The Hidden City culminates in book on Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo
Cloe Piccoli and Stefano Graziani released 'Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo' (Humboldt Books, Milan, 2019, €25, ISBN 9788899385583), stemming from The Hidden City initiative at Manifesta 12 Palermo. This publication delves into the Renaissance palace, its 1954 installation by Carlo Scarpa, and the works of Francesco Laurana and Antonello da Messina. Featured contributors include artists Massimo Bartolini, Simon Starling, and Luca Trevisani, as well as architects Kersten Geers, Simona Malvezzi, and others, along with scholars Philippe Duboy and Margherita Guccione, plus photographer Giovanna Silva. Graziani’s images from a workshop in September 2018 provide a critical perspective on the museum. Piccoli, with assistance from Evelina De Castro and Sebastiano Tusa, organized the public program. The curators of Manifesta 12 investigated themes of urbanism and culture, with Piccoli emphasizing the biennial's transformative potential.
Key facts
- Book 'Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo' by Cloe Piccoli and Stefano Graziani published by Humboldt Books, Milan, 2019
- Final outcome of The Hidden City project during Manifesta 12 Palermo
- Focuses on Palazzo Abatellis, its Renaissance architecture, Carlo Scarpa's 1954 intervention, and collections with works by Laurana and Antonello da Messina
- Contributors: Massimo Bartolini, Simon Starling, Luca Trevisani, Kersten Geers, Simona Malvezzi, Angelo Lunati, Emanuel Christ, Tim Power, Philippe Duboy, Margherita Guccione, Guido Beltramini, Maria Vittoria Capitanucci, Santo Giunta, Paolo Inglese, Maurizio Carta, Giovanna Silva
- Graziani's photographs taken during a week-long workshop in September 2018 with students from multiple academies
- Workshop included a radical gesture of photographing with museum lights off
- Supported by Evelina De Castro, Regione Sicilia, Sebastiano Tusa, Sergio Alessandro
- Manifesta 12 curators: Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, Mirjam Varadinis, Andrés Jaque, Bregtje van der Haak
Entities
Artists
- Cloe Piccoli
- Stefano Graziani
- Massimo Bartolini
- Simon Starling
- Luca Trevisani
- Francesco Laurana
- Antonello da Messina
- Carlo Scarpa
- Giovanna Silva
- Kersten Geers
- Simona Malvezzi
- Angelo Lunati
- Emanuel Christ
- Tim Power
- Philippe Duboy
- Margherita Guccione
- Guido Beltramini
- Maria Vittoria Capitanucci
- Santo Giunta
- Paolo Inglese
- Maurizio Carta
- Evelina De Castro
- Sebastiano Tusa
- Sergio Alessandro
- Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli
- Mirjam Varadinis
- Andrés Jaque
- Bregtje van der Haak
- Marco Enrico Giacomelli
Institutions
- Palazzo Abatellis
- Manifesta
- Humboldt Books
- Maxxi
- Accademia di Brera
- University of Palermo
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo
- Conservatorio di Palermo
- Regione Sicilia
- Artribune
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Kalsa
- Piazza Marina
- Milan
- Sicily