Parabita's Open-Air Museum: New Installations by Andrea Mancuso, Giacomo Moor, Studio Gisto
In the small Puglian town of Parabita, located near Gallipoli, efforts to address depopulation are underway through the initiative "Parabita per il Contemporaneo," which aims to establish a diffuse open-air museum. The most recent installment, titled "Beyond the Wall – Indizi dell'ordinario," has been curated by Porzia Bergamasco and Ilaria Bona, with technical oversight from Eugenio Tarantino and support from Mayor Stefano Prete. This exhibition showcases three installations: Parabola, created by Andrea Mancuso and artisan Giuseppe Calò; Bivio, presented by Giacomo Moor and his collaborators; and La Salentina, crafted by Studio Gisto. Previous projects include Votiva, which revitalized votive shrines, and Ipogea, initiated by Francesco Arena featuring neon inscriptions in stone basins. The overall project, curated by Stefano Guglielmi, highlights the cultural landscape of Southern Italy.
Fatti principali
- Parabita, a town in Puglia near Gallipoli, is using contemporary art and design to counter depopulation.
- The project "Parabita per il Contemporaneo" transforms streets and local heritage into an open-air museum.
- New chapter "Beyond the Wall – Indizi dell'ordinario" is curated by Porzia Bergamasco and Ilaria Bona, with technical direction by Eugenio Tarantino and support from mayor Stefano Prete.
- Andrea Mancuso and artisan Giuseppe Calò created Parabola: three tables and nine seats in Lecce stone.
- Giacomo Moor, with Dario Passi, Martino Bizzanelli, and artisans Fedele Marra and Carlo Nicoletti, created Bivio, a system of tables and benches in aluminum and wood.
- Studio Gisto (Alessandro Mason and Alice Fialà, with Antonio Giaffreda, Antonio Marra, and Torquato Parisi) created La Salentina, a contemporary luminaria.
- Earlier project Votiva reactivated empty votive shrines with site-specific works by artists.
- Ipogea, inaugurated by Francesco Arena, installed neon writings "Essere" and "Tempo" in stone basins above the town's largest hypogeum.
Entità
Artisti
- Andrea Mancuso
- Giuseppe Calò
- Giacomo Moor
- Dario Passi
- Martino Bizzanelli
- Fedele Marra
- Carlo Nicoletti
- Alessandro Mason
- Alice Fialà
- Antonio Giaffreda
- Antonio Marra
- Torquato Parisi
- Francesco Arena
- Porzia Bergamasco
- Ilaria Bona
- Eugenio Tarantino
- Stefano Prete
- Stefano Guglielmi
Istituzioni
- Parabita per il Contemporaneo
- Studio Gisto
- InsideArt
Luoghi
- Parabita
- Italy
- Puglia
- Salento
- Gallipoli