Panorama Pozzuoli
From 10 to 14 September 2025, Pozzuoli hosts the fifth edition of “Panorama”, the distributed exhibition created by Italics, which each year roots itself in a unique territory. Following “Procida”, “Monopoli”, “L’Aquila” and “Monferrato”, and curated by Chiara Parisi, director of the Centre Pompidou-Metz, the project arrives in the Campi Flegrei, where art, myth and landscape have long been inseparable.
“Panorama Pozzuoli” unfolds as a continuous promenade across a layered landscape, guided by the theme of “divinisation”. Here, myth becomes geography, volcanoes shape the terrain, bradyseism marks its rhythm, and the divine is embedded in everyday life. The exhibition offers a physical and symbolic traversal, where artists and visitors engage with historical, geological and spiritual layers.
Far from a conventional exhibition format, “Panorama Pozzuoli” functions as a collaborative, open ecosystem, intertwining aesthetic experiences, participatory practices and shared knowledge, with the city acting as an active participant rather than a mere backdrop.
The route begins at the “Anfiteatro Flavio”, one of the largest Roman amphitheatres, continues through the terraced gardens of “Villa Avellino”, the “Cinema Sofia”, and both religious and civic spaces in the upper and lower city, including the “Chiesa di San Raffaele Arcangelo” and the “Chiesa del Purgatorio”. The heart of the exhibition is the “Rione Terra”, featuring the underground archaeological path, the “Duomo di San Procolo Martire”, the “Chiesa di San Liborio” and restored historic venues. The show also extends to the “Parco archeologico di Cuma”, one of the oldest colonies of Magna Graecia.
Among the works on display, “Senza titolo” (2003) by Maurizio Cattelan shows a child beating a drum, suspended between sky and sea. Simone Fattal explores the threshold between the human and eternal; Anish Kapoor interrogates the visible and invisible; Ugo Rondinone creates a site-specific work in dialogue with the ruins. Other key interactions include the “Anfiteatro” and Clarissa Baldassarri, and the volcano with Goshka Macuga.
Alongside historic figures such as Jannis Kounellis, Emilio Isgrò, Marino Marini and Gianni Colombo, the exhibition features iconic projects by Elmgreen & Dragset, Simon Starling, Michael Landy, as well as younger generations including Oliver Beer, Giusy Pirrotta, Damir Očko and Felix Shumba. The show also engages with ancient and modern masterpieces: Roman sculptures of the 2nd century AD, paintings by Luca Giordano, Luigi Primo and Matteo Bottigliero. Each artist contributes to a constellation spanning centuries, connecting baroque and contemporary languages and creating fertile interactions between past and present.
Key events include artist breakfasts, organised with the Fondazione Morra Greco, and activities with local schools, associations and community organisations. The project includes social inclusion initiatives, engaging young people from rehabilitation centres, the Nisida juvenile detention centre, and the women’s prison of Pozzuoli, in collaboration with Puteoli Sacra.
Main artists: Carlos Amorales, Yuri Ancarani, Clarissa Baldassarri, Oliver Beer, Maurizio Cattelan, Viviano Codazzi, Michelangelo Cerquozzi, Gianni Colombo, Fabrizio Corneli, Bram Demunter, Elmgreen & Dragset, Simone Fattal, Luca Giordano, Kevin Francis Gray, Sang A Han, Emilio Isgrò, Anish Kapoor, William Kentridge, Jannis Kounellis, Michael Landy, Goshka Macuga, Marino Marini, Gino Marotta, Mario Merz, Lawrence Weiner, and many others.
Participating galleries: A arte Invernizzi, Apalazzogallery, Alfonso Artiaco, Botticelli Antichità, Galleria Canesso, Car Gallery, Cardi Gallery, Carlo Orsi, Galleria Continua, Thomas Dane Gallery, Galleria Umberto Di Marino, Alessandra Di Castro, Galleria Tiziana Di Caro, Galleria Doris Ghetta, Galleria d’Arte Frediano Farsetti, Galleria Fonti, Galleria Fumagalli, Gagosian, Galleria dello Scudo, Giacometti Old Master Paintings, Gian Marco Casini Gallery, Kaufmann Repetto, Galleria Lia Rumma, Lunetta11, Magazzino, Massimo De Carlo, Mazzoleni London-Torino, Francesca Minini, Galleria Massimo Minini, ML Fine Art, Galleria Franco Noero, Galleria Alberta Pane, Giorgio Persano, Porcini, Richard Saltoun Gallery, Robilant+Voena, Thaddaeus Ropac, Secci, SpazioA, Studio Sales, Studio Trisorio, Tim Van Laere Gallery, Caterina Tognon, Tornabuoni Arte, Tucci Russo, Victoria Miro, Vistamare, Zero…
