Past exhibitions

During the early Sixties, Italy exploded onto the international stage, shedding its old image as a beautiful land with a glorious past but a lacklustre present.

Informed by the languages of music and mathematics, Melotti’s harmonious and delicately-poised work is revered in Italy, yet surprisingly little-known in the UK.

As part of the celebrations for the Estorick Collection's 20th anniversary, we were delighted to feature a special display which included two masterpieces on loan from the collection of major Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo; this selection of works by Boccioni explored the evolution of his art over the course of his career.

Since the early 1990s, Giuseppe Iannaccone has been amassing one of the most outstanding private collections of Italian art of the inter-war years. Presenting a large number of iconic works, this exhibition explored a crucial phase of Italian art history little-known outside its native country.

“What is the future for Futurism in an age of ecological apocalypse, the continuing fallout of global financial meltdown and the start of a new Cold War that has cyber terrorism and fake news as its main weapons? Can Art Save the World?”

This exhibition celebrated Campari’s rich heritage in creativity and design, showcasing the ground-breaking advertising and packaging designs responsible for establishing and maintaining unrivalled global recognition for the brand.

The Estorick Collection continued its series of occasional interventions by Italian contemporary artists with Franco Rasma (b.1943). Twenty of his works in oil on wood were shown alongside the Estorick’s permanent collection of modern Italian art.

This exhibition explored a little known period of Italian cinematic history, highlighting the strong Modernist influence apparent in the set designs created for a number of romantic comedies during the inter-war years.

The Estorick opened its 20th anniversary year with a major exhibition of works from one of the world’s most important collections of modern Italian art, housed at Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera.

The term ‘Arte Povera’ was first used in September 1967 by the critic Germano Celant to describe the work of a number of artists who engaged with unconventional, and often humble, materials.