Francesco Pergolesi @ Catherine Edelman Gallery

Francesco Pergolesi: Heroes
 May 6 — July 1, 2016

OPENING RECEPTION WITH THE ARTIST: Friday, May 6, 5:00–7:00 p.m.

Francesco Pergolesi was raised in Spoleto, a small Italian village filled with artisan shops and small businesses. Now splitting his time between Spoleto and Barcelona, Pergolesi creates photographic tableaus inspired by memories from his past: narrow cobblestone streets, the sound of a hammer coming from the open door of a shoemaker; the smell of fresh bread from a baker, the steady beat of a sewing machine from an open window, the smell of old paper in a used bookstore. In Pergolesi’s world, these sights and smells drive his art making, as he seeks to preserve the past, before big-box and chain stores arrive.

Catherine Edelman Gallery
 300 W. Superior Street • Chicago IL 60654