Genoa Celebrates Centenary of Montale's 'Ossi di Seppia' with Photo Exhibition
The Palazzo Ducale in Genoa is hosting a photography exhibition titled 'Meriggiare pallido e assorto. Eugenio Montale: 100 images for the 100 years of Ossi di Seppia.' This event celebrates the centenary of Eugenio Montale's debut poetry collection, released in 1925. Curated by Ilaria Bonacossa, Paolo Verri, and Michela Murialdo, the exhibit features 99 photographs by artists including Iole Carollo, Anna Positano, and Delfino Sisto Legnani, alongside a notable portrait of Montale by Ugo Mulas. The exhibition, exploring themes of nature and historical change, is open until June 29, 2025, at Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 9.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: 'Meriggiare pallido e assorto. Eugenio Montale: 100 immagini per i 100 anni di Ossi di Seppia'
- Venue: Palazzo Ducale, Genoa
- Dates: until June 29, 2025
- Curators: Ilaria Bonacossa, Paolo Verri, Michela Murialdo
- Photographers: Iole Carollo, Anna Positano, Delfino Sisto Legnani
- Includes 99 new photographs and one portrait by Ugo Mulas
- Commemorates 100 years since publication of 'Ossi di Seppia' (1925)
- Montale was born in Genoa in 1896 and died in Milan in 1981
Entities
Artists
- Eugenio Montale
- Iole Carollo
- Anna Positano
- Delfino Sisto Legnani
- Ugo Mulas
- Ilaria Bonacossa
- Paolo Verri
- Michela Murialdo
- Valentina Muzi
Institutions
- Palazzo Ducale
- Domus
- Abitare
- Vogue Italia
- Mousse Magazine
- Kaleidoscope
- The New York Times
- La Repubblica
- Corriere della Sera
- Biennale di Venezia
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Triennale di Milano
- Chicago Architecture Biennale
- Manifesta 12
- Museo MAXXI
- London College of Communication
- Università degli Studi di Genova
- Unseen Photo Fair
- Camera Torino
- Cornell University
- MAO di Ljubljana
- Museo Archeologico Antonio Salinas
- Museo Regionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Palermo
- ICCD – Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione
- Artribune
Locations
- Genoa
- Italy
- Milan
- Palazzo Ducale
- Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 9
- Palermo
- Pozzolengo
- London
- Venice
- Chicago
- Turin
- Ljubljana
- Rome