Mimmo Paladino's 'Pane e oro' Installation Revived at Made in Cloister, Naples

Mimmo Paladino (born 1948 in Paduli) presents a site-specific iteration of his installation 'I Dormienti' at Made in Cloister in Naples, enriched with new elements. The work, originally created two decades ago at London's Roundhouse in collaboration with Brian Eno, and later shown in Rome in 2008, now dialogues with Paladino's 1995 piece 'Pane e oro'. The installation occupies the cloister's space diagonally, featuring tables with the artist's typical signs, Prussian blue, and burnt materials, alongside bread and bowls that alternate empty and full. Curated by Flavio Arensi, the work integrates with the architecture, creating a rhythm of voids and solids that echoes the arcades. The exhibition also serves as a prelude to a social canteen project launching in autumn, aligned with the Fondazione Made in Cloister's urban regeneration mission. Paladino's art transcends the Transavanguardia label, drawing from Henry Moore's organic abstraction to create archetypal symbols. The installation engages with the nearby Pompei @Madre exhibition, where one of the 'Dormienti' is paired with Paladino himself.