultural diplomacy in Europe, the artist’s practice engages with the iconographic heritage that has shaped the Western idea of beauty over the centuries. Madrid, a city that preserves some of the most important masterpieces in art history, thus becomes the ideal setting for a reflection on the transformations of image and perception in the contemporary era.

For the occasion, Crespi presents a new large-scale work inspired by Venus and Mars, created from a reproduction of the famous group held at the Prado Museum. The work builds a symbolic bridge between Spain’s artistic heritage and contemporary Italian sensibilities, strengthening cultural dialogue between the two countries and offering a new interpretation of one of the most emblematic themes of the classical tradition.