A visual dialogue on memory, absence, and luminous trace
ADGART (Antonello Diodato Guardigli) & Torge Steffens
October 29 – November 1, 2025
Gerald Frank Gallery
Himmelpfortgasse 12/1+2, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Opening reception: October 29, 5:00–8:00 PM
Opening hours: daily 5:00–8:00 PM
With MEMENTO, artists ADGART (Antonello Diodato Guardigli) and Torge Steffens present a deep visual exploration of memory as a space of absence and transformation. The exhibition features abstract, layered, and fragmented works in which black, gold, and disrupted forms evoke persistence and loss, a trace that resists time.
The title MEMENTO references "memento mori" and represents the act of remembering as resistance—an emotional and collective sign transforming matter into living testimony. The works embody a tension between light and shadow, presence and dissolution.
Antonello Diodato Guardigli (ADGART), an Italian artist known for his “impulsive abstraction,” combines material and gesture in intense compositions. His works, shown internationally at venues such as the Venice Biennale and Art Basel Miami, address identity, collective wounds, and social fragmentation.
Torge Steffens, a German artist with a background in communication design, works with stylized abstract figures, exploring human vulnerability in contemporary society. His meditative canvases reflect the need for connection in a world marked by solitude.