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EXPOSED Festival: 9 Must-See Photography Shows in Turin

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

The inaugural EXPOSED photography festival in Turin is set to take place throughout May 2024, offering a range of talks, screenings, and exhibitions. Max Pinckers will showcase 'State of Emergency' at Palazzo Madama, focusing on Mau Mau veterans, with curation by Salvatore Vitale. At Gallerie d'Italia, visitors can explore Cristina Mittermeier's 'La grande saggezza' in collaboration with National Geographic, alongside Simone C. Niquille's 'Beauty and The Beep'. The exhibition 'Expanded', curated by Marcella Beccaria and Elena Volpato, spans Castello di Rivoli, OGR, and GAM, featuring works by Ugo Mulas and others. Dongkyun Vak's 'Heatwave' is on display at CAMERA, while Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo hosts five exhibitions. Fondazione Merz presents 'Sacro è', and Museo Nazionale del Cinema pays tribute to Tonino De Bernardi with a retrospective. Additionally, Museo Ettore Fico's 'Afrika Now' showcases African and Guadeloupean artists.

Key facts

  • EXPOSED is a new photography festival in Turin, running throughout May 2024.
  • Max Pinckers' exhibition at Palazzo Madama documents Mau Mau veterans and British colonial legacy in Kenya.
  • Cristina Mittermeier's show at Gallerie d'Italia is in collaboration with National Geographic.
  • Simone C. Niquille's video at Gallerie d'Italia explores human-robot coexistence.
  • The 'Expanded' exhibition spans Castello di Rivoli, OGR, and GAM, curated by Marcella Beccaria and Elena Volpato.
  • Dongkyun Vak's 'Heatwave' at CAMERA won the Vontobel A New Gaze prize.
  • Felix Gonzalez-Torres's 'Untitled' (1991) at Pinacoteca Agnelli memorializes his partner's death from HIV.
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo hosts five shows including Danielle McKinney's first Italian solo.
  • Fondazione Merz's 'Sacro è' includes a screening of Pasolini's 'Teorema'.
  • Tonino De Bernardi's retrospective at Museo Nazionale del Cinema includes digital preservation of his films.
  • Museo Ettore Fico's 'Afrika Now' features five artists of African and Guadeloupean origin.

Entities

Artists

  • Max Pinckers
  • Cristina Mittermeier
  • Simone C. Niquille
  • Ugo Mulas
  • Remo Salvadori
  • Mario Cresci
  • Nanda Vigo
  • Mimmo Jodice
  • Luigi Ghirri
  • Dongkyun Vak
  • Robert Capa
  • Gerda Taro
  • Arianna Arcara
  • Antonio Ottomanelli
  • Roselena Ramistella
  • Felix Gonzalez-Torres
  • Sarah Lucas
  • Anna Gaskell
  • Larry Johnson
  • Sherrie Levine
  • Tracey Moffatt
  • Collier Schorr
  • Wolfgang Tillmans
  • Danielle McKinney
  • Kodwo Eshun
  • Anjalika Sagar
  • Mohammed Sami
  • Diana Anselmo
  • Franco Arminio
  • Tiphaine Calmettes
  • Matilde Cassani
  • Giuseppe Di Liberto
  • Lena Kuzmich
  • Quỳnh Lâm
  • Tommy Malekoff
  • Lorenzo Montinaro
  • GianMarco Porru
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Tonino De Bernardi
  • Giulietta De Bernardi
  • Bouvy Enkobo
  • Victor Fotso Nyie
  • Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux
  • Salifou Lindou
  • James Mishio
  • Salvatore Vitale
  • Marcella Beccaria
  • Elena Volpato
  • Giangavino Pazzola
  • Giulia Turconi
  • Ross (Felix Gonzalez-Torres's partner)
  • Francesco Manacorda
  • Ulay
  • Gilbert & George
  • Gianfranco Gorgoni
  • Jacopo Benassi
  • Kalina Pulit
  • Lebohang Kganye

Institutions

  • EXPOSED
  • Palazzo Madama – Museo Civico d'Arte Antica
  • Gallerie d'Italia – Intesa Sanpaolo
  • National Geographic
  • Castello di Rivoli
  • OGR – Officine Grandi Riparazioni
  • GAM – Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Torino
  • CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia
  • Vontobel
  • Pinacoteca Agnelli – La Pista 500
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Fondazione Merz
  • Museo Nazionale del Cinema
  • Cinema Massimo
  • Museo Ettore Fico
  • Artribune
  • Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
  • OGR Torino
  • GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
  • Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT
  • Palazzo Madama
  • Palazzo Birago
  • Camera di Commercio
  • Gallerie d'Italia
  • Museo del Risorgimento
  • Palazzo Carignano
  • The Phair

Locations

  • Turin
  • Italy
  • Palazzo Madama, Piazza Castello, Turin
  • Gallerie d'Italia, Piazza S. Carlo, 156, Turin
  • Castello di Rivoli, Piazzale Mafalda di Savoia, 2, Rivoli
  • OGR, Corso Castelfidardo, 22, Turin
  • GAM, Via Magenta, 31, Turin
  • CAMERA, Via delle Rosine, 18, Turin
  • Pinacoteca Agnelli, Via Nizza, 230, Turin
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Via Modane, 16, Turin
  • Fondazione Merz, Via Limone, 24, Turin
  • Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Via Montebello, 20, Turin
  • Museo Ettore Fico, Via Francesco Cigna, 114, Turin
  • Brussels
  • Belgium
  • Kenya
  • Mexico City
  • Mexico
  • Switzerland
  • Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
  • South Korea
  • Sicily
  • Puglia
  • Valle d'Aosta
  • Cuba
  • United States
  • Iraq
  • Guadeloupe
  • Chivasso
  • Castello di Rivoli
  • Rivoli
  • OGR Torino
  • GAM
  • Palazzo Madama
  • CAMERA
  • Palazzo Birago
  • Cinema Massimo
  • Gallerie d'Italia
  • Palazzo Carignano
  • Museo del Risorgimento

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