March 2022: Major Art Exhibitions Across Italy

exhibition · 2026-04-27

A comprehensive overview of major art exhibitions opening in Italy in March 2022, spanning from Renaissance to contemporary art, abstract art by women, Spatialism, and photography. Highlights include a Robert Doisneau retrospective at Centro Saint-Bénin in Aosta (128 works, including 'Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville'), a MoMA photography collection show at CAMERA Torino (over 230 works from the Thomas Walther Collection), Elmgreen & Dragset's 'Useless Bodies?' at Fondazione Prada Milan (exploring the body in the post-industrial age across 3,000 sqm), 'ASTRATTE' at Villa Olmo Como (38 female abstract artists from 1930-2000), 'I Farnese' at Pilotta Parma (over 300 works on Farnese patronage), three solo shows at FMAV Modena (Jordi Colomer, Salvatore Vitale, Aldo Spoldi), a Lucio Fontana exhibition at Fondazione Magnani-Rocca (featuring original audio from Carla Lonzi's interview), a major Donatello show split between Palazzo Strozzi and Museo del Bargello in Florence, Marlene Dumas's 'open-end' at Palazzo Grassi Venice (over 100 works from 1984 to present), and Bill Viola's 'Icons of Light' at Palazzo Bonaparte Rome (10 video installations).

Key facts

Robert Doisneau retrospective at Centro Saint-Bénin, Aosta, from March 5 to May 22, 2022, featuring 128 works including 'Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville'.
MoMA photography collection at CAMERA Torino from March 3 to June 26, 2022, with over 230 works from the Thomas Walther Collection.
Elmgreen & Dragset's 'Useless Bodies?' at Fondazione Prada Milan from March 31 to August 22, 2022, covering 3,000 sqm.
'ASTRATTE' at Villa Olmo Como from March 19 to May 29, 2022, featuring 38 female abstract artists.
'I Farnese' at Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta, Parma, from March 18 to July 31, 2022, with over 300 works.
Three exhibitions at FMAV Modena opening March 4, 2022: Jordi Colomer, Salvatore Vitale, Aldo Spoldi.
Lucio Fontana 'Autoritratto' at Fondazione Magnani-Rocca from March 12 to July 3, 2022, using original audio from Carla Lonzi's interview.
Donatello exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi and Museo del Bargello, Florence, from March 19 to July 31, 2022.
Marlene Dumas 'open-end' at Palazzo Grassi Venice from March 27, 2022 to January 8, 2023, with over 100 works.
Bill Viola 'Icons of Light' at Palazzo Bonaparte Rome from March 5 to June 26, 2022, featuring 10 video installations.

Entities

Artists

Robert Doisneau
Elmgreen & Dragset
Jordi Colomer
Salvatore Vitale
Aldo Spoldi
Lucio Fontana
Donatello
Marlene Dumas
Bill Viola
Lea Vergine
Carla Lonzi
Roberto Longhi
Bice Lazzari
Carla Accardi
Irma Blank
Nathalie du Pasquier
Fernanda Fedi
Carol Rama
Maria Morganti
Alice Cattaneo
Dadamaino
Elisabetta Di Maggio
Eva Sørensen
Grazia Varisco
Nanda Vigo
Carla Prina
Carla Badiali
Brunelleschi
Masaccio
Andrea Mantegna
Giovanni Bellini
Raffaello
Michelangelo
Max Burchartz
Matisse
Picasso
Duchamp
Piero Ruggeri
Claudia Giraud
Gabriel Bauret
Daria Jorioz
Mario Landriscina
Caroline Bourgeois
Madama Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte
Napoleone

Institutions

Centro Saint-Bénin
Assessorato Beni Culturali della Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta
Atelier Doisneau
CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Fondazione Prada
Perrotin
Villa Olmo
Comune di Como
Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta
Teatro Farnese
Biblioteca Palatina
Galleria Nazionale
FMAV Fondazione Modena Arti Visive
Palazzina dei Giardini
Palazzo Santa Margherita
Museo della Figurina
Fondazione Magnani-Rocca
Fondazione Lucio Fontana
Palazzo Strozzi
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Palazzo Grassi
Pinault Collection
Palazzo Bonaparte
Artribune
De Donato
Marie Laure Fleisch Gallery
Bancré dito
SIAE

Locations

Aosta
Valle d'Aosta
Italy
Montrouge
Paris
France
Turin
Torino
New York
United States
Milan
Milano
Como
Parma
Modena
Barcelona
Spain
Mamiano di Traversetolo
Florence
Firenze
Venice
Venezia
Rome
Roma
Berlin
Germany
Puerto Rico

Sources

Artribune — 2022-02-28