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Fondazione Olgiati presents 'Terre' exploring materiality in art from 1926 to 2014

exhibition · 2026-04-27

In Lugano, the Fondazione Olgiati is hosting 'Terre', an exhibition drawn from the Giancarlo and Danna Olgiati Collection, one of Europe's most important private collections of 20th-century Italian art. The show features 22 works created between 1926 and 2014, including pieces by Antoni Tàpies, Zoran Mušič, Arturo Martini, Max Ernst, and Enrico Prampolini. The exhibition focuses on the expressive qualities of materials, from earth tones to polymateric explosions. It runs in the space adjacent to the LAC museum, which remains closed due to pandemic restrictions. The collection includes 200 works on usufruct, with 76 donated to the institution. The exhibition is part of a series alternating between group and solo shows every six months.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Terre' at Fondazione Olgiati in Lugano
  • 22 works from 1926 to 2014
  • Artists include Tàpies, Mušič, Martini, Ernst, Prampolini
  • Part of Giancarlo and Danna Olgiati Collection
  • One of Europe's most important private collections of 20th-century Italian art
  • 200 works on usufruct, 76 donated
  • Adjacent to LAC museum, which is closed due to COVID-19
  • Exhibition series alternating group and solo shows every six months

Entities

Artists

  • Antoni Tàpies
  • Zoran Mušič
  • Arturo Martini
  • Max Ernst
  • Enrico Prampolini
  • Jean Dubuffet
  • Osvaldo Licini
  • Emilio Vedova
  • Alberto Burri
  • Eliseo Mattiacci
  • Anselm Kiefer
  • Franz West

Institutions

  • Fondazione Olgiati
  • Museo LAC
  • MASILugano
  • Fonte d'abisso

Locations

  • Lugano
  • Switzerland
  • Modena
  • Italy

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