Milano's Christmas 2023 Art Guide: 14 Shows from Rodin to Botero
Milan's holiday season is enriched by a plethora of cultural offerings, featuring more than a dozen exhibitions. At Mudec, visitors can explore 'Rodin and Dance,' showcasing 50 pieces. Palazzo Reale presents four exhibitions, including El Greco with over 40 works, Goya's 'The Rebellion of Reason,' a retrospective on Morandi, and a tribute to Gabriele Basilico. ICA Milano introduces Michael Stipe's inaugural visual arts exhibition, curated by Alberto Salvadori. Gallerie d'Italia highlights a monographic display of Giovan Battista Moroni, featuring 100 works. Triennale Milano displays Ron Mueck's 'Mass' (2017) and more. Fondazione Prada exhibits Fischli&Weiss's 'Suddenly This Overview,' while Pirelli Hangar Bicocca showcases James Lee Byars's retrospective. Museo della Permanente celebrates Fernando Botero with 60 works, Fabbrica del Vapore focuses on Jean Tinguely, and Museo Poldi Pezzoli features 'Oro Bianco.'
Key facts
- Mudec presents 'Rodin and Dance' with 50 works from Musée Rodin, Paris
- Palazzo Reale hosts El Greco (40+ works), Goya, Morandi, and Basilico shows
- ICA Milano exhibits Michael Stipe's visual art, curated by Alberto Salvadori
- Gallerie d'Italia holds first monographic show on Giovan Battista Moroni with 100 works
- Triennale Milano features Ron Mueck's Italian debut with 'Mass' and six new works
- Fondazione Prada shows Fischli&Weiss, Paraventi curated by Nicholas Cullinan, and Wes Anderson's Asteroid City
- Pirelli Hangar Bicocca hosts James Lee Byars's first Italian retrospective
- M77 Gallery presents Emilio Isgrò's 'Ulysses' with eight cancelled Odyssey volumes (1968)
- Museo della Permanente pays tribute to Fernando Botero with 60 works on religion
- Fabbrica del Vapore explores Jean Tinguely's career and his 1967 Rotozazas
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli's 'Oro Bianco' shows three centuries of Ginori porcelain
- Palazzo Marino digitally reconstructs Perugino's 'Baptism of Christ' polyptych
- Eight civic libraries display works on childhood from Milan's modern art museums
- Villa Reale di Monza hosts 'Trame di Luce' light installations from LAC collection
Entities
Artists
- Auguste Rodin
- El Greco
- Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
- Giorgio Morandi
- Gabriele Basilico
- Michael Stipe
- Constantin Brancusi
- Marisa Merz
- Giovan Battista Moroni
- Lorenzo Lotto
- Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo
- Moretto da Brescia
- Tiziano Vecellio
- Paolo Veronese
- Jacopo Tintoretto
- Ron Mueck
- Ettore Sottsass
- Peter Fischli
- David Weiss
- William Kentridge
- Laura Owens
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Wes Anderson
- James Lee Byars
- Emilio Isgrò
- Dante Alighieri
- James Joyce
- Herman Melville
- Fernando Botero
- Jean Tinguely
- Gio Ponti
- Pietro Vannucci (Perugino)
- Francesco Hayez
- Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Carlo Carrà
- Giovanni Carnovali
- Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca
- Adolfo Monticelli
- Gaetano Previati
- Achille Funi
Institutions
- Mudec
- Musée Rodin
- Palazzo Reale
- ICA Milano
- Gallerie d'Italia
- Triennale Milano
- Fondazione Prada
- National Portrait Gallery, London
- Pirelli Hangar Bicocca
- M77 Gallery
- Museo della Permanente
- Museo de Antioquia
- Fabbrica del Vapore
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli
- Museo Ginori
- Palazzo Marino
- Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Milano
- Museo del Novecento di Milano
- Villa Reale di Monza
- LAC – Light Art Collection
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Meudon
- Crete
- Toledo
- Spain
- Bologna
- Decatur
- Albino
- Bergamo
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Innsbruck
- Austria
- Detroit
- Michigan
- United States
- Cairo
- Egypt
- Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
- Sicily
- Gibellina
- Fribourg
- Switzerland
- Bern
- Doccia
- Perugia
- Rome
- Monza
- Netherlands