Adalberto Abbate Curates 'Fango' Group Show in Palermo
Adalberto Abbate has curated the group exhibition 'Fango' in Palermo, featuring works by Jota Castro, Mario Consiglio, Sandro Mele, and Calixto Ramirez alongside his own. The show centers on mud as a metaphor for corruption, hypocrisy, and societal decay, drawing on biblical and local references. Abbate's statement describes mud replacing blood, entangling enthusiasm and resistance, covering landscapes and collective memories, and linking to political corruption, mafia ties, rigged contracts, and failing infrastructure. The exhibition aims to penetrate layers of bourgeois morality to provoke and unsettle.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Fango' is on view in Palermo
- Curated by Adalberto Abbate
- Features works by Jota Castro, Mario Consiglio, Sandro Mele, Calixto Ramirez
- Mud is the central theme, referencing biblical creation and destruction
- Mud metaphorically represents corruption, hypocrisy, and contemporary degenerations
- Term 'fango' is used by Palermitans to insult or define disloyalty
- Works aim to penetrate and provoke bourgeois morality
- Abbate's statement emphasizes mud as the only chronicle of destruction
Entities
Artists
- Adalberto Abbate
- Jota Castro
- Mario Consiglio
- Sandro Mele
- Calixto Ramirez
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy