Giorgio de Chirico's 'Back to the Future' at GAM Torino Explored on Sky Arte

The exhibition 'Giorgio de Chirico. Ritorno al Futuro' at GAM Torino draws its title from Robert Zemeckis's cult film. It traces the career of the Greek-born artist, emphasizing his influence on later generations as a pillar of Metaphysical art. A documentary from the 'Exhibition' series airs Thursday, June 20 on Sky Arte, delving into the show's themes, notably the little-known bond between de Chirico and Andy Warhol, captured in a photograph by Gianfranco Gorgoni. The exhibition features 43 paintings by de Chirico, lent by the Fondazione Giorgio e Elisa de Chirico, alongside works by artists active from the 1960s to today: Warhol, Tano Festa (Scuola di Piazza del Popolo), Mimmo Paladino, Vanessa Beecroft, filmmaker Tim Burton, and video game creator Fumito Ueda. De Chirico's world of everyday objects—boxes, toys, easels, set squares—becomes a pop repertoire for new generations. Curators Lorenzo Canova and Riccardo Passoni (GAM director) speak, along with Pietro Folena (president of MetaMorfosi, a promoter of the show). Luigi Ontani, a great admirer of de Chirico and Alberto Savinio, discusses how he adapted de Chirico's self-portrait for two of his own: one in the 1970s and another in 2011.