November 2025 Contemporary Art Exhibitions Across Italy

Several significant contemporary art exhibitions are currently on view across Italy during November 2025. At Palazzo Reale in Milan, a major retrospective of Leonora Carrington is presented until January 11, 2026, featuring over 60 works including paintings, drawings, photographs, and archival materials spanning her career from England to Italy and Mexico. The exhibition highlights her multidisciplinary practice and feminist perspective. In Rome, Urs Fischer's 'After Nature' exhibition at Gagosian Gallery runs until November 22, 2025, featuring site-specific works including wall pieces exploring dust and light, and the 'Body' sculpture referencing art historical figures with contemporary camouflage elements. Admission is free. At Gallerie d'Italia in Vicenza, Mexican photographer Cristina Mittermeier presents 'La grande saggezza' until February 15, 2026, with approximately 80 photographs, including previously unseen works, exploring human-nature relationships and environmental themes in collaboration with National Geographic. The Pinacoteca Agnelli in Turin hosts the first Italian retrospective of American painter Alice Neel until April 6, 2026, featuring seven decades of portraiture that documents social and personal narratives. In Parma, Stefano Arienti's 'Coltivazioni Erbacee' at Palazzo Marchi continues until December 14, showcasing manipulated books and paper works that explore themes of time, regeneration, and tactile knowledge. These exhibitions represent diverse contemporary practices across multiple Italian cities during the autumn season.