At Castello di Rivoli, the first retrospective dedicated to Rebecca Horn in an Italian public museum institution

Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea presents Rebecca Horn - Cutting Through the Past, the first retrospective dedicated to the artist hosted by a public museum institution in Italy. The exhibition, staged in the Castello’s Manica Lunga from May 22 to Sept. 21, 2025 and the result of a collaboration with Munich’s Haus der Kunst, follows the artist’s solo show organized by the same institution in 2024 and is curated by Jana Baumann and Marcella Beccaria.

The exhibition celebrates the art of Rebecca Horn (Michelstadt, 1944 - Bad König, 2024) by highlighting her ability to create an evocative performance theater focused on fundamental themes such as time, memory, desire and power dynamics. His work explores the indissoluble link between the human and the mechanical, anticipating issues central to cultural debate today, in an age marked by increasingly advanced technologies that redefine the very concept of the human.

The exhibition features a wide selection of works ranging from the 1970s to the present day, including installations, sculptures, videos, films and drawings. Among the most significant loans is the collection of the Moontower Foundation, originally established by the artist in Germany, as well as a number of Horn’s works already in the Castello di Rivoli collection. The exhibition will feature famous kinetic machines such as Peacock Machine, created for documenta in Kassel in 1982, and the more recent Hauchkörper (2017), along with monumental installations such as Inferno (1993-1994), Tower of the Nameless (1994) and Concert for Anarchy (2006). In the central section, visitors will be able to immerse themselves in Horn’s early performances through large-format projections of the recently restored and digitized videos Performance I (1970-1972), Performance II (1972) and Berlin (1974-1975). Also among the works on display are some important works from the Castle’s collection, including the film Der Eintänzer (1978) and the installations Cutting Through the Past (1993), which gives the exhibition its title, and Miroir du lac (2004).

The opening, scheduled for Thursday, May 22, will be introduced by Francesco Manacorda and Andrea Lissoni, director of the Castello di Rivoli and director of the Haus der Kunst, respectively. This will be followed by a conversation about the artist between the curators of the exhibition, Marcella Beccaria and Jana Baumann, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Castello di Rivoli and Senior Curator of the Haus der Kunst.

On the occasion of the exhibition, thanks to the collaboration with Luci d’Artista and the City of Turin, Piccoli Spiriti Blu, one of Rebecca Horn’s most significant light works, owned by the City of Turin and managed by Fondazione Torino Musei, will be re-lit.

Special screenings - May 24 and 25, 2025

In parallel with EXPOSED and the 2025 edition theme Under the Surface - Beneath the Surface, Castello di Rivoli is organizing a series of screenings dedicated to Rebecca Horn’s films in the Museum Theater on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, 2025. The program includes screenings of two feature films written and directed by the artist, both part of the Museum’s collection: Buster’s Bedroom (1991) and La Ferdinanda - Sonate für eine Medici Villa (1981).

The exhibition is viisitiable Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

At Castello di Rivoli, the first retrospective dedicated to Rebecca Horn in an Italian public museum institution

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