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Exhibition

Between Tradition and Avant-Garde

Tra la Tradizione e le Avanguardie

  • 31 October – 7 November 2026
  • Lecce (LE)
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Description

Automatically translated from Italian.

In Lecce, in the spaces of the Fondazione Palmieri, the exhibition tells the story of the transition from traditional figuration to a new era of Salentine painting. The journey brings together 34 works by 22 artists and puts painting and sculpture in dialogue, with a look at the artistic transformations of the twentieth century and the openings towards the avant-garde.\n\nThe exhibition is hosted in the ancient 16th-century church of San Sebastiano, in Vico dei Sotterranei, and can be visited daily from October 31 to November 7, in the morning and late afternoon.

Original text in Italian

A Lecce, negli spazi della Fondazione Palmieri, la mostra racconta il passaggio dalla figurazione tradizionale a una nuova stagione della pittura salentina. Il percorso riunisce 34 opere di 22 artisti e mette in dialogo pittura e scultura, con uno sguardo alle trasformazioni artistiche del Novecento e alle aperture verso le avanguardie.

L’esposizione è ospitata nell’antica chiesa cinquecentesca di San Sebastiano, in vico dei Sotterranei, e si può visitare tutti i giorni dal 31 ottobre al 7 novembre, al mattino e nel tardo pomeriggio.

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