Gibellina
Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2026
October 9, 2026
Gibellina, Gibellina, IT
In January 1968, a devastating earthquake in Sicily reduced Gibellina and the Belìce Valley to rubble. Nearly sixty years later, the same date marks the beginning of a very special year for the city, as the first Italian Capital of Contemporary Art. Titled “Bring me the future” the events in 2026 in Gibellina will demonstrate how art can become a tool for cultural, social and community regeneration. The work of Hermann Nitsch will be part of it!
The exhibition “Dialoghi di una vita. Omaggio a Peppe Morra”, in collaboration with the Fondazione Morra in Naples, pays tribute to Peppe Morra – gallery owner, collector, producer, festival creator and publisher – a key figure in Italian and international contemporary art. His collection, which gave rise to the Fondazione Morra, the Hermann Nitsch Museum Laboratory, Casa Shimamoto, Casa Morra – Contemporary Art Archive at Palazzo Cassano Ayerbo d’Aragona and the art citadel project in Caggiano, is one of the most extraordinary examples of private collecting in Italy. On display, among others, are Allan Kaprow’s famous “six rooms”, Hermann Nitsch’s “relics”, works by Günther Brus, the Fluxus experiences of Dick Higgins, Charlotte Moorman and Geoffrey Hendricks, works by John Cage, Gina Pane, Julian Beck and the Living Theatre, Joseph Beuys, Marina Abramović, the Japanese Gutai group – with particular attention to Shozo Shimamoto – and Luca Maria Patella and Vettor Pisani. The project draws a parallel between Morra’s experience and that of Ludovico Corrao: two visions that, in the south of the country, have been able to build cultural centrality through contemporary art.
The exhibition “Dialoghi di una vita. Omaggio a Peppe Morra” is curated by Andrea Cusumano and Antonio Leone, and will open on 9 October 2026. Further events in Gibellina including the work of Hermann Nitsch will follow!
Gibellina
Italian Capital of Contemorary Art 2026
91024 Gibellina
Italy
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