Turin, the new exhibition on Spatialism illuminates the Accorsi-Ometto Foundation: a journey from Fontana to Crippa into the heart of twentieth-century art.

The Accorsi-Ometto Foundation inaugurates one of its most ambitious exhibitions: "From Fontana to Crippa to Tancredi. The Formidable Adventure of the Spatialist Movement", a journey that brings the innovative energy of post-war Italian art to center stage. Curated by Nicoletta Colombo, Serena Redaelli, and Giuliana Godio, with the consultancy of Luca Massimo Barbero, the exhibition brings together 24 artists and over 50 works coming from museum and private collections, offering a complete portrait of an artistic season that revolutionized the concept of space.

The exhibition: a journey into Spatialism

The exhibition opens with a room entirely dedicated to Lucio Fontana, founder and leader of the Spatialist Movement. Here, cuts, holes, and material experiments demonstrate how the artist has transcended the confines of traditional painting, opening up to the dimension of emptiness, light, and contemporary technology.

A core of works follows Roberto Crippa, between dynamic spirals, vibrant signs, and cosmic tensions that engage directly with Fontana's research. The exhibition then expands to include artists from Milan, Veneto, and internationally who have contributed to the spread and evolution of the Spatialist language, including experiments with three-dimensionality, new surfaces, novel materials, and dialogues with science and architecture. The immersive and rigorous installation invites the public to observe painting as a physical gesture, as a cut into reality, as an opening toward other spaces: the cosmos, the future, the infinite.

The context: Accorsi's dream and the cultural mission of the Museum

The exhibition on Spatialism is part of a broader path, that of Accorsi-Ometto Foundation, born from the visionary dream of the antique dealer Peter Accorsi, among the most authoritative in Europe. In the 1960s, the idea of ​​an international cultural foundation took shape thanks to meetings with Giovanni Agnelli and Werner Abegg; a project that Accorsi continued even after the retirement of his first companions, until the official creation of the Foundation in 1975 together with the lawyer Paolo Emilio Ferreri.

After his death in 1982, he will be Giulio Ometto, his historical collaborator and secretary, to transform Palazzo Accorsi into Museum of Decorative Arts, expanding its collection and opening the institution to increasingly complex exhibitions, capable of engaging in dialogue with ancient and contemporary art.

Palazzo Accorsi: a four-century-long history

The museum is housed in a building dating back to 1616, originally a religious complex for the Antonian Order. Transformed over the centuries by architects such as Bernardo Vittone, the building endured Napoleonic eras, 19th-century transformations, and periods of decline. The building was revived in the 20th century with the arrival of Pietro Accorsi, who made it his home and gallery.

Today, thanks to the extensive restoration work conducted by Ometto, Palazzo Accorsi is one of Italy's most important centers for the decorative arts, a place where history and collecting dialogue with the visions of modern art.

Information on the exhibition

Opening hours

• Tue, Wed, Fri: 10–18

• Thursday: 10–20

• Sat, Sun and holidays: 10–19
  (Ticket office closes 30 minutes early)

• Monday closed

Rates

• Full: €14

• Reduced 19–26 years / over 65: €12

• Reduced 11–18 years and agreements: €10

• Teachers: €6

• Free: children up to 10 years old, Museum Pass, Torino+Piemonte Card, ICOM, disabled visitors, journalists

Guided tours

• Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 11: 30 and 17: 30 – €6 + ticket

• Speed ​​Tour (35'): Tue–Fri 17 hours – €3 + ticket

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