Simóndi Gallery Reopens in Turin with 'Inspira. Trattieni. Espira. Capitolo I'
Galleria Simóndi has reopened at Palazzo Scaglia di Verrua in Turin, featuring the group exhibition titled 'Inspira. Trattieni. Espira. Capitolo I.' The gallery now boasts a view of an internal courtyard, highlighting themes of nature and perception. Simóndi continues to assert its significance within the Italian art landscape, exploring issues such as environmental change, conflict, migration, and political structures. Notable pieces include 'And so we were told' (2020) by Fatma Bucak, 'Displacement' (2024) and 'Fuxsia Flag' (2024) by Laura Pugno, and 'Fili Continui' (2025) by Giulia Iacolutti. Additional contributors are Eva Frapiccini, Paola De Pietri, Victoria Stoian, Emily Jacir, Botto&Bruno, Chiara Baima Poma, and Morigen Yan. Francesca Simondi connects historical context with emerging trends.
Key facts
- Galleria Simóndi reopens in Turin at Palazzo Scaglia di Verrua with the project 'Inspira. Trattieni. Espira. Capitolo I.'
- The gallery's new space overlooks an internal courtyard with nature, frescoes and slowed light rather than the street.
- The reopening follows a summer-long phase of change and reaffirms Simóndi's vocation as a research space in the Italian and Turin art scenes.
- The exhibition's title refers to breathing as a way of traversing space with greater presence.
- Themes include environmental transformation, conflict, migration, borders and political and social systems.
- Roberto Casti presents the performance 'The Outsider'; ceramics feature works by Francesca Ferreri, Marguerite Kahrl and Flaminia Veronesi.
- Fatma Bucak's 'And so we were told' (2020) shows three photographs of ink washed from newspapers that did not report the 2016 Cizre massacre in Turkey.
- Emily Jacir, Golden Lion winner at the 2007 Venice Biennale, shows 'Shuweiki Hypermarket' alongside Botto&Bruno's 'Eterni Ritorni I' (2024).
- Chiara Baima Poma presents 'Il bue idealista' (2026) and Morigen Yan presents 'Un dialogo' (2026).
Entities
Artists
- Francesca Simondi
- Roberto Casti
- Francesca Ferreri
- Marguerite Kahrl
- Flaminia Veronesi
- Fatma Bucak
- Laura Pugno
- Giulia Iacolutti
- Eva Frapiccini
- Paola De Pietri
- Victoria Stoian
- Emily Jacir
- Botto&Bruno
- Chiara Baima Poma
- Morigen Yan
- Paola de Pietri
- Francesca Simóndi
- Lorenzo Gastaldi
Institutions
- Galleria Simóndi
- Palazzo Scaglia di Verrua
- Biennale di Venezia
- Segnonline
- Simóndi
- Artissima
- segnonline.it
- Rivista Segno
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Cizre
- Turkey
- Venice
- Palazzo Scaglia di Verrua
- via della Rocca
- Torino
- Italia
- Turchia
- Venezia
Sources
- Rivista Segno —
- segnonline —
- Artslife —