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Haori. Men’s Clothing from the Early Twentieth Century Tells the Story of Japan
The exhibition Haori. Men’s Clothing from the Early Twentieth Century Tells the Story of Japan opens on 12 April, offering a unique window onto Japanese material culture through about 50 haori and juban (the garments worn over and under men’s kimonos, respectively), as well as a few pieces of traditional children’s clothing, from the Manavello collection, in dialogue with installations by contemporary artists.
The exhibition is unprecedented in Italy and indeed Europe, and is therefore an absolute first amongst exhibitions devoted to the art of the Far East.
The imagery that decorates the garments on view is not only an example of fine workmanship, but also a document and attestation that provides insight into Japan in the early twentieth century, a critical period of social, cultural and political transformation, between accelerated modernisation and imperialist tensions. Works by contemporary artists are presented within the exhibition to stimulate analysis and reflection, encouraging visitors to orient themselves within a historical period of complex relationships between Japan, China and Korea that is still little-known in Italy.
Hanauri. The Japan of the Flower Sellers
The new exhibition Hanauri. The Japan of the Flower Sellers, part of the project for the refresh of the Japanese gallery, is devoted to the practice of artist Linda Fregni Nagler, who was also at MAO last November, when she performed Things that Death Cannot Destroy.
Contemporary Expressions / Declinazioni Contemporanee
In conjunction with Artissima, MAO is opening the second edition of Contemporary Expressions / Declinazioni Contemporanee. This programme of artist residencies and site-specific commissions uses contemporary art as a means for interpreting, re-reading and showcasing the museum’s collection, descending on the present to discover new meanings and connections between different periods and cultures.
The works by Marzia Migliora, Kengo Kuma, Lee Mingwei and Francesco Simeti presented in 2023 will be joined this year by installations by Qiu Zhijie and Charwei Tsai, and Patrick Tuttofuoco’s Ultraworld, a light project made for MAO’s facade that will be part of Costellazione, a fringe section of Luci d’Artista.
Ritorno a casa. Il cofano ritrova smalto
Palazzo Madama – Museo Civico d’Arte Antica di Torino attiva dal 28 marzo al 31 dicembre 2024 un’importante campagna di crowdfunding per acquisire cinque smalti di Limoges provenienti dal cofano di Guala Bicchieri, capolavoro identitario del museo.
The Byzantines. Places, Symbols and Communities of an Over Thousand-Year-Old Empire
A Roman body, a Greek mind, an oriental and mystical soul: this is the greatness of Byzantium for the famous writer and traveler Robert Byron.
Palazzo Madama dedicates an exceptional exhibition of over 350 works to the Byzantines – from frescoes to sculptures, from mosaics to enamels and silver, from architecture to gems and jewels – capable of narrating that extraordinary fusion of art, culture and politics which for over a millennium will give birth to the Byzantine Empire.
From 10 May to 28 August 2023.
