John Maybury and Arthur Gillet at Francesco Pantaleone Gallery in Palermo

The exhibition 'John Maybury and Arthur Gillet' at Francesco Pantaleone Gallery in Palermo evokes the mythical time of the Grand Tour, when von Gloeden stayed in Sicily and photographed adolescent shepherd boys. In the gallery, photographs of the naked body of French artist Arthur Gillet are displayed, posed reminiscent of Myron's Discobolus. In the second room, three videos by John Maybury project onto two curtains of white transparent veils, showing Gillet's statue-like body dancing slowly among the ruins of Segesta, accompanied by music composed by Brian Eno. The exhibition is presented with a text by Valentina Bruschi and is described as a moving homage to a nature that merges with a millenary civilization still relevant today.