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Contemporary Sicilian Art
Two artists, Salvatore Fiume (1915-97) and Renato Guttuso (1911-87), mark Sicily's con-
temporary art scene. Guttuso's masterful 1974 painting of the Vucciria market is one of Si-
cily's most impressive contemporary art works. The arresting, vibrant colours are the
product of the artist's innovative approach - he used crumbled bricks to produce the reds,
and burnt wood and candles for the black strokes. It hangs at the Museo dell'Inquisizione
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in Palermo.
The best place for a shot in the arm on what's currently going on in Sicily's art world is
Favara's Farm Cultural Park (
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, where provocative art and social activism go
hand in hand and serve art's great purpose - to try to make a real change.
