1 12 13 Bloom 2014 tilf 2015 Imprisoned in a courtyard just off the famous Fabbrica dei Cannoli, the In the background of Tarzanà Square you can fnd an interesting work done by a BALLARÒ capo female fgure represented by the Palermo artist Bloom hides from the combo of Como artists, Ema Jons and Tilf, that frames the entrance to a popular PALERMO view. Search it between the bars of the gates. night club. The two fgures, bleak as they are harmonic, interact with each other In Palermo, you can fnd the highest concentration Located around the axis of the historic market, this district for many years expanding over the entire wall. 2 2014 of street art close to the historic markets. Ballarò, has not been considered a relevant area for street art, perhaps due to the Collettivo fx 13 14 0 A sign says “questa piazza prima non c’era” (“this square was not the- Axel void 2011 Palermo together with Mercato del Capo, is still one of the 23 Piazza Corso Calatafimi fact that nightlife is not that common in this area. Nevertheless, thanks re before”) and it’s true: Piazzetta Mediterraneo has been renewed Garraffello Square is one of the main landmarks for the artists passing through Palermo. Street Art Map most active. With its noises, colors and distinctive Indipendenza to the work of Tutto e Niente, an artist from Palermo, and the project from scratch and set in an urban void. On one side the work of the Here, writing and erasing happen everyday so, together with some new work by Tadlock smells, it has been hosting several artists during the Inseminazioni Artistiche, you can now fnd a rich collection of art work. Collettivo FX represents an anti-racism scorecard with the faces of and K2M, some works defy time, as the installations of Uwe or the murals of the American “winners” and “losers”. Axel Void. Palermo is a city rich in art. Dominated by different civilizations, last few years. Walk along the side streets and visit Via Brasa Via E. Basile 0 14 15 2014 it has always borne witness to a multitude of cultures, styles and the bottom-up regenerated areas of Mediterraneo 3 2015 hopnn Julieta xlf Caracciolo Square, along with Garraffello Square, is one of the points and Ecce Homo squares. Set just behind the main nightlife street in Ballarò, not far from a big traditions. Palermo has always harmoniously displayed diversity, and where street art concentrates, and today it hosts memorable fshmongers. photo-poster of the French collective Dysturb, you can fnd one of the typical Inspired by the sea, the Florence artist Hopnn left some interesting pieces has captivated travelers thanks to its architecture, its food, its dialect piece of the Valencia artist Julieta XLF: a little girl with a fox. The old town and its art. Today, street art is also proof of this phenomenon. Zisa under the portico. Corso Re Ruggero has many of them. Palazzo dei Normanni Via Del Bastone 4 0 After a slow beginning to the graffti writing scene in the 80s and i 16 Via D’ossuna 2016 Street art is not only in the four city districts, but also g 2015 i Gio pistone u Vlo S. Mercurio S. Vlo 21 Knarf Via Dei Benedenttini L o 90s, the Sicilian capital became a much appreciated destination for o n r a After Mediterraneo Square, Ecce Homo Square was renewed as well. Thanks in other areas. At the Zisa district, well known for its Via Degli Emiri o i i lit a What does bombing mean? Vucciria is the best place to fnd it out. Here l o Piazza Piazza Del Parlamento p n g m i ia g t V i Porta E to the project SOS Ballarò you can admire the works of Sbrama, I Mangiatori Corso Alberto Amedeo ' s artists and their crews leave their marks piling them up. The most common Italian and international street artists starting in the early 2000s. This Arab-Norman castle, it has spread thanks to the l p Montalto Largo a r o C e i Cantieri Culturali Via Albergheria M. Gerbasi P e di Patate, Gab_el, SinMetro and Salvo Ligama, in addition to the colourful n e work is the one of the austrian crew IRGA IRGA with the signs of Knarf, l c opening of Cantieri Culturali, an interesting case e a a o was further augmented with pioneer events such as the Wallpaper i i P.Zza i g N V V D’ossuna s u ia fgure of the Rome artist Gio Pistone. Mafa and Freshmax. s E Castello V study of adaptive reuse of industrial archeology e V. Flippone r a Festival in 2009, which included participation from popular artists Piazza Della Vittoria Via Guccia i Della Zisa p i V (former Offcine Ducrot). V 22 0 C i ia Via Degli Emiri 5 Piazza Peranni n P 16 17 0 Ozmo, Pao, Sten + Lex and Lucamaleonte. The Wallz festival in Via Generale Cadorna i a 2014 2016 a l o i u lo Pang tutto e niente V P.zza M V G ili ia V A. Vanni ia ia Via Rua Formaggi contains many pieces: the colourful patterns of Idrami Animabili, 2012 brought together local and foreign artists, notably the American In the area of Sant’Anna al Capo Square it’s easy to fnd stencils of sacred N G V . Villa o W Via Papireto r hi m ta the chicken’s feet of Ricky Boy, the vase of Andrea Casciu and the two silhouettes of images or iconic characters on colourful backgrounds. They are part of the work of ke artist Axel Void together with some of the best Sicilian contemporary Bonanno a r Piazza Principe n n Via Vittorio Emanuele Via P. Fudduni Piazza di Camporeale the London artist Pang, which perfectly reproduce two walled-up arched openings. Tutto e Niente (which literally means “Everything and Nothing”), a Palermo artist i Via G. Di Cristina Via Dei Carrettiere V.Lo Pirriaturi Via Della Sfera a Della painters like De Grandi, Di Marco and Di Piazza. V.lo Pesacannone Via Del Noviziatois Memoria very active in this district. Balate Z Via Porta Di Castro Via Gianferrara Via Giancola ia V Thanks to the medieval confguration of the old city, made up of Via Via G Delle uglielmo 17 18 Il Buo no Piazza 6 2016 0 2016 Via M. Bonello Cappuccinelle Via Antonino Mongitore Antonino Via Via V. E. C215 Zolta small and narrow streets, and the open-mindedness of its citizens, Orlando Via C. Forlanin a Via Dell’ Incoronazione Via Quattro Coronati Via A. Vesalio t ot With the project Inseminazione Artistica (“Artistic Insemination”), the area Via Matteo Bonello 19 R In Via dell’Università you can fnd one of the signs of the work on Caravaggio na on Palermo has proven over time to be a perfect city for street artists. Decollato Piazza Via S. F.Sco Saverio Via Fastuca Via Gioamia next to Sant’Anna al Capo Square was marked by many artists. Among the- Cattedrale led by the famous French artist C215 with the stencil technique. His personal St. Anna Vicolo Lungo P.zza S. Giovanni Via P. Novelli Beyond events and projects, in fact, most of the works in the city V. S. Cristina Al Capo interpretation of “Boy with a Basket of Fruit” will certainly convince you to fnd the se are James Boy, BDN, Ache77, Leonardo Borri, and Naples artist Zolta, Via L. S. Villanueva S. L. Via Cortile Dei ò Via Gioeni V. M. Sclafani V.Lo Brugn Pellegrini 18 rest of the series. who made two big faces on a big cement wall at the back of the Square. grow individually and informally, often unoffcially commissioned Via Seggettieri V.Lo Carini by local people and almost never disrespectful of the places in Via Lagumina 17 7 18 19 2016 Via Ritiro S. Pietro Via C. Avolio P.zza M. F. Zingaro Via S. Bologna Salta G. Artale Via Beati cyop&kaf RMOGRL OTTANTUNOVENTI V.lo Dello Poali Baronio Piazza 20 Via Porta Carini which they arise. Street art in Palermo is located almost entirely in Via G. Majali P.zza N. 1 Figurative and abstract, spray and brushes, street art in Palermo ex- Colajanni Piazza Beati One of the oldest pieces in town, quite faded and hidden behind the bars of V.lo Degli Dei Biscottari Sett’ Angeli Paoli Corso Tukory Via Del Fondaco the four main areas of its center (Capo, Ballarò, Kalsa, Vucciria) V.lo Gallo Via S. Agata Alla Guilla Via Sedie Volanti Orfani a walled-up door near the GAM (Modern Art Gallery), is the one left from the presses itself in all of its forms. In the Capo you can fnd everything: Via Via G. Delle Via Zagara well known duo from Naples Cyop&Kaf. The artists also left some pieces in from the stencils of C215 to the decorations of the I mangiatori di and thrives around the small local cultural organizations such as 2 Colonne 24 Via Rosselli Via S. Via Del Protonotaro Patate and Tiaktical. the colourful geometries of the Florence artist Nicol Via Porta Di Castro the Vucciria area – don’t miss them! ò P.zza All’Albergheria Via G. Verga G. Via ExKarcere community center near the Massimo Theatre, and the Via Trappetazzo S. Marco RMOGRL 8120 are also very interesting. Via Saladino Via Judica Di San Vito Via Nasi Alla Guilla Alla Via Ss. 8 20 Tesauro self-managed library Booq near Piazza Marina.