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Grisha Bruskin, one of the most important living Russian artists, chose Venice for his first exhibition in Italy, “ALEFEBT. Alphabet Memory” (February 13 -13 September 2015)
Five great tapestries, featuring a mysterious display of alphabet angels, demons, figures with big eyes, other pierced by lightning, men who carry on their shoulders their shadow or peering into the secrets of the book, pictures that, as stated by the artist at the opening , on 12 February, his personal commentary on the Talmud, the book of Jewish tradition that has no figures.

The task of the viewer is to decipher the allegory, the secrets of the book, and then read the text, get the message, and comment on the allegories. The viewer must be diligent and this is helped by the impressive media installation and cultural mediators that replace the obsolete, and guided tours are available in explanations and illustrations.
An exhibition in memory of the millennial Jewish tradition of the Talmud and the Kabbalah, “because we tread in the footsteps of our predecessors and our whole existence is to fill the reality of mythical forms” (Thomas Mann in Joseph and his brothers)
Also on show are the preparatory drawings, gouaches, and 6 extraordinary paintings that make up the archive of the sign and allow people to analyze in depth this alphabet memory.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Studies on the Arts of Russia (Csar) Ca ‘Foscari and is curated by Giuseppe Barbieri and Silvia Burini.