The 10 most anticipated ancient and modern art exhibitions of fall 2018

The exhibition season begins again: art lovers are looking forward to an autumn full of interesting initiatives. Here are ten that we have selected, trying to make a choice between high-impact exhibitions and reviews that are less bombastic from the media point of view but of certain interest for their content.

1. Tintoretto 1519-1594 (Venice, Doge’s Palace, September 7, 2018 to January 6, 2019)
A monographic exhibition entirely devoted to Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto (Venice, 1519 - 1594), the first on the great Venetian painter in his hometown in eighty years. More information.

2. The Young Tintoretto (Venice, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Sept. 7, 2018 to Jan. 6, 2019)
In parallel with the major exhibition at the Doge’s Palace, to pay homage to the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto’s birth, the Gallerie dell’Accademia is devoting a focus to his early production. More information.

3. The Other Gallery (Perugia, National Gallery of Umbria, Sept. 22, 2018 to Jan. 6, 2019)
Works from storage, never seen or rarely exhibited, and chosen by a curatorial team of the highest caliber, to celebrate the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria’s 100th birthday. More information.

4. Courbet and Nature (Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Sept. 22, 2018 to Jan. 6, 2019)
The fall exhibition at Palazzo dei Diamanti is dedicated to Gustave Courbet (Ornans, 1819 - La Tour-de-Peilz, 1877) and his relationship with nature. The French artist returns to Italy fifty years after the last exhibition dedicated to him in our country. More information.

5. Antonio Ligabue. The man, the painter (Padua, Musei Civici agli Eremitani, Sept. 22, 2018 to Feb. 17, 2019). Ligabue is having a moment of great fortune: the Antonio Ligabue Museum Foundation and the City of Gualtieri are taking him on tour throughout Italy, and now his strong, heartfelt works are coming to one of the most important museums of ancient art in northern Italy. More information.

6. Black Hole. Art and Materiality Between Formless and Invisible (Bergamo, GAMeC, Oct. 4, 2018 to Jan. 6, 2019)
The title may sound rather dismissive, but the exhibition, dedicated to the relationship between scientific discoveries and the development of aesthetic theories in the twentieth century, promises to be of certain interest, and includes works by artists such as Manzoni, Burri, Rosso, Giacometti, Dubuffet, Fautrier, Appel, Jorn and other greats. More information.

7. From Magritte to Duchamp. 1929: Grand Surrealism from the Centre Pompidou (Pisa, Palazzo Blu, Oct. 11, 2018 to Feb. 17, 2019)
Great anticipation also for the Palazzo Blu exhibition featuring a selection of surrealist works coming from the Centre Pompidou in Paris. More information.

8. Romanticism (Milan, Gallerie d’Italia and Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Oct. 26, 2018 to March 17, 2019)
The exhibition on ItalianRomanticism, the first ever dedicated to the theme, promises to be one of the events of the year: two hundred works will tell the story of the movement’s development in our country, with works by Hayez, Caffi, Gigante, Inganni, d’Azeglio and colleagues dialoguing with the greats of European painting of the time, from Turner to Friedrich, from Corot to Brjullov. More information.

9. The Macchiaioli. Italian Art Toward Modernity (Turin, GAM, Oct. 26, 2018 to March 24, 2019)
Exhibitions on the Macchiaioli are now commonplace, but the one at Turin’s GAM tries to stand out: the focus will be on the antecedents, birth and early season of macchia painting. More information.

10. Anton Maria Maragliano 1664 - 1739 (Genoa, Palazzo Reale, November 10, 2018 to March 10, 2019)
In an autumn poor in monographic premieres, ancient art enthusiasts will be able to “hang on” to the first monograph on Anton Maria Maragliano (Genoa, 1664 - 1739), the greatest Ligurian wood sculptor active between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: from the previews we expect an exhibition of the highest caliber. More information.

Pictured: Jacopo Tintoretto, St. Mark frees the slave from the torture torture, also called Miracle of the Slave (1548; Venice, Gallerie dell’Accademia. © G.A.VE Photographic Archive, courtesy of Mibac)

The 10 most anticipated ancient and modern art exhibitions of fall 2018

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