Italy is always at the forefront of cultural exhibitions, and this year is no exception. We take a look at the best autumn art exhibitions in Italy starting in September 2023.
What: American Beauty
When: 13th September to 21st January
Where: Padua, Altinate – San Gaetano cultural centre
American Beauty is the name of a wonderful red rose created in France, which, exported to the United States, has become the most widespread on the North American continent. A selection of 130 works is presented that tell the lights and shadows of the USA.
What: Liu Bolin. Hiding in Florence
When: until 18th September
Where: Arms room of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
Liu Bolin is famous for his mimetic performances, so much so that he is nicknamed the ” invisible man “. After carefully painting his body, he stands motionless like a living sculpture, blending perfectly with the context behind him.
What: Milan Photo Festival
When: September 15th to October 31st
Where: Various locations, Milan
Dedicated to photography as a civil commitment, the 18th edition of Photofestival hosts exhibitions featuring renowned photographers and newcomers.
What: Chagall. The colour of dreams
When: September 30th to February 13th, 2024
Where: Candiani cultural centre, Mestre
The exhibition intends to investigate the revolutionary scope of Chagall’s art as the painting of dreams and as the triumph of the creative imagination. Chagall’s fantastical journey takes place through twentieth-century art and is divided into six sections.
What: Lorenzo Mattotti. Stories, rhythms, movements
When 14th September to 25th January, 2024
Where: Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia
Music, cinema and dance – the three worlds that have most influenced Mattotti’s work – are explored and explored in depth in the exhibition, highlighting the artist’s unmistakable style and his ability to break the boundaries between genres and languages, between techniques and styles.
Uffizi Galleries – Don’t miss these exhibitions ending soon
There’s still the chance to catch these exhibitions at Uffizi Galleries. Not just based in Florence, the Uffizi Diffusi scheme sees exhibitions travel around Italy.
What: The Ceramics of Montelupo and the Uffizi. A gallery of comparisons
When: Until 1st October
Where: Museo della Ceramica di Montelupo
Montelupo first made a name for itself as a leading center for the manufacture of ceramics as long ago as the late 13th century.
The numerous examples of such items include plates with the papal arms of Leo loaned to the exhibition by the Uffizi Galleries. A comparison between the splendid miniature and the ceramics bearing the Medici crest points to the close tie of patronage binding the workshops of Montelupo to the rulers of Florence.
What: Filippo Lippi in the Valdelsa
When: Until 29th October
Where: Montespertoli, Museo d’Arte Sacra di San Piero in Mercato
The exhibition offers visitors an unprecedented opportunity to explore Filippo Lippi’s art in greater depth and to appreciate the way he modulated his handling of expression according to the context – narrative in the predella, devotional in the Madonna and Child.
What: Germana Marucelli (1903-83)
When: Until 24th September
Where: Museum of Costume and Fashion, Pitti Palace
An exhibition dedicated to the Florentine Germana Marucelli (1905-83), a forerunner of Made in Italy and creator of visionary fashion.
What: Raphael, The Madonna of the Canopy
When: Until 1st October
Where: Cathedral, Pescia
The great altarpiece, magnificent although unfinished, painted by Raphael at the end of his Florentine period, and part of the Palatine Gallery’s collection, is now on view in the Tuscan town of Pescia, in the church that had housed it for more than 150 years between the 16th and 17th centuries.
