Allesandro Zuek Simonetti, NewYork 2009

“Death is in our world. That's what we see”. For architect Gerardo Sineri, death is everywhere. The Sicilian fresco from the 15th century entitled “The Triumph of Death” - located at Palazzo Albatelli in Palermo - was the starting point for three different artists: Michele Ciacciofera, Alessandro Zuek Simonetti and Gerardo Sineri. It provided an opportunity for all three to question the meaning of death in today’s world. All three artists are using different media to illustrate their unique perspective, such as painting, photography and sculpture. Common to all artists is their reflection on the timeliness and fragility of beauty,  and their desire to preserve and protect beauty in the face of death. Their works question how we deal with death in our everyday lives, whether as prisoner in the case of Ciacciofera or as a victim of war with Sineri.

MICHELE CIACCIOFERA, untitled
(from triumph of the death series)

The Triumph of Death, Palazzo Abatellis - Galleria Regionale della Sicilia
Artist unknown, dated around 1446

Epicentro art is pleased to cooperate with our Italian partners on this show:

Regione Siciliana
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell'Identità siciliana
Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell'Identità siciliana
Servizio Museografico

Assessore Dott. Sebastiano Missineo
Direttore Generale Arch. Gesualdo Campo
Dirigente del Servizio Arch Stefano Biondo

In collaboration with
Italienisches Kulturinstitut Berlin

Associate sponsor
Aziende Vitivinicole Miceli, Veltins, Martini

Gerado Sineri

Gerado Sineri


Michele Ciacciofera


Allessandro Zueck Simonetti, Michele Ciacciofera, Gerado Sineri