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Giacomo Balla Exhibition at Galleria Nazionale di Roma

exhibition · 2026-05-05

The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome presents 'Un’onda di luce', an exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Balla, featuring 35 paintings donated by his daughters Elica and Luce in 1984. The donation includes masterpieces such as 'La pazza' (1905, from the Polittico dei viventi), 'Affetti' (1910), and key Futurist works like the 'Compenetrazioni iridescenti' tablets (1912), studies on speed, and 'Dimostrazioni interventiste' (1915). These pieces filled a significant gap in the museum's collection, which previously lacked works from Balla's Futurist period. The donation also includes spiritualist works from the 1920s and figurative pieces from his later period. The collection was further enriched in 1994 with additional works. The exhibition runs until March 26.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'Un’onda di luce' at Galleria Nazionale di Roma
  • Features 35 paintings donated by Balla's daughters Elica and Luce in 1984
  • Includes 'La pazza' (1905), 'Affetti' (1910), and Futurist works from 1912-1915
  • Donation filled a gap in the museum's collection of Balla's Futurist period
  • Also includes spiritualist works from the 1920s and later figurative production
  • Collection enriched with new corpus in 1994
  • Exhibition runs until March 26
  • Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea is the venue

Entities

Artists

  • Giacomo Balla
  • Elica Balla
  • Luce Balla

Institutions

  • Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Rome
  • Italy

Sources