10 Must-See Exhibitions in Italy for 2021
Artribune has curated a list of ten major exhibitions opening across Italy in 2021, spanning from Dante's 700th anniversary to contemporary retrospectives. Highlights include 'Un'epopea pop' at MAR in Ravenna (Sept 11–Jan 9, 2022) featuring works by Richard Long, Kiki Smith, and Edoardo Tresoldi's 'Sacral'. MAXXI in Rome celebrates its 10th anniversary with 'Una storia per il futuro' (Jan 28–Aug 4, 2021), designed by Inside-Outside. Palazzo Reale in Milan presents 'Le Signore dell'Arte' (Feb 5–Jun 6, 2021) with over 150 works by 34 female artists from the 16th–17th centuries. MANN and Madre in Naples collaborate on a Mediterranean-themed program, including 'I Gladiatori' from Mar 8. CAMERA in Turin hosts a Martin Parr retrospective on sport (autumn 2021), coinciding with ATP Finals. Castello di Rivoli dedicates 'A.B.O. THEATRON' to critic Achille Bonito Oliva (from May 17, 2021). Punta della Dogana in Venice presents 'Bruce Nauman. Contrapposto Studies' (Mar 21, 2021–Jan 9, 2022). GAMeC in Bergamo mounts 'Regina. Della Scultura' (Apr–Aug 2021), paralleling a Centre Pompidou show. MA*GA in Gallarate opens 'Impressionisti. Alle origini della modernità' (Mar 12–Sep 5, 2021) with 180 works. Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents 'American Art 1961-2001' (Mar 20–Jul 25, 2021), featuring 80 works from the Walker Art Center.
Key facts
- MAR in Ravenna hosts 'Un'epopea pop' for Dante's 700th anniversary from Sept 11, 2021 to Jan 9, 2022.
- MAXXI in Rome celebrates its 10th anniversary with 'Una storia per il futuro' from Jan 28 to Aug 4, 2021.
- Palazzo Reale in Milan presents 'Le Signore dell'Arte' from Feb 5 to Jun 6, 2021, featuring over 150 works by 34 female artists.
- MANN and Madre in Naples collaborate on a Mediterranean-themed program in 2021, including 'I Gladiatori' from Mar 8.
- CAMERA in Turin hosts a Martin Parr retrospective on sport in autumn 2021, coinciding with ATP Finals.
- Castello di Rivoli dedicates 'A.B.O. THEATRON' to Achille Bonito Oliva from May 17, 2021, sponsored by GUCCI.
- Punta della Dogana in Venice presents 'Bruce Nauman. Contrapposto Studies' from Mar 21, 2021 to Jan 9, 2022.
- GAMeC in Bergamo mounts 'Regina. Della Scultura' from Apr to Aug 2021, with a parallel show at Centre Pompidou.
- MA*GA in Gallarate opens 'Impressionisti. Alle origini della modernità' from Mar 12 to Sep 5, 2021, with 180 works.
- Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents 'American Art 1961-2001' from Mar 20 to Jul 25, 2021, with 80 works from Walker Art Center.
Entities
Artists
- Richard Long
- Kiki Smith
- Rä di Martino
- Elisa Montessori
- Tracey Emin
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Gilberto Zorio
- Edoardo Tresoldi
- Petra Blaisse
- Fede Galizia
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Lavinia Fontana
- Elisabetta Sirani
- Giovanna Garzoni
- Martin Parr
- Walter Guadagnini
- Monica Poggi
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Giulio Paolini
- Anne Imhof
- Bruce Nauman
- Carlos Basualdo
- Caroline Bourgeois
- Regina Cassolo Bracchi
- Christine Macel
- Karolina Lewandowska
- Firmin Girard
- Théodore Géricault
- Gustave Courbet
- Édouard Manet
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Claude Monet
- Paul Cézanne
- Paul Gauguin
- Giovanni Boldini
- Giuseppe De Nittis
- Jasper Johns
- Donald Judd
- Barbara Kruger
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Kerry James Marshall
- Cindy Sherman
- Kara Walker
- Andy Warhol
- Vincenzo de Bellis
- Arturo Galansino
Institutions
- MAR – Museo d’Arte della Città di Ravenna
- MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
- Inside-Outside
- Palazzo Reale di Milano
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN)
- Fondazione Donnaregina per le arti contemporanee/Museo Madre
- CAMERA
- Lavazza
- Magnum Photos
- Castello di Rivoli
- CRRI
- GUCCI
- Artissima
- Punta della Dogana
- Pinault Collection
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- GAMeC Galleria d’Arte Moderna e contemporanea di Bergamo
- Centre Pompidou
- Museo MA*GA Gallarate
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Walker Art Center
- Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi
- Artribune
Locations
- Ravenna
- Italy
- Rome
- Milan
- Naples
- Turin
- Rivoli
- Venice
- Bergamo
- Gallarate
- Florence
- Minneapolis
- United States
- Indiana
- USA
- Epsom
- England
- Caggiano
- Mede
- Paris
- France