Hauser & Wirth<\/a> has announced plans for its Mediterranean expansion with a new gallery in Palermo, Sicily. The 18th location by the art powerhouse, the upcoming gallery also marks its first permanent foray into Italy.<\/p>\nThe new gallery will take shape inside the storied Palazzo Forcella De Seta, the neo-Gothic landmark perched on Palermo\u2019s waterfront. Built in the mid-19th century for the Marquis Forcella, the palace has played home Galleria Mediterranea, the city\u2019s first private art gallery, from 1937 to 1940, a 1950s \u201cgambling den\u201d and the Administrative Justice Council. More recently, it served as a venue for the Manifesta 12 biennial in 2018.\n<\/p>\n
Hauser & Wirth president Iwan Wirth confirmed the acquisition last week, calling the project both an artistic and architectural commitment. \u201cIt is an honor and a privilege to have this opportunity to restore a site of such profound significance and beauty,\u201d he said, adding that the gallery aims to build \u201ca new arts destination in a place renowned for cultural exchange throughout the centuries.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
According to early details, approximately 21,000 square feet of the building were placed on the market, including the main floor \u2014 soon to become a primary exhibition space \u2014 along with two wings and a separate structure earmarked for offices.\n<\/p>\n
While full programming and renovation plans have yet to be announced, the Palermo project builds on the contemporary mega-gallery\u2019s development of historic cultural cites, following initiatives in Somerset, England, Menorca, Span and downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary Swiss mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth will open its 18th outpost in Palermo, Sicily The upcoming gallery will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-183051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}