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Concetta Modica's Fragile/Epico at Galleria Francesco Pantaleone

exhibition · 2026-05-05

Concetta Modica (Modica, 1969) presents her latest solo project, Fragile / Epico, curated by Agata Polizzi at Galleria Francesco Pantaleone in Palermo. The exhibition explores the tension between present and past, fragility and monumentality, using time as a method of experimentation. Modica transforms materials like cotton embroidery and ceramics, referencing Sicilian historical objects and Scarpian color installations. The work reveals the ephemeral human existence through a sophisticated inversion of meaning.

Key facts

  • Concetta Modica is from Modica, 1969
  • Exhibition titled Fragile / Epico
  • Curated by Agata Polizzi
  • Venue: Galleria Francesco Pantaleone, Palermo
  • Materials include cotton embroidery and ceramics
  • References Scarpian color installations
  • Explores themes of time, fragility, and monumentality
  • Sicilian historical objects are used

Entities

Artists

  • Concetta Modica
  • Agata Polizzi

Institutions

  • Galleria Francesco Pantaleone
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Palermo
  • Italy
  • Modica

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