by Salvatore Emblema
“Recent Acquisitions” is a story. A story made up of many other stories, intertwined around a search that began some time ago, with the aim of finding artworks by the master Salvatore Emblema in the overlooked secondary market.
The project stems from a shared idea between Emblema’s heirs, Luigi Solito and Claudio Esposito, who independently began acquiring artworks from secondary collections. These works were recovered, restored, exhibited and often relocated to more cohesive and active collections. Launched in 2012, with the unwavering support of dedicated collectors, the initiative’s main partners, the project has evolved into a replicable model, a good practice that has garnered such significance that it now stands as a distinct ‘division’ of the museum and its mission. Alongside the essential archival work, the project has made substantial investments in the restoration section, which gave new life to selected works.
Today, “Recent Acquisitions” showcases over one hundred meticulously recovered and...
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Salvatore Emblema was born in Terzigno (Naples) in 1929. After attending the art institute and the Coral School of Torre del Greco, his research began in Rome, where he moved in 1948, bringing with him his first works: collages of dried leaves ("fullographies") whose success opened the doors to the artistic circles of Via del Babuino. During the 1950s, he experimented with new materials, moving from leaves to stones and volcanic earth, which appeared in the works exhibited in his first solo shows, starting with the one in 1956 at the Galleria San Marco. In the same year, he went to the United States, where he embarked...
