Tommaso Ottieri Turns Theater Architecture into Subject at Castellabate
Tommaso Ottieri's solo exhibition 'Theatra' at Castello dell’Abate in Castellabate, Italy, reorients the viewer's gaze from the stage to the architectural fabric of historic theaters. Organized for the 2026 edition of the Premio Pio Alferano by the Fondazione Pio Alferano e Virginia Ippolito, the show features paintings of iconic venues such as La Scala in Milan, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Ottieri transforms these buildings into protagonists, highlighting their ornate boxes, gold leaf, velvets, and stuccoes as scenographic machines designed to produce wonder.
Key facts
- Tommaso Ottieri's solo exhibition is titled 'Theatra'.
- The exhibition is held at Castello dell’Abate in Castellabate.
- It is part of the 2026 edition of the Premio Pio Alferano.
- The prize is promoted and organized by Fondazione Pio Alferano e Virginia Ippolito.
- The exhibition focuses on the architecture of historic theaters.
- Depicted theaters include La Scala (Milan), Teatro San Carlo (Naples), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), and Mariinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg).
- Ottieri shifts attention from the stage to the architectural details like boxes, gold, velvets, and stuccoes.
- The works present theaters as extraordinary scenographic machines.
Entities
Artists
- Tommaso Ottieri
Institutions
- Fondazione Pio Alferano e Virginia Ippolito
- Premio Pio Alferano
- Castello dell’Abate
- La Scala
- Teatro San Carlo
- Teatro Colón
- Mariinsky Theatre
Locations
- Castellabate
- Italy
- Milan
- Naples
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- St. Petersburg
- Russia