William Kentridge's 'Pensieri Fuggitivi' at Palazzo Collicola

A survey of William Kentridge's last two decades, 'Pensieri Fuggitivi (Fugitive Thoughts)' at Palazzo Collicola in Spoleto, runs through 2 November 2025. The exhibition includes drawings, animations, prints, sculptures, tapestries, and notebooks, with works like the series 'Blue Rubrics' (2019) mounted on plywood stands due to the historic palace's restrictions. The centerpiece video 'Fugitive Words' (2024), set to Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 97, shows Kentridge's animation process using charcoal on notebook pages. Also featured is the bronze sculpture 'Apron' (2021), 'Untitled VIII (Nose on horseback)' (2007), and 30 facsimile studio notebooks. Kentridge was in Spoleto for the Festival dei Due Mondi with his chamber opera 'The Great Yes, The Great No' (2024). The review from ArtReview's October 2025 issue emphasizes Kentridge's refusal of didacticism in a polarized world.