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Anthony McCall's Solid Light Sculptures Illuminate Reggia di Venaria

exhibition · 2026-04-26

The Reggia di Venaria near Turin continues its collaboration with Tate London, presenting British artist Anthony McCall's (born 1946) light sculptures in the Baroque Citroniera di Juvarra. The exhibition 'Solid Lights', curated by Gregor Muir and Andrew de Brún from Tate Modern, runs until August 31, 2025. It features four key 'solid light works' including 'Line describing a cone' (1973), 'Doubling back' (2003), 'Face to face IV' (2013), and 'Split second mirror I' (2018), alongside earlier drawings and a video of the 1972 performance 'Landscape for Fire'. The show is part of the Reggia's 'Into the Light' program, a multi-year initiative exploring light through events, exhibitions, and installations until 2026. The program includes evening garden openings until August 30, multimedia projections by Davide Ferrario in dialogue with the Sala di Diana paintings, and future events such as the 'Lectio' lecture series in autumn and 'Luminographie' by Gaspare Di Caro during the Immaginaria festival at Christmas.

Key facts

  • Anthony McCall's 'Solid Lights' exhibition at Reggia di Venaria runs until August 31, 2025.
  • The show is curated by Gregor Muir and Andrew de Brún from Tate Modern.
  • Four installations are featured: 'Line describing a cone' (1973), 'Doubling back' (2003), 'Face to face IV' (2013), 'Split second mirror I' (2018).
  • The exhibition includes earlier works: geometric drawings from the 1960s-70s and a video of 'Landscape for Fire' (1972).
  • The Reggia di Venaria collaborates with Tate London, previously showing Turner, Constable, and Blake.
  • The 'Into the Light' program runs until 2026, including evening garden openings until August 30.
  • Davide Ferrario curates multimedia projections in the Sala di Diana.
  • Future events include 'Lectio' lectures in autumn and 'Luminographie' by Gaspare Di Caro during Immaginaria festival.

Entities

Artists

  • Anthony McCall
  • William Turner
  • John Constable
  • William Blake
  • Davide Ferrario
  • Gaspare Di Caro
  • Filippo Juvarra

Institutions

  • Reggia di Venaria
  • Tate
  • Tate Modern

Locations

  • St Paul's Cray
  • Turin
  • Venaria Reale
  • Citroniera di Juvarra
  • Galleria Grande
  • Cappella di Sant'Uberto
  • Sala di Diana
  • London

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