VINCENZO SCHILLACI

MOVIMENTO (perpetuo)

Curated by Luigi Gaspare Marcone

La Rocca Foundation, chaired by Ottorino La Rocca, is pleased to announce its next exhibition, MOVIMENTO (perpetuo) by Vincenzo Schillaci (Palermo, 1984), curated by Gaspare Luigi Marcone, scheduled from 27 January to 30 April 2026, with the opening on 24 January at 6 pm (press preview at 5 pm). Schillaci has exhibited in numerous public and private spaces in Italy and abroad, with solo and group shows that have firmly established him on the contemporary art scene.

This exhibition presents around 20 new works created specifically for the Foundation’s spaces, which will be redefined for the occasion. The works continue the artist’s long-standing research on the theme of movement, understood – in his words – as “any form of change”. Material and conceptual stratification is one of the generative principles of his painting and underlies the exhibition layout. A crucial part of the project is dedicated to reflection on the generative act of the work, that uncertain moment when an image begins to emerge.

MOVIMENTO (perpetuo) will be accompanied by a catalogue published by Allemandi, together with a Public Program of meeting offering in-depth analyses. Guided tours for schools are also planned.

Biography

Vincenzo Schillaci’s artistic practice is a rigorous exploration of the very essence of painting — its language, its materials and the subtle intertwining of the visible and the invisible. His work investigates the mechanisms of perception and the transmission of memory, examining how images are constructed, deconstructed and reinterpreted over time. Schillaci overlays a combination of materials — bronze, plaster, pigments, inks, marble dust, etc. — evoking a metaphorical stratification of time. These materials are not used merely for their aesthetic qualities, but as a means of questioning the permanence of form and the instability of meaning. Far from pure abstraction, his paintings act as resonant surfaces, where fragments of a possible representation emerge and dissolve. In his work, colour is not simply a formal element: it becomes a field of convergence, in which the material and immaterial, the historical and conceptual collide. Schillaci’s approach often draws on art history, while also engaging with broader philosophical and sociological reflections. His practice challenges traditional structures, transforming the pictorial surface into a space for investigation — of time, memory and the elusive nature of visual language itself.

Vincenzo Schillaci (1984, Palermo, Italy) lives and works in Rome. Recent solo shows include: Galerie Rolando Anselmi (Rome, 2025; Berlin, 2020), Operativa Arte Contemporanea (Rome, 2018, 2016), Untitled Association (Berlin, 2018), Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea (Milan, 2018), Komplot (Brussels, 2014), Cripta 747 (Turin, 2013), Gum Studio (Turin, 2013).  Selection of group shows: Clipper Cuts, curated by Sara Torcato, Varkensmarkt 30/G3 (Brussels, 2024), Panorama, Italics (L’Aquila, 2023), Stazionari altrove, Otto Gallery (Bologna, 2023), About Painting III, Galerie Rolando Anselmi (Rome, 2023), Personal Showcase, Galerie Rolando Anselmi (Rome, 2023), Galerie Rolando Anselmi (Rome, 2023, 2020; Berlin, 2019), Castello San Basilio (Pisticci, 2019), Galleria Giorgio Galotti (Turin, 2018), Palazzo Mazzarino (Palermo, 2018), Operativa Arte Contemporanea (Rome, 2017, 2013), Galleria Francesco Pantaleone (Palermo, 2016), Museo Mandralisca (Cefalù, 2015), L’A Project Space (Palermo, 2013, 2012, 2011), Fondation Antoine De Galbert (Paris, 2012), C.o.C.A center of contemporary arts (Modica, 2011)

Vincenzo Schillaci is represented by Galerie Rolando Anselmi – Rome.

Photo credit

Vincenzo Schillaci
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Phantàsma#49
CHE OGGI CI SFUGGE
2025
lime, plaster, quartz paste, marble powder, inks, pigments, spray paint, marble finishing on board,160 x 200 cm.

Courtesy Fondazione La Rocca / Galerie Rolando Anselmi

Photo by Sebastiano Luciano