Independent Art Spaces in Sicily: A Conversation with Carlo Corona

Carlo Corona, a Palermo native born in 1997, examines the rise of independent art venues in Sicily, especially in Palermo and Catania. Notable examples include Viaraffineria, established in 2019 by Giulia Caruso and Maria Vittoria Di Sabatino in Catania, and On the contemporary, founded in 2018 by Anna Guillot. Other significant spaces are L'Ascensore, created in 2015 by Alberto Laganà, La Siringe, launched in October 2021 by Davide Mineo, Gabriele Massaro, and Enzo Calò, and Parentesitonde, run by Francesca Baglieri and others. Incurva, located on Favignana, invites international artists to engage with Sicilian culture. Corona points out the economic fragility of these spaces, often reliant on private funding, referencing Mattia Pajé's view that endings can be positive.