LE PALME at Galleria Franco Noero Explores the Palm as Cultural Construct
The Galleria Franco Noero in Turin showcases LE PALME, a collective exhibition that delves into the palm's significance as both a botanical and cultural emblem. The lineup of artists includes David Weiss with his piece Untitled (1979), Gino Marotta's works Palma verde (1967) and Palma rosa (1968), Tom Burr's Palm Beach Views (1999/2000), Robert Mapplethorpe's Aruba (1975), Rami Farook's Arabia (2016), and Salvo's Senza Titolo (1991). Additionally, Sam Falls's Untitled (Venice, CA, Palm drawing 10, diptych) (2014) and Marcel Broodthaers's Palmer A (1974) explore the connections between palms, identity, and language. Trevor Young's Young palm that can't make it (2023) offers a critique of vitality and desirability, while the exhibition investigates the palm as form, icon, landscape, word, and trace.
Key facts
- LE PALME is a group exhibition at Galleria Franco Noero in Turin.
- The exhibition explores the palm as both a botanical presence and a cultural device.
- David Weiss's Untitled (1979) is a watercolor of an island of palms reflected in water on a yellow background.
- Gino Marotta's Palma verde (1967) and Palma rosa (1968) address artificial image construction through color.
- Tom Burr's Palm Beach Views (1999/2000) links tropical landscape to well-being, distinction, and consumption.
- Robert Mapplethorpe's Aruba (1975) and Rami Farook's Arabia (2016) reflect on the geography of the imaginary.
- Edward Said's reflection on orientalism is referenced as a key to interrogate representation.
- Trevor Young's Young palm that can't make it (2023) introduces vulnerability and failure into the palm's imagery.
Entities
Artists
- David Weiss
- Gino Marotta
- Tom Burr
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Rami Farook
- Edward Said
- Salvo
- Sam Falls
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Trevor Young
Institutions
- Galleria Franco Noero
- segnonline.it
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Palm Beach
- Aruba
- Arabia
- Venice
- California
- Venice, CA