In June 1967, the exhibition “15 Young Moscow Artists” opened at Il Segno gallery in central Rome. It presented works by artists who were not allowed to exhibit in the USSR — among them Ülo Sooster.

"I honestly don't know what place these artists occupy or what they represent in the artistic life of the Soviet capital. However, I believe they are artists whose freshness and authenticity deserve our full attention," writes gallery owner and curator Angelica Savinio de Chirico in her introduction to the catalogue.