Stefania Zuliani on Naples' Contemporary Art Scene
Stefania Zuliani discusses Naples' contemporary art evolution, starting with the 1995 Piazza Plebiscito art festivals inaugurated by Mimmo Paladino's 'Montagna di sale'. She highlights the role of gallerists like Dina Carola, Lucio Amelio, and Pasquale Trisorio since the 1960s. The 1989 Fondazione Filiberto Menna (now Fondazione Filiberto e Bianca Menna) in Salerno nurtured critics and curators. The MADRE museum opened in 2005, directed first by Eduardo Cicelyn then Andrea Viliani. Damien Hirst exhibited at MANN in 2004. The 'Le stazioni dell'arte' project (1995) turned metro stations into museums. Galleries like Lia Rumma and Alfonso Artiaco cluster around MADRE. Associations reactivate marginal city spaces.
Key facts
- 1995 Piazza Plebiscito art festivals began with Mimmo Paladino's 'Montagna di sale'.
- Gallerists Dina Carola, Lucio Amelio, Pasquale Trisorio pioneered since 1960s.
- Fondazione Filiberto Menna founded 1989 in Salerno, now Fondazione Filiberto e Bianca Menna.
- MADRE museum opened 2005; directors: Eduardo Cicelyn, then Andrea Viliani.
- Damien Hirst exhibition at MANN in 2004.
- 'Le stazioni dell'arte' metro art project started 1995 coordinated by Achille Bonito Oliva.
- Lia Rumma has galleries in Naples and Milan.
- Alfonso Artiaco moved near MADRE.
Entities
Artists
- Stefania Zuliani
- Mimmo Paladino
- Damien Hirst
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Eduardo Cicelyn
- Andrea Viliani
- Dina Carola
- Lucio Amelio
- Pasquale Trisorio
- Filiberto Menna
- Bianca Menna
- Tomaso Binga
- Peppe Morra
- Maria Pia Incutti
- Lia Rumma
- Alfonso Artiaco
- Antonello Tolve
Institutions
- Fondazione Filiberto Menna
- Fondazione Filiberto e Bianca Menna
- Fondazione Morra
- Museo Nitsch
- Fondazione Morra Greco
- Fondazione Donnaregina
- MADRE
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN)
- Castel Sant'Elmo
- Plart
- Accademia Albertina di Torino
- Università di Salerno
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Piazza Plebiscito
- Salerno
- Campania
- Certosa di Padula
- Milan
- San Giuseppe
- San Lorenzo
- Melfi
- Turin