Gli artisti sardi nel sistema espositivo fascista, contesti e produzione. 1922-1942

The research is cross-disciplinary and embraces both art historical and archival fields. From general to specific it aims to identify the relations between Sardinian artists and Fascist cultural policy. Focusing on the activities managed by the Sardinian Sindacato Belle Arti, it follows seven artists identified as the most influential in their participation to the Biennale di Venezia, which is considered the vertex of the fascist exhibition system. It was decided to trace their profiles by delving into the aspects closely linked to the Venetian experience performed by each of them, from the moment of the Fascist takeover to the forced pause due to the looming Second World War. The study was carried out in Sardinian and national archives and libraries, and in the Venice Biennale's Historical Archive of Contemporary Art, where files on each artist, photo library, press review, documentation and, finally, the original catalogues of each edition of the International Exhibition were consulted. Part of the project also involved the filing of the correspondence held in the Figari Private Archive, which was unpublished so far, concerning Filippo Figari, Regional Secretary of the Sindacato. This was done with the aim of placing him within the fascist organisational system and investigating his personality beyond his well-known artistic career. To provide an image as complete as possible of the tastes and trends in Sardinia and to understand whether the integration into the regime's exhibition system influenced the island's arts, the research also focused on the early local exhibitions promoted by the Sindacato starting from its establishment; Where possible, an attempt has been made to make a comparative analysis with respect to the contemporary national context.