Daniele Franzella's 'Mitologema' at Rizzuto Gallery: Symbols of Power

At Rizzuto Gallery in Palermo, Daniele Franzella presents 'Mitologema', a solo exhibition curated by Alessandro Pinto that explores the resilience and mutability of symbols and myths. The show centers on a photograph of the Renault 4 where Aldo Moro's body was found on May 9, 1978, in Rome. Franzella noticed a poster for the exhibition 'Antiquarium Comunale. Roma dalle origini alla Repubblica' (opened April 21, 1978 at Palazzo Caffarelli) affixed to a wall in the image, featuring a bronze votive goat from the late 6th-early 5th century BC, now at Centrale Montemartini. This juxtaposition of an exhibition and a murder, chronologically and geographically overlapping, becomes a narrative about the power of symbols. The goat motif echoes satyrs, Beelzebub, and alchemical iconography. Franzella reconstructs the detail as a faux ready-made. The exhibition includes ceramic works inspired by Meissen porcelain, digital prints on cement, and a 'Cabinet' series (started in 2019) with objects like a vintage calculator and a gun. A final room features a large ceramic Athena and a Chimera, referencing a séance on April 2, 1978, that allegedly revealed a location linked to Moro's kidnapping (Via Gradoli). The show examines the relationship between symbols, the occult, and power.