Fall 2023 exhibitions: the 16 most anticipated ones

What are the most anticipated exhibitions offall 2023? We have selected sixteen that are creating much anticipation. Here are which ones they are!

1. Francesco Hayez in Turin

Turin’s Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAM) is dedicating a major exhibition to Francesco Hayez (Venice, 1791 - Milan, 1882), scheduled from October 17, 2023 to April 1, 2024, and entitled Hayez. The Workshop of the Romantic Painter. The exhibition, curated by Fernando Mazzocca and Elena Lissoni, makes art, history and politics intertwine, accompanying the public to discover the artist’s world, inside the painter’s workshop, to reveal its techniques and secrets. An original itinerary that compares paintings and drawings, with more than 100 works from prestigious public and private collections to which are added some of the artist’s important paintings kept at GAM, such as the Portrait of Carolina Zucchi in Bed (The Sick) and the Announcing Angel. The exhibition is organized and promoted by Fondazione Torino Musei, GAM Torino and 24 ORE Cultura - Gruppo 24 ORE, in collaboration with the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, from which comes an important nucleus of about fifty drawings and some of the most important paintings, all works that were in the studio of the painter, for forty years professor of painting at the Accademia.

Where and when: Turin, GAM, from October 17, 2023 to April 1, 2024

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2. Turner in Turin

From October 13, 2023 to January 28, 2024, the Reggia di Venaria will host the exhibition Turner. Landscapes of Mythology, curated by British art historian Anne Lyles, continuing the prestigious collaboration with the Tate UK after last year’s exhibition devoted to John Constable. The exhibition will be on the second floor of the Rooms of the Arts and will present a selection of some 40 works from the prestigious British institution, in which Turner expresses not only his predilection for landscape painting, but also his passion for themes related to classical Greek and Roman mythology. In the ten rooms in which the exhibition will be developed, visitors will find both the large oil paintings on canvas, made by Turner to be exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, and the watercolors and sketches in which the artist manifests with extreme freedom and spontaneity his romantic vision of Nature and Myth.

Where and when: Venaria Reale, Reggia di Venaria, Oct. 13 to Jan. 28, 2024

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3. Giorgio Morandi in Milan

Morandi 1890-1964, conceived and curated by Maria Cristina Bandera, for the extent and quality of the works promises to be among the most important and comprehensive retrospectives on the Bolognese painter realized in recent decades, continuing the consolidated appreciation of his work in prestigious international venues, from the Metropolitan Museum in New York (2008), to the Pushkin in Moscow (2017), to the Guggenheim in Bilbao (2019). More than 30 years after the last Milan exhibition, the Morandi 1890 - 1964 exhibition celebrating the elective relationship between the city and the Bolognese painter opens to the public at the Piano Nobile of Palazzo Reale from October 5 until February 4, 2024.

Where and when: Milan, Palazzo Reale, from Oct. 5, 2023 to Feb. 4, 2024

4. El Greco in Milan

In the spaces of the Piano Nobile of the Palazzo Reale in Milan, an extensive and unprecedented exhibition project dedicated to the great painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos, known as El Greco (Crete, 1541 - Toledo, 1614), will be staged from October 11, 2023 to February 11, 2024. Curated by Juan Antonio García Castro, Palma Martínez - Burgos García and Thomas Clement Salomon, the exhibition entitled El Greco is sponsored by the City of Milan Culture and produced by Palazzo Reale and MondoMostre, under the patronage of the Spanish Embassy in Italy.

Where and when: Milan, Palazzo Reale, from Oct. 11, 2023 to Feb. 11, 2024

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5. Van Gogh in Milan

Was Vincent van Gogh a painter moved solely by his feeling, as some shoddy exhibitions have told us, and as the vulgate portrays him? Not at all: Van Gogh was a very up-to-date artist, he was an avid reader, he knew contemporary art, he had literary interests. He was, in essence, an educated painter. And to dispel the stereotypes around his figure intervenes an exhibition, entitled precisely Van Gogh. Cultured Painter, dedicated precisely to the relationship between Van Gogh and his cultural sources. The appointment is at Mudec in Milan from September 22, 2023 to January 28, 2024. The curator of the exhibition is art historian Francesco Poli, Mariella Guzzoni, researcher and curator of the Van Gogh: living with books thread that runs throughout the exhibition, and Aurora Canepari, conservator esponsabile of the Museo d’Arte Orientale Edoardo Chiossone in Genoa, curator of the Van Gogh and Japonism section.

Where and when: Milan, Mudec, from Sept. 22, 2023 to Jan. 28, 2024

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6. Yayoi Kusama in Bergamo

On the occasion of Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture 2023, the Palazzo della Ragione in Bergamo will host from November 17, 2023 to January 14, 2024 the exhibition by Yayoi Kusama (Matsumoto, Japan, 1929), Infinito Presente. And it will bring Fireflies on the Water, one of her most iconic Infinity Mirror Rooms from the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, to Italy for the first time.

Where and when: Bergamo, Palazzo della Ragione, from Nov. 17, 2023 to Jan. 14, 2024

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7. Rubens in Mantua and Rome

From October 7, 2023 to February 18, 2024 Fondazione Palazzo Te, Palazzo Ducale in Mantua and Galleria Borghese in Rome join forces in an ambitious project to pay homage to Pieter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640). Rubens. The Birth of a European Painting: this is the title of the initiative that brings together the three exhibition events organized by the three institutions in honor of the famous painter of Flemish origin whose work became the protagonist and absolute archetype of the Baroque. Three exhibitions that are part of a broader cultural operation dedicated to the relationship between Italian culture and Europe as seen through the eyes of Rubens. Let’s look at them specifically.

Where and when: Mantua, Palazzo Ducale and Fondazione Te, and Rome, Galleria Borghese, from October 7, 2023 to February 18, 2024

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8. Marcel Duchamp in Venice

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection presents the exhibition Marcel Duchamp and the Seduction of the Copy, curated by Paul B. Franklin, an independent scholar and expert on Duchamp, from October 14, 2023 to March 18, 2024. It will be the first major retrospective that the Venetian museum venue dedicates to one of the most innovative and influential artists of the 20th century, who was also a longtime friend and adviser to patron Peggy Guggenheim herself.

Where and when: Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Oct. 14, 2023 to March 18, 2024

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9. Puppets and the Avant-Garde in Reggio Emilia

From November 17, 2023 to March 17, 2024, Palazzo Magnani in Reggio Emilia presents the exhibition Puppets and the Avant-Garde. Picasso, Depero, Klee, Sarzi, followed by James Bradburne, member of the Scientific Committee of the Palazzo Magnani Foundation and founder of CIRCI - International Center for Research on the Culture of Childhood. The exhibition is developed around the concept of the “fourth wall,” or the capacity for emotional involvement of a well-crafted performance, capable of immersing the viewer in the story being staged. When a puppet breaks the fourth wall, it wins the audience’s trust, giving the show the power to blur that division between stage and world, between art and life.

Where and when: Reggio Emilia, Palazzo Magnani, Nov. 17, 2023 to March 17, 2024

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10. Achille Funi in Ferrara

The Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara will host from October 28, 2023 to February 25, 2024 the exhibition Achille Funi. A Master of the Twentieth Century between History and Myth, curated by Nicoletta Colombo, Serena Redaelli and Chiara Vorrasi and organized by the Ferrara Arte Foundation and the Art Museum Service of the Municipality of Ferrara. A wide-ranging anthological exhibition dedicated to one of the great artists of the 20th century, Virgilio Socrates Achille Funi (Ferrara, 1890 - Appiano Gentile, 1972), who traversed as a protagonist the main movements that characterized Italian culture in the first half of the 20th century. After distinguishing himself in the moderate wing of Futurism, Funi rose to prominence among the great interpreters of Magical Realism, the modern classicism of the Novecento and the muralism of the 1930s, while maintaining a marked autonomy. In love with classical myths and Renaissance wisdom, the artist drew on the formal values of the ancient figurative tradition as well as the more contemporary language of Cézanne, Picasso, Derain, and de Chirico.

Where and when: Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti, October 28, 2023 to February 25, 2024

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11. Bertozzi&Casoni in Imola

A major exhibition dedicated to Bertozzi&Casoni in the city of the great ceramic duo, Imola. Entitled Bertozzi&Casoni. Tranche de vie the exhibition that, over three venues, traces the entire story of the duo formed by Giampaolo Bertozzi (Borgo Tossignano, 1957) and Stefano Dal Monte Casoni (Lugo di Romagna, 1961 - Imola, 2023) with an event involving all three of Imola’s public museums: Palazzo Tozzoni, Museo San Domenico and Rocca Sforzesca. Curated by Diego Galizzi, director of Imola Musei, the exhibition, scheduled from Oct. 28, 2023 to Feb. 18, 2024, is organized by the Municipality of Imola - Imola Musei, thanks to the support of several local entities including the Cooperativa Ceramica di Imola, the project’s main partner. Finestre Sull’Arte is media partner of the project.

Where and when: Imola, Palazzo Tozzoni, Museo San Domenico and Rocca Sforzesca, from Oct. 28, 2023 to Feb. 18, 2024

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12. CCCP in Reggio Emilia

One of the groups that have most marked the history of Italian rock. I CCCP - Fedeli alla Linea, the historic punk band that told in its own way and according to its own point of view all the contradictions of the 1980s, is the protagonist of an exhibition that, in Reggio Emilia, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the group’s birth. Taking up, in the title, the phrase from one of their famous pieces(Spara Jurij), the exhibition Felicitazioni! CCCP-Faithful to the Line 1984-2024 can be visited from October 12, 2023 to February 11, 2024 at the Chiostri di San Pietro in Reggio Emilia and is organized by the Palazzo Magnani Foundation in collaboration with the Municipality of Reggio Emilia.

Where and when: Reggio Emilia, Chiostri di San Pietro, from October 12, 2023 to February 11, 2024 Click here for more information

13. Mucha in Florence

From October 27, 2023 to April 7, 2024, the Museo degli Innocenti in Florence will host the exhibition Alphonse Mucha. The Seduction of Art Nouveau, curated by Tomoko Sato with the collaboration of Francesca Villanti, produced by Arthemisia, organized in collaboration with the Mucha Foundation and In Your Event by Cristoforo and under the patronage of the City of Florence and the Embassy of the Czech Republic. More than two hundred works will be on display to take visitors on a journey through the Belle Époque, when Paris, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was at the center of the world and Mucha was the most famous artist.

Where and when: Florence, Museo degli Innocenti, October 27, 2023 to April 7, 2024

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14. Anish Kapoor in Florence

Anish Kapoor (Mumbai, 1954) is the star of the upcoming exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence. In fact, from October 7, 2023 to February 4, 2024, the Florentine exhibition venue will host Untrue Unreal, a major exhibition conceived and realized with Anish Kapoor, the celebrated master who revolutionized the idea of sculpture in contemporary art. Curated by Arturo Galansino, director general of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, the exhibition offers a journey through monumental installations, intimate environments and disturbing forms, creating an original and engaging dialogue with the architecture and the public of Palazzo Strozzi.

Where and when: Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, Oct. 7, 2023 to Feb. 4, 2024

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15. Helmut Newton in Rome

an extensive retrospective devoted to the celebrated photographer Helmut Newton (Berlin, 1920 - Los Angeles, 2004), conceived for the 100th anniversary of his birth and then postponed due to the pandemic. The exhibition HELMUT NEWTON. LEGACY will then be open to the public from October 6, 2023 to March 3, 2024, curated by Matthias Harder, director of the Helmut Newton Foundation, and Denis Curti, artistic director of Le Stanze della Fotografia in Venice. The exhibition is promoted by Roma Capitale, Assessorato alla Cultura, Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali and Marsilio Arte, organized by Zètema Progetto Cultura and Marsilio Arte, in collaboration with the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin.

Where and when: Rome, Ara Pacis Museum, from October 6, 2023 to March 3, 2024

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16. William Kentridge in Palermo

Palermo will be the city where the great South African artist William Kentridge (Johannesburg, 1955) will present his new sound installation with projection: titled You Whom I Could Not Save, it gives the title to the South African artist’s solo exhibition and will be on view from October 8, 2023 to January 12, 2024 at Palazzo Branciforte. The work is offered along with 16 previously unpublished drawings made on a 19th-century Sicilian account book, the video work Sibyl (2020), bronze and painted bronze sculptures, and a sequence of tapestries.

Where and when: Palermo, Palazzo Branciforte, Oct. 8, 2023 to Jan. 12, 2024

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Fall 2023 exhibitions: the 16 most anticipated ones

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