Peres Projects closes Milan space with Dalton Gata exhibition

Peres Projects is closing its Milan location in Palazzo Belgioioso, a historic 18th-century palazzo near Casa Manzoni. The gallery's final exhibition, titled "Dressed to leave this world," features Cuban artist Dalton Gata (born 1977). This marks Gata's third solo show with the gallery, following previous collaborations. The exhibition presents works exploring themes of personal expression and freedom through vibrant colors, tropical flowers, fruits, and surreal hybrid figures—including a centaur and a demon with a rat tail—that challenge social conventions. Gata's paintings draw on the atmosphere of South American coasts, blending dreamlike surrealism with contemporary reinterpretations of nature breaking boundaries. The gallery's future location remains unannounced, but hints suggest a more neutral space. The exhibition plays on contrasts between the ornate stuccoed ceilings and Gata's vivid chromatic richness, offering a final vision of the space before its closure.