FABRIZIO RUGGIERO
" The transformative Power of Art"

United Nations Visitors Lobby, New York.

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The Transformative Power of Art exhibition presents sixteen monumental sculptures and sixteen portraits by Fabrizio Ruggiero, uniting the ancient discipline of fresco with contemporary technologies. The Transformative Power of Art examines art’s essential role as a catalyst for human awareness, ethical responsibility, and environmental stewardship. Through painting, sculpture, papier-mâché, and the delicate diffusion of scent from dried flowers, the exhibition invites viewers into a multisensory reflection on the interdependence between humanity and the natural world. It affirms a fundamental imperative: to place people at the center of global concern while safeguarding the fragile planet we collectively inhabit. Here, art functions as both testimony and agent of change — a universal language capable of transcending borders, awakening empathy, and fostering shared responsibility. The portraits portray thinkers, artists, and cultural figures from every continent — individuals whose lives and work have advanced the common good, upheld justice, and defended human dignity, particularly for the most vulnerable. Rooted in tradition yet unmistakably of the present, these works affirm art’s enduring power to preserve memory while shaping ethical consciousness. This exhibition marks a pivotal convergence of artistic expression and global action, a collective commitment to humanity and to the future of the Earth.

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The Transformative Power of Art: An Interview with Artist Fabrizio Ruggiero

December 1, 2015

 

Gong Li's portrait on display at "The Transformative Power of Art" exhibition,
at the United Nations headquarters in New York.[Photo/un.org]

 

 
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