Exhibition created by Archivio Luce Cinecittà, in collaboration with Le Stanze della Fotografia, Fondazione Giorgio Cini and Marsilio Arte.

Pino Settanni (1949-2010) was one of the most original, lively and versatile authors of contemporary photography. An artist who in recent years has been experiencing a growing rediscovery, with exhibitions and publications, following the acquisition by the Luce Archive of his entire photographic collection, made up of over 60,000 images. An immense heritage of which Luce takes care of complete conservation and digitalisation.

Well known for his portraits, especially those of the protagonists of Italian and international cinema, an appreciated photojournalist with his travels in Southern Italy and following the Italian Army in areas affected by war such as the Balkans and Afghanistan, an extrovert polygrapher of projects in series', Settanni went through an endless range of different genres and techniques from the 1960s to the 2000s. But a constant feature of his work makes it truly special: the breaking down of the barrier between painting and cinema. 'The photographer with the brush', 'the painter with the camera' are just some of the definitions that have described him over the years to summarize a personal, inimitable style.

Now an exhibition celebrates this aspect of Settanni, one of the most striking of his work.

The 'I tarocchi' exhibition will be held from 30 August to 26 November 2023 in the prestigious Le Stanze della Fotografia space in Venice, a joint initiative of Marsilio Arte and the Giorgio Cini Foundation, a place dedicated to the international protagonists of photography. The exhibition is created by Archivio Luce Cinecittà, in collaboration with Le Stanze della Fotografia, Fondazione Giorgio Cini and Marsilio Arte.