Rivoli Castle unveils 2025 exhibition program: two major exhibitions and new commissions

The Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Rivoli has announced its exhibition calendar for 2025, a year that promises to be packed with events and innovative projects. After celebrating the 40th anniversary of its opening, the castle is preparing a program that mixes major exhibitions, new commissions, and an ongoing commitment to contemporary art. Highlights include two major retrospective exhibitions and a project that will actively engage contemporary artists in a work designed for the castle.

The first major exhibition in 2025 is dedicated to Rebecca Horn (Michelstadt, 1944 - Bad König, 2024), a German artist who has indelibly marked the history of contemporary art. Cutting Through the Past, curated by Jana Baumann and Marcella Beccaria, is Horn’s first retrospective in Italy and is part of a collaboration between Castello di Rivoli and Munich’s prestigious Haus der Kunst. The exhibition, which will run from May 22 to Sept. 21, 2025, celebrates the artist’s influence on the international scene and his ability to explore complex themes such as time, memory, obsession and power. The exhibition includes a wide selection of works ranging from the 1970s to the present day. Among the most emblematic works are kinetic sculptures such as Peacock Machine (1982), created for his participation in documenta, and monumental installations such as Inferno (1993-94) and Concert for Anarchy (2006). A central element of the exhibition will be large-scale projections of his video performances, including Performance I (1970-72) and Berlin (1974-75), recently restored and digitized. A special section of the exhibition will focus on the installation Cutting Through the Past (1993), which gives the entire retrospective its title. In addition, the museum will also host other significant Horn films, such as La Ferdinanda - Sonate für eine Medici Villa (1981) and Buster’s Bedroom (1990), which will be screened in the Museum Theater.

From October 29, 2025 to March 22, 2026, Castello di Rivoli will instead host a retrospective of Enrico David (Ancona, 1966), one of the most original and multifaceted contemporary artists. Tomorrow I’ll Be Back is an exhibition curated by Marianna Vecellio that explores the eclecticism of his work, which ranges from painting to sculpture, from drawing to environmental installations. The exhibition, designed specifically for the spaces of the Manica Lunga, investigates the psychological and inner condition of the contemporary human being, a theme that pervades David’s research. The works on display include impressive installations such as Madreperlage (2003), which marked David’s debut in international galleries, and Ultra Paste (2007), which was shown for the first time at the ICA in London. Other works in the exhibition include Absunction Cardigan (2009), made on the occasion of the artist’s nomination for the Turner Prize, and Tutto il Resto Spegnere (2019), shown at the Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale. The exhibition also includes new productions by the artist, including tapestries, embroideries on canvas, and a series of small theaters, which testify to the continuous evolution of his artistic language.

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Alongside the main exhibitions, Castello di Rivoli is offering a new and innovative exhibition project that actively involves contemporary artists: Inserzioni. The project, curated by Francesco Manacorda, which can be visited from September 2025 to March 2026, invites a selection of artists to intervene in the museum’s halls, creating works that are in dialogue with the works in the permanent collection. The project has a six-month duration and will be renewed twice a year, resulting in a constantly renewing group exhibition.

The goal of Inserzioni is to enrich the museum’s exhibition itinerary with new visions and new interpretations, bringing contemporary art into confrontation with the history of art narrated by the Castello’s collections. The project, which recalls the original Ouverture formula devised by the museum’s first director, Rudi Fuchs, will give space to works that include movements, figures, and geographical areas that have so far been underrepresented within the museum’s halls.

Rivoli Castle unveils 2025 exhibition program: two major exhibitions and new commissions

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