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DISCOVER AND ENJOY
This month’s round-up of shows, art exhibitions, and events in Turin.
KAKEMONO. Five centuries of Japanese painting. EXHIBITION The Perino Collection
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MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale • Until 25 April
IGLOO by Mario Merz. INSTALLATION
Reggia di Venaria • Until 30 March
ANIMALS by Steve McCurry. PHOTOGRAPHY
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi (old kitchens) • Until 1 May
MARTIN PARR. We Love Sports. PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia • Until 13 February
FATTORI. Capolavori e aperture sul ‘900. MODERN ART
GAM | Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea • Until 20 March
FRIDA KAHLO through the lens of Nickolas Muray. ART
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi. • From 5 March
A Collection without Boundaries. ART
GAM | Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea • Until 2 October
VIVIAN MAIER. Unpublished. PHOTOGRAPHY Musei Reali, Sale Chiablese • From 9 February
THE DARING PILOTS OF THE 1920s. EXHIBITION
MAUTO, Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile di Torino • Until 20 February
Fondazione Maeght. Un atelier a cielo aperto. ART
Pinacoteca Agnelli • Until 13 February
PHOTOCALL. Attrici e attori del cinema italiano.
EXHIBITION Museo Nazionale del Cinema • Until 7 March
A TU PER TU CON LEONARDO
EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION Musei Reali Biblioteca Reale
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KAKEMONO. Five centuries of Japanese painting. The Perino Collection
MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale Via San Domenico, 11. www.maotorino.it
MAO, UNTIL 25 APRIL
THE MAGIC OF “KAKEMONO” IN THE EAST
EXHIBITION “Kakemono” is a type of painted artwork very common in Japan and throughout East Asia: it is a roll of precious fabric or paper, painted or calligraphed, designed to be hung on special occasions or used as a decoration. These “hanging scrolls” represent the equivalent of the Western “painting”, but in their soft and plastic form they are designed for a limited time use, as a reminder of the mutation of existence. The first exhibition in Italy to focus on this art form, the MAO presents 125 kakemonos, as well as painted fans and decorated lacquers belonging to Piedmontese collector Claudio Perino.
© RENATO GHIAZZA
REGGIA DI VENARIA, UNTIL 30 MARCH
MERZ'S IGLOO AT VENARIA
INSTALLATION The Venaria Reale has recently enriched its contemporary art collection with Mario Merz’s “Igloo”, housed in the Fountain of the Deer in the spectacular Court of Honour. A symbol or metaphor for the condition of man and his way of inhabiting the world today, for Merz the igloo has the function of linking primordial and natural reality with contemporary and urban reality. The work, created for the park of the Museu Serralves in Porto, is strongly linked to the natural environment of the Royal Palace Gardens, with the majestic presence of a deer at the top of the structure, on whose side a neon Fibonacci number is attached.
IGLOO by Mario Merz
Reggia di Venaria, Corte d’Onore Via Montebello, 20. www.lavenaria.it
PALAZZINA DI CACCIA DI STUPINIGI, UNTIL 1 MAY
STEVE MCCURRY’S SHOTS OF THE ANIMAL WORLD
PHOTOGRAPHY Animals are the protagonists of sixty iconic shots that tell the thousands of stories of a daily life where man and animal are inextricably linked to each other. The “Animals” project curated by the master of the use of colour, empathy and humanity began in 1992 when McCurry went on a mission to the war zones in the Gulf area to document the disastrous environmental impact in the places of conflict. The exhibition touches on the consequences of man’s actions on local and global fauna.
ANIMALS by Steve McCurry
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi (old kitchens). Piazza Principe Amedeo, 7. Stupinigi, Nichelino www.ordinemauriziano.it/stevemccurry-animals - mostramccurry.com
▲ Gujarat, India (2009) ©Steve McCurry
◀ Al Ahmadi, Kuwait (1991) ©Steve McCurry
PHOTOS: CAPTION © MARTIN PARR / MAGNUM PHOTOS
LAST DAYS
Roland-Garros, Paris, France (2016)
CAMERA, UNTIL 13 FEBRUARY
MARTIN PARR LOVES SPORTS
PHOTOGRAPHY The exhibition traces the career of the famous British photographer Martin Parr (born 1952), a member of Magnum Photos, through 150 images dedicated to sporting events, with a focus on the most important tennis tournaments of recent years. Images that have become true icons of our time and that portray contemporary society with ruthless and amused irony.
MARTIN PARR. We Love Sports
Camera - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia Via delle Rosine, 18. camera.to
US Open, New York, USA (2016)
GAM TORINO, UNTIL 20 MARCH
DIGNITY AND SOLEMNITY OF FATTORI
MODERN ART A major retrospective devoted to the work of the Leghorn artist Giovanni Fattori (1825-1908), one of the absolute masters of nineteenth-century Italy who was able to interpret the themes of the great Risorgimento battles and also subjects linked to life in the fields and the rural landscape. Sixty masterpieces arranged in chronological and thematic sequence, from 1954 to 1984, when his gaze opened up to the imminent twentieth century.
FATTORI. Capolavori e aperture sul ‘900
GAM | Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Via Magenta, 31. www.gamtorino.it
▲ Giovanni Fattori, Gotine rosse (1882 ca.), GAM - Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Torino
▼ Giovanni Fattori, Le macchiaiole (1866) Società di Belle Arti
PALAZZINA DI CACCIA DI STUPINIGI, 5 MARCH-5 JUNE
FRIDA: THE WOMAN, ARTIST AND LOVER
ART An emotional journey through the life of renowned icon Frida Kahlo. A unique exhibition that explores the woman – renowned for her strength, courage, talent and love – rather than the artist. Mexico’s most prolific, well-known and dearlyloved artist is revealed through the lens of Nickolas Muray, her friend and lover. The exhibition features the complete collection of 60 photos taken by Muray, including the iconic “Frida Kahlo on White Bench”, plus reproductions of the things that Frida loved best: her famous bed, her Mexican outfits and her jewelry.
FRIDA KAHLO through the lens of Nickolas Muray
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi. Piazza Principe Amedeo 7 – Stupinigi (TO) - www.fridatorino.it www.ordinemauriziano.it/frida-kahlo-through-lens-nickolas-muray
COOMING SOON
© NICKOLAS MURAY PHOTO ARCHIVES
JIM LAMBIE (Glasgow, Scozia, 1964) Metal Box (Southern Ocean), 2012 Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT
GAM, UNTIL 2 OCTOBER
FOCUS ON FOREIGN ART
ART A new exhibition at GAM in Turin presents 33 major artists from the international scene through 56 works, many of which have not had the opportunity to be shown to the public in recent years. This exhibition is part of a process of internationalisation of the museum, which began many years ago: in addition to works by European and American artists, many works now come from different cultures and languages, from China to Cuba to Africa. The artists selected for this exhibition belong to different generations, from the 1930s (Georg Baselitz) to the generation born in the 1970s (Kcho, Hannah Starkey, Laurent Grasso).
A Collection without Boundaries
GAM Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Via Magenta, 31. www.gamtorino.it
MUSEI REALI, 9 FEBRUARY-26 JUNE
THE “STREET ART” BY VIVIAN MAIER
PHOTOGRAPHY The exhibition at the Sale Chiablese of the Musei Reali presents over 250 images by Vivian Maier (19262009), one of the leading exponents of what has come to be knowns as “street photography”. Many of the images on display are never seen before or rare, such as colour works, as well as Super 8 videos and her personal objects such as her Rolleiflex and Leica cameras, and one of her hats. From his famous selfportraits (reflected in mirrors and shop windows) to shots taken on the go on the streets of New York and Chicago, portraits and gestures fixed by his lens are often anecdotes, coincidences, oversights of reality: and this is his stylistic signature. One section is devoted to shots, never seen before, taken during this singular and mysterious “artist’s” trip to Italy, particularly in Turin and Genoa.
VIVIAN MAIER. Unpublished
Musei Reali, Sale Chiablese Piazza San Giovanni, 2. www.vivianmaier.it
MAUTO, UNTIL 20 FEBRUARY
THE DARING PILOTS OF THE 1920s
EXHIBITION On show until the beginning of January are 80 photographs from Adriano Scoffone’s photographic archive, consisting of almost 40,000 plates in total. This is a journey back in time to the great Cuneo-Colle della Maddalena race, where the daring drivers Nuvolari, Varzi and Campari challenged each other with their turns on the white Alpine hairpin bends. In addition to the evocative images of the period, visitors can find three legendary cars (including the Alfa Romeo P2), large scenographies and a musical poem composed for the occasion that makes the exhibition immersive.
“Quei temerari delle strade bianche”
MAUTO, Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile di Torino Corso Unità d’Italia, 40 www.museoauto.com
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PINACOTECA AGNELLI, UNTIL 13 FEBRUARY
OPEN AIR ATELIER
ART The exhibition dedicated to the Maeght Foundation is set up partly in the historic premises of the Pinacoteca Agnelli and partly in the new Lingotto rooftop park, now known as Pista 500. Seventy-seven works by great 20th-century artists are on display, including Braque, Calder, Chagall, Giacometti, Léger, Matisse and Miró, who shared with other masters the passion and vision of the extraordinary project of Aimé and Marguerite Maeght. The young French couple, driven by a genuine passion for art and a rare managerial ability, surrounded themselves in the post-war period with established and emerging artists, whose graphic and pictorial works they preserved, creating a veritable “open-air atelier” in the hills of Saint Paul de Vence.
Fondazione Maeght. Un atelier a cielo aperto
Pinacoteca Agnelli Via Nizza, 230/103 www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it
MUSEO DEL CINEMA, UNTIL 7 MARCH CINEMA AND PHOTOGRAPHY. A CENTURY OF ITALIAN HISTORY
EXHIBITION More than a century of Italian cinema is told through the bodies and faces of the actresses and actors who made it famous throughout the world. The National Cinema Museum in the Mole Antonelliana offers a trip down memory lane, back in time: the flashback begins with today’s stars of the big and small screen, and ends with the icons of silent cinema. On display are images, equipment, magazines and brochures conserved by the Museum or other archives, together with images by contemporary photographers. Over 250 photographic reproductions, 71 original prints and more than 150 shots in the video galleries are on display in a large space that extends from the gate of the Mole Antonelliana to the courtyard of the University of Turin.
>> A digital guide offers in-depth content that can be browsed on smartphones using QR codes/NFCs positioned along the exhibition route. To browse or download the guide click here.
PHOTOCALL. Attrici e attori del cinema italiano
Museo Nazionale del Cinema Via Montebello, 20. www.museocinema.it Marco Giallini, 2016. Cinecittà Studios during the "Ciak d’oro". From the “Three Minutes” project @ Riccardo Ghilardi Contour by Getty Images
© MICHELE D'OTTAVIO
A VERTICAL JOURNEY AMIDST THE ‘STARS’
Featuring a spectacular layout, the “Museo Nazionale del Cinema” BOX?is a unique ‘vertical museum’, housed in the city’s landmark Mole Antonelliana. Organized by levels, not floors, in addition to a vast film library containing more than 7,000 titles, the museum’s rich heritage includes collections dedicated to the archaeology of cinema (level + 5 metres), the ‘Aula del Tempio’ (+10), the focal heart of the museum, with areas dedicated to the great genres of cinematic history, and the ‘Rampa’ which, like a movie, unfolds to reveal the dome, offering a breathtaking view over the museum from above. The ‘Macchina del Cinema’ (+15) is dedicated to the film industry, while the ‘Galleria dei Manifesti’ is located on level +18. A major highlight of the visit is the building’s panoramic elevator which takes visitors on a ride, up 85 metres, to the ‘Tempietto’, an observation deck offering a breathtaking view over the city and its surrounding Alpine range.
A GREEN HEART FOR THE ROYAL CITY
GARDEN After a long wait of more than five years, the Giardini Reali - the green heart embracing Turin’s Royal Museums complex - have recently reopened to the public. The route includes the Ducal Garden, north of the Royal Palace, the Levante Garden and the Boschetto.The important restoration work on the Fountain of the Nereids and the Tritons in the Giardino di Levante, the surrounding wall and the Bastions completes the restitution of one of the most evocative places in the city and of great importance for its high historical and artistic value. Playful perspectives and sculptures created according to the Baroque taste, a natural continuation of the tour that flows from the halls of the Royal Palace and the Galleria Sabauda to the outside. On this occasion the archaeological area of the Roman Theatre was also recovered, which together with the Porta Palatina is the most important Roman monument preserved in the city.
Giardini Reali www.museireali.beniculturali.it
Fountain of the Nereids and the Tritons
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITIONS Some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous drawings are preserved in a vault in the heart of the Royal Library of Turin: the “Codex on the Flight of Birds” and 13 drawings, including the famous “SelfPortrait”. The exceptionally valuable works documenting the activity of the great master of the Italian Renaissance – from the beginning of his career in Florence to his Milanese studies of machines – will only be exhibited to the public during Easter Holy Week in the coming years, in order to prevent long exposure from damaging them. This longterm planning will therefore make it possible to plan one's visit at a fixed time, preparing oneself in advance.
>> The dates are: 16-24 April 2022, 8-16 April 2023, 30 March-7 April 2024 and 19-27 April 2025.
A TU PER TU CON LEONARDO
Musei Reali - Biblioteca Reale Piazzetta Reale, 1. www.museireali.beniculturali.it
© DAVIDE ZANNOTTI
TORINO + PIEMONTE CARD
© RUSSKYMAVERICK/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
This card can be purchased online or at Turin’s Tourist Offices. With this pass you get free entry to Turin’s most important museums and exhibitions, castles, fortresses and the Royal Residences of Turin and Piedmont for 1*, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days. It also offers reduced-price tickets to several other cultural sites in Piedmont, discounts on Turin’s main tourist services, plus other benefits. For more information www.turismotorino.org
*The one-day pass is valid for a maximum of three entries to the Turin museum circuit.
2022 EVENTS IN ITALY
FEBRUARY
12/2-5/3 | Viareggio (Tuscany) | Carnevale di Viareggio. viareggio.ilcarnevale.com 12/2 -1/3 | Venice | Carnevale di Venezia. www.carnevale.venezia.it 22-28/2 | Milan | Milano Moda Donna. www.milanomodadonna.it
MARCH
End of March | Several locations | Spring Days FAI. www.giornatefai.it 24-27/3 | Perugia | Eurochocolate. www.eurochocolate.com 27/3 | Rome | Run Rome The Marathon. www.runromethemarathon.com
APRIL
1-3/4 | Milan | Miart. www.miart.it Mid-April | Milan | Milano Art Week. milanoartweek.comune.milano.it 10-12/4 | Milan | BIT Borsa Internazionale del Turismo. www.bit.fieramilano.it 10-13/4 | Verona | Vinitaly. www.vinitaly.com 10/4-1/5 | Venice | Homo Faber. www.homofaber.com 23/4-27/11 | Venice | Biennale Arte 2022 (59th edition). www.labiennale.org 27/4-1/5 | Milan | MIA Fair www.miafair.it
MAY
2-15/5 | Rome | Tennis. Internazionali BNL d’Italia. www.internazionalibnlditalia.com 6-29/5 | Several locations in Italy | Giro d’Italia. www.giroditalia.it 20/5-20/11 | Milan | 23rd Triennale Milano International Exhibition: "Unknown Unknowns". www.triennale.org 28/5-5/6 | Venice | Salone Nautico Venezia. www.salonenautico.venezia.it 29/5 | Mugello (Tuscany) | Moto GP. Gran Premio d’Italia. www.motogp.com
JUNE
7-12/6 | Milan | Salone del Mobile. Milano. www.salonemilano.it 15-18/6 | Brescia-Rome-Brescia | Mille Miglia 2022. www.1000miglia.it 16-19/6 | Milan and Monza | Milano Monza Motor Show 2022. www.milanomonza.com
2022 EVENTS IN ITALY
17-21/6 | Milan | Milano Moda Uomo. www.milanomodauomo.it 17/6-4/9| Verona | Arena di Verona 99th Opera Festival. www.arena.it 24/6– 10/7 | Spoleto (Umbria) | Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi (65th edition). festivaldispoleto.com
JULY
3/7 | Siena | Palio. www.ilpalio.org 8-17/7 | Perugia | Umbria Jazz. www.umbriajazz.it 16/7 | Venice | Festa del Redentore. www.whereitalia.com/venice
AUGUST
16/8 | Siena | Palio dell’Assunta. www.ilpalio.org 31/8-10/9 | Venice | International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art. www.labiennale.org
SEPTEMBER
3-11/9 | Venice | The Venice Glass Week. www.theveniceglassweek.com 16-19/9 | Terni | Umbria Jazz. www.umbriajazz.it 11/9 | Monza (Milan) | Formula 1. Italian Grand Prix. www.formula1.com 20-26/9 | Milan | Milano Moda Donna. www.cameramoda.it 22-27/9 | Genoa | International Boat Show. www.salonenautico.com
OCTOBER
8/10– 6/12 | Alba (Piedmont) | International Alba White Truffle Fair. www.fieradeltartufo.org 9/10 | Trieste | Barcolana. www.barcolana.it
NOVEMBER
3-6/11 | Verona | Fieracavalli. www.fieracavalli.it 8-13/11 | Milan | EICMA. International Motorcycle and Accessories Exhibition. www.eicma.it Mid-November | Milan | BookCity Milano. bookcitymilano.it and Music Week. www.milanomusicweek.it 21/11 | Venice | Festa della Salute. www.whereitalia.com/venice End of November | Venice | Teatro La Fenice. Opening of Opera and Ballet season. www.teatrolafenice.it
DECEMBER
7/12 | Milan | Teatro alla Scala – Opening of the Opera Season. www.teatroallascala.org
