RizzutoGallery’s Salon-style show unites 10 emerging Italian painters in Palermo
RizzutoGallery in Palermo revives the historic Salon tradition with a group exhibition featuring ten emerging Italian painters. Curated with a text by Antonio Grulli, the show highlights a neo-surrealist thread indebted to Leonora Carrington and interwar European expressionism. The artists—Sabrina Annaloro, Mattia Barbieri, Enne Boi, Anna Capolupo, Silvia Capuzzo, Cosimo Casoni, Gabriele Ermini, Alessandro Giannì, Jimmy Milani, and Mattia Sinigaglia—each present works that blend diverse historical references with contemporary language. Annaloro’s Riti Rupestri evokes Hieronymus Bosch and Matthew Barney’s Cremaster, while Barbieri reinterprets Salvator Mundi and Madonna and Child with Arabic-Egyptian flair. Boi channels German Expressionism, Capolupo reworks still life with anatomical fragments reminiscent of Joel Peter Witkin, and Capuzzo’s abstraction recalls Renato Guttuso. Casoni incorporates street elements like shoelaces and tags, Ermini uses fluorescent ’90s colors, Giannì draws from internet imagery, Milani’s graphic style references comics, and Sinigaglia fuses magic with scientific material experimentation. The exhibition positions painting as the absolute protagonist, exploring a multiplicity of expressive variables.
Key facts
- Exhibition at RizzutoGallery in Palermo features 10 emerging Italian painters.
- Curatorial text by Antonio Grulli identifies a neo-surrealist lineage.
- Artists include Sabrina Annaloro, Mattia Barbieri, Enne Boi, Anna Capolupo, Silvia Capuzzo, Cosimo Casoni, Gabriele Ermini, Alessandro Giannì, Jimmy Milani, and Mattia Sinigaglia.
- Annaloro’s Riti Rupestri references Hieronymus Bosch and Matthew Barney.
- Barbieri reimagines Salvator Mundi and Madonna with Child in an Arabic-Egyptian style.
- Boi’s work recalls German Expressionism and Die Brücke.
- Capolupo incorporates anatomical parts inspired by Joel Peter Witkin’s morgue still lifes.
- Capuzzo’s abstraction evokes Renato Guttuso’s neorealism.
- Casoni uses shoelaces and tags, referencing skate culture.
- Ermini employs fluorescent colors and spray paint from 1990s culture.
- Giannì draws inspiration from the internet and new media.
- Milani creates hand-painted frames from shaped forex, reminiscent of comic art.
- Sinigaglia experiments with wax, ceramic, modeling paste, pigments, and raw clay.
- The exhibition revives the historic Salon format from 17th–19th century France.
Entities
Artists
- Sabrina Annaloro
- Mattia Barbieri
- Enne Boi
- Anna Capolupo
- Silvia Capuzzo
- Cosimo Casoni
- Gabriele Ermini
- Alessandro Giannì
- Jimmy Milani
- Mattia Sinigaglia
- Antonio Grulli
- Leonora Carrington
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Matthew Barney
- Max Ernst
- Joel Peter Witkin
- Renato Guttuso
Institutions
- RizzutoGallery
- Louvre
- Artribune
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Brescia
- Cantù
- Lamezia Terme
- Merano
- Florence
- Rome
- Savigliano
- Castiglione delle Stiviere