Four Collateral Exhibitions at Manifesta 12 in Palermo
A month ago, the contemporary art biennial Manifesta 12 commenced in Palermo, themed 'Il Giardino Planetario. Coltivare la coesistenza'. Currently, four exhibitions are being showcased. At Palazzo Sant'Elia, 'Shozo Shimamoto / Spazio nel tempo' is a retrospective celebrating Shozo Shimamoto, available until August 6, 2018. Also at Palazzo Sant'Elia, 'Martin Kippenberger. The Museum of Modern Art Syros' features Kippenberger's MOMAS project, running until July 31, 2018. Gabriella Ciancimino's 'In Liberty We Trust', inspired by architect Ernesto Basile, is on display at Palazzo Ziino until August 24, 2018. Lastly, Gianfranco Meggiato's 'La spirale della vita', honoring the victims of the Via d'Amelio bombing, is exhibited in Piazza Bologni until September 9, 2018.
Key facts
- Manifesta 12 is the 12th edition of the itinerant biennial, held in Palermo.
- Gabriella Ciancimino's 'In Liberty We Trust' at Palazzo Ziino runs until August 24, 2018.
- Shozo Shimamoto retrospective at Palazzo Sant'Elia runs until August 6, 2018.
- Martin Kippenberger exhibition at Palazzo Sant'Elia runs until July 31, 2018.
- Gianfranco Meggiato's 'La spirale della vita' in Piazza Bologni runs until September 9, 2018.
- The Shimamoto retrospective is curated by Achille Bonito Oliva.
- Kippenberger's MOMAS was founded on the Greek island of Syros.
- Meggiato's installation commemorates the 26th anniversary of the Via d'Amelio bombing.
Entities
Artists
- Gabriella Ciancimino
- Ernesto Basile
- Shozo Shimamoto
- Martin Kippenberger
- Gianfranco Meggiato
- Lukas Baumewerd
- Cosima von Bonin
- Hubert Kiecol
- Michel Majerus
- Stephen Prina
- Elfie Semotan
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Daniela Bigi
- Gianna Di Piazza
- Daniela Brignone
- Luca Nannipieri
- Paolo Borsellino
- Agostino Catalano
- Emanuela Loi
- Vincenzo Li Muli
- Walter Eddie Cosina
- Claudio Traina
Institutions
- Manifesta
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo
- Palazzo Ziino
- Palazzo Sant'Elia
- Fondazione Morra di Napoli
- Associazione Shozo Shimamoto
- Fondazione Sant'Elia
- Istituto Svizzero
- MAMCO Ginevra
- Estate Martin Kippenberger
- MOMAS – Museum of Modern Art Syros
- I-Design
- Museo Riso
- No Mafia Memorial
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Palazzo Ziino
- Via Dante 53
- Palazzo Sant'Elia
- Via Maqueda 81
- Piazza Bologni
- Syros
- Greece
- Osaka
- Japan
- Dortmund
- Germany
- Vienna
- Austria
- Venice
- Campania
- Naples
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Rome
- Milan