92 Works Chronicle Italian 20th-Century Art at Padua's Museo Eremitani
The exhibition '900 italiano. Un secolo di arte' at Museo Eremitani in Padua presents 92 works spanning Italian art from Futurism to Transavanguardia, curated by Maria Teresa Benedetti and Francesca Villanti. Running until May 10, the show traces a linear narrative through major movements: Boccioni's titanic man, de Chirico's metaphysical silence, Morandi and Carrà's Magic Realism, Severini and Sironi's monumental classicism, Guttuso's realism, and the expressionist Scuola di Via Cavour. The second half features Licini's angel, Burri's torn sacks, Fontana's cuts, Isgrò's cancellations, and works from Forma, Italian Pop Art, Boetti and Paolini's Conceptual Art, Arte Povera, and Gruppo Enne. The journey ends with the return to figuration in Transavanguardia. Key loans include Giorgio Morandi's 1921 'Natura Morta' from the Giorgio Pulazza Collection.
Key facts
- Exhibition '900 italiano. Un secolo di arte' at Museo Eremitani, Padua
- 92 works by Italian artists from the 20th century
- Curated by Maria Teresa Benedetti and Francesca Villanti
- Runs until May 10
- Covers Futurism, Metaphysical art, Magic Realism, Primordialism, Monumentalism, Realism, Scuola di Via Cavour, Abstract art, Burri, Fontana, Isgrò, Forma, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Arte Povera, Gruppo Enne, Transavanguardia
- Includes Giorgio Morandi's 'Natura Morta' (1921) from Giorgio Pulazza Collection
- Features works by Boccioni, de Chirico, Savinio, Carrà, Severini, Sironi, Guttuso, Licini, Boetti, Paolini
- The show is structured as a linear chronological journey
Entities
Artists
- Umberto Boccioni
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Alberto Savinio
- Giorgio Morandi
- Carlo Carrà
- Gino Severini
- Mario Sironi
- Renato Guttuso
- Osvaldo Licini
- Alberto Burri
- Lucio Fontana
- Emilio Isgrò
- Alighiero Boetti
- Giulio Paolini
- Maria Teresa Benedetti
- Francesca Villanti
- Serena Tacchini
Institutions
- Museo Eremitani
- Artribune
- Giorgio Pulazza Collection
Locations
- Padua
- Italy