Andrea Di Marco: posthumous exhibition 'Pegno' at Palazzo Branciforte in Palermo

Ten years after his death, Andrea Di Marco (Palermo, 1970–2012) is honored with a small, intimate exhibition titled 'Pegno' at Palazzo Branciforte in Palermo, curated by Sergio Troisi and Alessandro Pinto with Francesco De Grandi. The show is set within the historic Monte dei Pegni, a former pawnshop where the poor once deposited belongings for loans. Di Marco's paintings—depicting everyday objects like umbrellas, toys, bicycles, and Apecar—are placed directly on the wooden shelves, not hung, echoing the original pawned items. The artist, known for his narrative, figurative style rooted in Sicilian tradition yet infused with pop and punk irreverence, excluded human figures from his work, focusing on objects as witnesses of absence. The exhibition includes the 2011 painting 'Notturno' and evokes a connection to Christian Boltanski, who had a show in the same space twenty years prior. Di Marco's practice combined photography as a method with a painterly approach that transcended hyperrealism, aiming for the universal through humble subjects.