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Friday 20, an interesting three voices presentation. Maria Fratelli, director of Special Projects of the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Milan, has placed the emphasis on the role of the artist that, with his art and his emotionality, knows how to lead us beyond the crudeness of photography and return historical reality to a higher, more intense level of thought. Fabio Fornasari, architect-museologist and curator of the exhibition, has highlighted the peculiarity of this exhibition-installation that goes beyond the pieces on display, in the living reconstruction of the artist’s personality and thought, a consolidated stratified consciousness recognisable in his workspace. Roberto Costella, art historian and art critic to whom we owe the presentation in the catalog, has talked about Vietri as an artist, his aesthetic choices, his testimonial intent, and his civil commitment. He also talked about Vietri as a man, progressive but at the same time critical of a modernity devoid of ethical values, that denies centrality to the man, voluntarily self-excluded for long years but deeply convinced of the communicative function of art. Today, Vietri would surely be proud to see his works of art hosted by Casa della Memoria, an ideal place for him, thanks to the voluntary work of those who, like him, believe that gratuitousness is essential for full freedom of communication. His daughter, Silvia Vietri, had the welcome task of thanking the participants and introducing the live concert that closed the evening, a musical improvisation by Tactil≁Chelidon Frame, playing the background sound “Ambiente per Vietri” (“Ambient music for Vietri”) written by Paolo Ferrario.