"Today, here, at the Museum of Arts, the exhibition of Alessandro Russo comes to a close but, at the same time, it opens seamlessly in the prestigious catalog we are about to present," began the event moderator Luigi Stanizzi, greeting the large and qualified audience present at the Marca in Catanzaro. The artist Alessandro Russo was naturally very satisfied with the outcome of the exhibition, and he touched on his long and rich artistic journey: "From rallies, ancient themes," he said, "anthropological, made up of portraits, allegories and sarcasm of politicians, to industrial and port cities. The contents are always the same, the places change, the illusions, the ruins left by industrialization. And now," Alessandro Russo pointed out, "the Recovery Art cycle, in which real objects are applied to the canvas and integrated into the painting, a short circuit between reality and representation." Francesco Brancatella, a Rai correspondent for thirty years, spoke of his long-standing friendship with the artist: "He painted a glimpse of Ponte Sisto, a real but also evocative painting, capable of making the present nostalgia." Former student Vittoria Camobreco specified that Russo's teaching deeply influenced her education: "I understood that artistic discipline is a tool to open worlds, to bring beauty to everyday life." The municipal councilor for Culture, Donatella Monteverdi, starting strictly from the theme related to the presentation of the catalog "Alessandro Russo. Works 1990–2025" published by Dario Cimorelli, said that "it represents a tool of emotion but also of reflection, capable of capturing an epochal moment. The exhibition and the book – according to Monteverdi – make us look at time with new eyes." Of the highest caliber was the video link from Milan with Marco Meneguzzo, curator of the catalog and the exhibition: "The exhibition is a temporary visual experience, a book is something more, an object that carries with it the whole history of an artist, condensed, alive. Leafing through these pages is like reconstructing relationships, connections, trajectories. There are a hundred works that tell thirty years of language, of transformations, of vision.” Responding to questions from journalist Francesco Stanizzi, the very famous art critic Marco Meneguzzo said: "Russo stands out for the courage to work with historical models, the view, the urban scene, genre painting, and then transfigure them. His are not simple views, they are presences. You don't look at them from the outside, you enter inside, you live them. It is the best result a view can achieve: to make you want to be there.” The critic recalled Russo's first works linked to rallies, up to the "post-atomic" urban landscapes, where the sky seems changed, the cities appear more alive and colder. For an artist - Meneguzzo explained - what he paints is necessary, urgent. Vice President of the Province of Catanzaro, Francesco Fragomele, drew the conclusions, very satisfied with the outcome of the exhibition and for having hosted an initiative of high artistic and cultural value. Here are his words: “We are proud to have hosted a project that has been able to attract a large and attentive audience, confirming itself as an event of great importance in the cultural panorama of our city. For Alessandro Russo, it is a significant return, an important recognition that links his artistic journey to these roots." Fragomele then highlighted the Province's commitment to cultural promotion through museums. The artist Alessandro Russo, recalling having visited many museums around the world and that the Museum of Arts in Catanzaro is second to none, recommended that the Province maintain high standards. Among those present were top collectors such as entrepreneur and sculptor Luigi Verrino, president of Banca Centro Calabria Giuseppe Spagnuolo, deputy general manager Gianluca Valastro, journalist Fabio Migliaccio, historian Nando Castagna, former mayor lawyer Marcello Furriolo, entrepreneur Lorenzo Speziali, journalist Franco Cimino, lawyer Aldo Costa, former deputy mayor and former superintendent of the Politeama Theater, Cettina Mazzei "Ambassador of the Albanian Nation in the World", Prof. Antonio Falbo and many artists and enthusiasts.