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Cortile Maqueda, interno del palazzo Reale dei Normanni

- il primo mattoncino è il più ar- che non fu solo culturale ma che giving uniqueness to her works. O’Tama’s
duo da buttare giù; O’Tama riuscì abbracciò l’intera sua esistenza, presence in the capital merged the ex-
a rompere gli schemi e aprì la via per espressa sua ultima volontà pression of two artistic worlds so different
all’innovazione. Oggi la Fonda- O’Tama stabilì che parte delle sue from each other and so jealous of their
zione Federico II vuole rendere ceneri riposassero nella tomba di being. By making them talk, he brought
omaggio ad una donna artista famiglia al cimitero dei Rotoli di them to a level of innovation that would
break down the barriers raised by creat-
che va considerata palermitana, Palermo, divise ed unite da quel- ing a bridge between the two island cul-
allorché cittadina del mondo». le che riposano sul suolo giappo- tures. The Italian one implemented those
A sigillo di questo sincretismo nese. decorative canons and that chromatic
lightness typical of distant and threat-
ening oriental art; at the same time, he
La Fondazione Federico II presenta l’inedita mostra sull’artista giapponese
che visse a palermo dal 1882 al 1933. dal 7 dicembre 2019 al 6 aprile 2020 al gave Japanese art, which preferred purely
Palazzo Reale decorative compositions, perspective and
shadows hitherto unknown. The exhibi-
tion, organized in Palermo by the Federico
II foundation under the patronage of the
Japanese Embassy in Italy, entitled “Mi-
gration of styles” has 101 works. «When a
wall is knocked down - to quote the words
spoken by Patrizia Monterosso, gener-
al manager of the Foundation - the first
brick is the most difficult to knock down;
O’Tama managed to break the mold and
opened the way to innovation. Today
the Federico II Foundation wants to pay
homage to a female artist who must be
considered Palermo, as well as a citizen of
the world ». To seal this syncretism which
was not only cultural but which embraced
her entire existence, by express last will
O’Tama established that part of her ash-
es rested in the family grave at the Rotoli
cemetery in Palermo, divided and united
by those resting on Japanese soil.

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