The exhibition ‘Occhi sulla città’ (2025) opened at the Museo della Moda – Fondazione Mondragone, Naples, curated by Cynthia Penna. On the 2500th anniversary of the birth of the Neapolitan capital, the exhibition showcases the multiple layers of the city’s history, its irrepressible power of attraction and its voracious viscerality. Artistic director Cynthia Penna, from the Art 1307 Cultural Institution in Naples and Los Angeles, explains: “It consists of 58 works by 11 international artists whom we invited to be resident artists. Over a period of approximately four years, each artist was invited to reside in Naples for a month or a month and a half and to photograph the city. Given that Naples is a city that is always open to innovation and inclusion, and with a special worldview, we wanted to break with stereotypes and convey the idea of a highly cultural city, with multiple facets from a historical, archaeological and artistic perspective, and above all, with a vision for the future.”

The participating artists are: Yuri Boyko (Ukraine/USA), Lawrence Fodor (USA), Robert Herman (USA), Linda Kunik (USA), Luigia Martelloni (Italy/USA), Hertha Miessner (Germany), Viviana Rasulo (Italy), Osceola Refetoff (Canada/USA), Claudio Santini (Italy/USA), Pilar Soberón (Spain) and Jane Szabó (USA)

Basque artist Pilar Soberón presented ‘Zirriborratu’ (2025): an artistic intervention project on the landscape of the Gulf of Naples coastline that takes the form of a series of photographs with intervention. The work brings to light her personal connection with the sea, revealing the invisible energy of the coastline and making a historical and cultural nod.

The exhibition was held at the Naples Fashion Museum – Fondazione Mondragone and its adjoining church in Piazzetta Mondragone, until 31 December 2025. Sponsored by Euskal Etxepare Institutua.

Museo della Moda – Fundación Mondragone, Naples

Curated by: Cynthia Penna ART1307 Cultural Institution

Grant: The Etxepare Basque Institute

2025.11. 8- 2025.12.31

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