Artists

Giulio Paolini, Giorgio de Chirico, Marinella Senatore, Salvatore Astore, Nunzio, Andrea Francolino, Iran Do Espírito Santo

Press release

The exhibition Giorgio de Chirico. The Contemporary Enigma ideally brings Mazzoleni’s 40th anniversary celebrations to a close, presenting the work of Giorgio de Chirico, an artist who has been central to the family’s collecting history and subsequently to the gallery’s activity. The masterpieces of the pictor optimus are presented here in dialogue with a selection of works by established and contemporary artists who, in different ways, have drawn on his legacy, reinterpreting his style and most distinctive motifs across a period spanning from the 1930s to the present day. These open-ended juxtapositions suggest the idea of a “continuous Metaphysics”: a visual language that runs throughout de Chirico’s artistic trajectory and continues to resurface in the practices of subsequent generations. The contemporary enigma evoked by the title refers to the inexhaustible capacity of de Chirico’s works to engage viewers and artists in dialogue across different periods, artistic languages and contemporary practices. The exhibition has been conceived through a direct dialogue with the participating artists, as well as through the invaluable support of the respective Archives and Foundations. Nunzio, Paolini and Senatore have created new works especially for the occasion; Francolino and Astore have each curated a site-specific installation of their works; while do Espírito Santo has made previously unseen works available to complement the exhibition narrative. Giorgio de Chirico. Enigma contemporaneo Mazzoleni, Torino 28 October 2026 – 16 January 2027