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Why Palermo Is Your Next Art Destination

By November 5, 2022 No Comments

ERICA FIRPO, IN FORBES MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Contemporary art is nothing new in Palermo. Artists like Manfredi Beninati and Jenny Saville, along with a bevy of curators and critics, have called the city home for decades because it’s the perfect address for creativity. Founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, Palermo started out as a trans-Mediterranean outpost, and with the millennia, the small port became a coveted city and a melting pot of cultures. Palermitani will tell you that the city has everything – personality, history, food, landscape and art. And they’re right. (…)