Parma Exhibition 'LEI' Explores Women's Presence in Art but Absence from History

Fatti principali

• Exhibition 'LEI. Ritratti di donne, da Van Gogh a Modigliani e oltre' runs at Palazzo del Governatore in Parma until March 8, 2027.
• The show is timed to the 80th anniversary of women's suffrage in Italy; 1946 marked a turning point for Italian women's political citizenship.
• It is promoted by Renata Cristina Mazzantini and curated by Cesare Biasini Selvaggi.
• The exhibition results from a collaboration between the Comune di Parma and the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GNAMC) in Rome.
• It follows a previous Parma exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Balla.
• The project is part of GNAMC's 'Museo migrante' initiative, which circulates the national collection.
• Seven thematic sections structure the show, including woman as ideal, as enigma, autonomous posture, body and face, intimacy and fragility, and voice and denunciation.
• Works on view include pieces by Modigliani, Wildt, Boccioni, Cagnaccio di San Pietro, Dora Maar, Martha Stettler, Francesca Woodman, Sironi, Pascali, Guttuso, De Nittis, Hayez, Cremona, and Valerio Adami.
• A portrait of Palma Bucarelli by Alberto Savinio opens the exhibition route.
• Women artists in the show include Antonietta Raphaël, Dora Maar, Francesca Woodman, Vanessa Beecroft, and Marinella Senatore.
• The exhibition prompted new research and acquisitions for the GNAMC collection.
• Public programs include under-25 visits, school activities, and family workshops.