By Simone Bandini and Giacomo Roggi
Andrea Roggi is celebrating fifty years of creation with a widespread project that spans some of the most symbolic locations in the Mediterranean: Venice, Liguria, the Island of Elba, and Sardinia. This is not a simple succession of events, but a unified narrative that connects diverse works, landscapes, and cultural contexts, all linked by the theme of the energy of life, the artist’s symbolic signature, and the guiding thread of his research.
The editorial team at Valley Life joins in the celebrations for this great artist with a finely crafted publication accompanying this autumn edition.
The most intimate heart of the celebration is the exhibition on the Island of Elba with “50 Years of Creation,” following its launch in Paris at Galeries Bartoux. Between the Palazzina dei Mulini, Villa San Martino, and the Molo Elba, the project presents a personal retrospective, within which one discovers the evolution of Andrea Roggi’s artistic language through his early drawings, completed paintings, and the first Tree of Life created by the artist.
On this occasion, “Vita Nova,” the artist’s first suspended tree and its debut exhibition, was also premiered. This is an important anniversary that not only looks to the past but also confirms the contemporary strength of Andrea Roggi’s vision.
A significant milestone among these exhibitions is Andrea Roggi’s participation in the 61st Venice Art Biennale 2026, within the Pavilion of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea at Palazzo Donà dalle Rose, with the artwork “Potere dell’amore” (Power of Love), linked to the theme of the Tree of Life. This moment marks the beginning of a year conceived as a coherent and widespread narrative, capable of telling his creative imagination in an even broader way.
Among the central projects of 2026 is “Mare Nostrum,” which brings Roggi’s sculpture into dialogue with the Mediterranean as a place of memory, while contemporary art confronts the historical stratification of Liguria and Sardinia. In Liguria, between Portofino, Genoa, and Alassio, the works encounter ports, villages, and landscapes suspended between rootedness and departure. In Sardinia, between Porto Cervo, Arzachena, and Porto Rotondo, bronze confronts a more archaic and powerful nature, amidst granite, wind, and light, in a continuous dialogue between local identity and international resonance.
Info: LA SCULTURA DI ANDREA ROGGI, Località Manciano 236b, Castiglion Fiorentino (Ar) / Tel. 0575 653401 / www.andrearoggi.com / info@andrearoggi.com
