Per Barclay's Milky Installation at Palermo Oratory
Norwegian artist Per Barclay (b. 1955, Oslo) has transformed the 17th-century oratory of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Palermo into an immersive installation titled 'Bianco Palermo'. The single nave is flooded with milk, creating a reflective surface that captures the baroque and neoclassical architecture, including polychrome marbles, vault paintings, and stuccoes by Procopio Serpotta. Large-format photographs document the ethereal white expanse. Curated by Agata Polizzi, the exhibition runs until November 26, 2016, at Francesco Pantaleone Gallery (Via Vittorio Emanuele 303).
Key facts
- Per Barclay is a Norwegian artist born in 1955 in Oslo.
- The installation is set in the 17th-century oratory of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Palermo.
- The work involves flooding the single nave with milk.
- The milk surface reflects the baroque and neoclassical architecture.
- The stuccoes are by Procopio Serpotta, son of Giacomo Serpotta.
- Large-format photographs document the installation.
- The exhibition is curated by Agata Polizzi.
- The exhibition runs until November 26, 2016.
- The venue is Francesco Pantaleone Gallery at Via Vittorio Emanuele 303, Palermo.
Entities
Artists
- Per Barclay
- Procopio Serpotta
- Giacomo Serpotta
- Agata Polizzi
Institutions
- Francesco Pantaleone Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Oslo
- Norway
- Palermo
- Italy
- Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
- Via Vittorio Emanuele 303