EMPORION – Andrea Valleri

Andrea Valleri was born in Venice in 1959, has taught philosophy at the city's Istituto Cavanis since 1989, and calls himself Greek by adoption. This show reaches the Navy's museum from the Archaeological Museum of Patras, where it opened, as the second stop of a touring project named after the emporion, the Greek trading post protected by Hermes.

It is painting and sculpture. In the sculptures Valleri sets wood against stone so you can see exactly what each piece is made of; the paintings play light against shadow and words against images, with Pop colour laid over classical subjects. The work list runs from Athena Promachos and Capo Sounion to Faro di Otranto and Nave Emporion. The curators chose a museum built around navigation and trade on purpose.

Entry is included in the museum ticket: €17 for the museum and Padiglione delle Navi, €14 reduced, €8.50 special reduced. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:00. Closes 22 November.