{"id":5512,"date":"2026-05-13T10:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.txtilezine.com\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:22:43","slug":"parnassus-by-letia-letizia-cariello-at-gam-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.txtilezine.com\/en\/parnassus-by-letia-letizia-cariello-at-gam-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"PARNASSUS BY LETIA \u2013 LETIZIA CARIELLO AT GAM MILAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Through July 5, 2026, GAM Galleria d\u2019Arte Moderna presents \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2 Parnassus<\/em>, a new site-specific installation by LETIA – Letizia Cariello, on view in the museum\u2019s historic Sala del Parnaso. The project marks the first public museum presentation in Milan of the artist\u2019s work, developed in the city where she has lived and worked since her formative years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calendario del navigante<\/em>, dettaglio – ricamo con filo d’oro e scrittura a inchiostro su lenzuolo intelaiato\u00a0 2025 Courtesy l’Artista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The installation takes the form of a large, lightweight architectural structure in golden aluminum: an open framework that can be visually crossed from every angle, conceived in constant dialogue with the room\u2019s neoclassical setting and the garden visible through the villa\u2019s windows. More than a self-contained sculpture, the work functions as a mental and perceptual space, suspended between domestic dimension and symbolic construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LETIA – Letizia Cariello working on \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03bf\u0301\u03c2 GAM- Milano foto Michele Nastasi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

For years, Cariello\u2019s practice has focused on themes of time, energy, and the relationship between inner space and physical space. In \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> Parnassus<\/em>, these elements converge in an environmental installation that invites visitors to continuously shift their perspective. The transparency of the structure and the lightness of its form become tools for reflecting on the possibility of making time visible through matter, light, and movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calendario Vento <\/em>, dettaglio – scrittura a inchiostro, frammenti di vegetali e rami essiccati – pittura oro e ricamo su lenzuolo intelaiato, 25-26, Courtesy l’Artista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The installation incorporates several recurring elements from the artist\u2019s visual language, including rotating calendars mounted on circular frames and a suspended globe made from screen-printed wallpaper and dried roses collected from the GAM garden. Constructed with thin curved wooden ribs and completed by an oversized hanging tassel, the globe introduces a visual tension between geometric order and organic deviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work was conceived in close relation to the Sala del Parnaso itself, dominated by the 1811 ceiling fresco by Andrea Appiani, the artist\u2019s final masterpiece. Dedicated to Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, the fresco is considered one of the defining works of Italian Neoclassicism and here becomes a direct counterpart to Cariello\u2019s contemporary intervention. The artist also revisits the etymological origin of the word \u201cParnassus,\u201d linking it to the ancient Anatolian root parna<\/em>, meaning \u201chouse\u201d or \u201cdwelling,\u201d reinforcing the idea of the installation as both inhabitable space and mental passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music also plays a central role in Cariello\u2019s practice. On May 21, the Sala del Parnaso will host a concert by Le Dimore del Quartetto<\/em>, conceived not as a side event but as an extension of the installation itself. Performed in two public sets, the concert will allow visitors to move freely through the space while sound and architecture reshape the perception of the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calendario Vento<\/em> , dettaglio – scrittura a inchiostro, frammenti di vegetali e rami essiccati – pittura oro e ricamo su lenzuolo intelaiato, 25-26, Courtesy l’Artista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The musical program will connect neoclassical references with contemporary reflections on time and infinity, pairing compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven with the immersive dimension of the installation. In this way, \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> Parnassus<\/em> expands its nature as an experiential environment, transforming the gallery into a kind of resonant chamber where visual perception, memory, and listening coexist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Letizia Cariello<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by Silvana Editoriale, featuring critical essays focused on the artist\u2019s research and on the relationship between artwork, architecture, and museum space. Opening hours, Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5:30 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through July 5, 2026, GAM Galleria d\u2019Arte Moderna presents \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2 Parnassus, a new site-specific installation by LETIA – Letizia Cariello, on view in the museum\u2019s historic Sala del Parnaso. The project marks the first public museum presentation in Milan of the artist\u2019s work, developed in the city where she has lived and worked since her formative years. The installation takes the form of a large, lightweight architectural structure in golden aluminum: an open framework that can be visually crossed from every angle, conceived in constant dialogue with the room\u2019s neoclassical setting and the garden visible through the villa\u2019s windows. More than a self-contained sculpture, the work functions as a mental and perceptual space, suspended between domestic dimension and symbolic construction. For years, Cariello\u2019s practice has focused on themes of time, energy, and the relationship between inner space and physical space. In \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2 Parnassus, these elements converge in an environmental installation that invites visitors to continuously shift their perspective. The transparency of the structure and the lightness of its form become tools for reflecting on the possibility of making time visible through matter, light, and movement. The installation incorporates several recurring elements from the artist\u2019s visual language, including rotating calendars mounted on circular frames and a suspended globe made from screen-printed wallpaper and dried roses collected from the GAM garden. Constructed with thin curved wooden ribs and completed by an oversized hanging tassel, the globe introduces a visual tension between geometric order and organic deviation. The work was conceived in close relation to the Sala del Parnaso itself, dominated by the 1811 ceiling fresco by Andrea Appiani, the artist\u2019s final masterpiece. Dedicated to Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, the fresco is considered one of the defining works of Italian Neoclassicism and here becomes a direct counterpart to Cariello\u2019s contemporary intervention. The artist also revisits the etymological origin of the word \u201cParnassus,\u201d linking it to the ancient Anatolian root parna, meaning \u201chouse\u201d or \u201cdwelling,\u201d reinforcing the idea of the installation as both inhabitable space and mental passage. Music also plays a central role in Cariello\u2019s practice. On May 21, the Sala del Parnaso will host a concert by Le Dimore del Quartetto, conceived not as a side event but as an extension of the installation itself. Performed in two public sets, the concert will allow visitors to move freely through the space while sound and architecture reshape the perception of the work. The musical program will connect neoclassical references with contemporary reflections on time and infinity, pairing compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven with the immersive dimension of the installation. In this way, \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2 Parnassus expands its nature as an experiential environment, transforming the gallery into a kind of resonant chamber where visual perception, memory, and listening coexist. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by Silvana Editoriale, featuring critical essays focused on the artist\u2019s research and on the relationship between artwork, architecture, and museum space. Opening hours, Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5:30 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[536],"class_list":["post-5512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibitions","tag-letizia-cariello-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t