Ferine Creature

The Modena exhibition space atProtected content reopens to the public with the exhibition Protected content curated by Luciano Rivi, with a journey through images that starts from the figure of the centaur to delve into the heart of Western mythology, in a continuous play between symbolism and contemporary reflections on the human condition.

The exhibition shines the spotlight on the work of Jules van Biesbroeck ( Protected content ), Belgian sculptor and painter, whose corporate collection of the BPER Group holds a nucleus of 39 works, including paintings, drawings and sculptures. After the first exhibition dedicated to the artist at its own picture gallery in Modena in Protected content Van Biesbroeck. The Soul of Things, December Protected content Protected content , The Gallery proposes a brand-new itinerary that delves into the artist's Symbolist vein and his ability to deal with themes related to the human psyche and its deepest drives through the prism of myth.

The beating heart of the exhibition is the figure of the centaur, the protagonist of the painting "Centaur Killing a Deer" by Jules Van Biesbroeck (first half of the 20th century), which is at the centre of the exhibition itinerary. The work, which draws inspiration from a lyric by Gabriele D'Annunzio from the collection Alcyone Protected content , depicts a centaur lifting in triumph the antlers of a freshly captured deer in a direct reference to the dual nature.