Giorgio de Chirico – Dipingere è l’arte magica
An exhibition of Giorgio de Chirico
After almost a century, a major exhibition dedic
ated to the artistic genius of Giorgio de Chirico returns to Prague.
On March 3, the exhibition “GIORGIO DE CHIRICO – Painting is the Magical Art” will be inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague.
Curated by Lorenzo Canova, Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of Molise and member of the Scientific Council of the Giorgio and Isa de Chirico Foundation, the exhibition is promoted by the ALEDYA Foundation and organized together with the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague, in collaboration with Casa d’Arte San Lorenzo of San Miniato (Pisa) and with the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Prague.
The exhibition will be accompanied by an important trilingual catalogue (Czech, English and Italian) with an essay by the curator, introduced by institutional contributions from the Italian Ambassador to Prague, Alessandro Gaudiano, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Marialuisa Pappalardo, and the President of the Foundation, Francesco Nava.
The exhibition itinerary unfolds in three sections, specifically designed for the evocative spaces of the Institute, a prestigious architectural complex from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Inside the Baroque Chapel, works will be presented that explore a very long and important period of the master’s career, from the 1930s to the early 1970s, featuring metaphysical architectures, views of Venice, and the celebrated Piazze d’Italia.
In the Capitular Hall, an important selection of works dedicated to de Chirico’s so-called “baroque” phase will be displayed, with paintings of horses and riders, as well as still lifes, which the artist liked to call “silent lives.”
The last section, located in the Foyer, will illustrate the artist’s commitment to graphic art, to which he gave great value. Drawings, sketches, lithographs, and engravings from the archive of the great printer Alberto Caprini, who maintained a long relationship of esteem and collaboration with the master, will be exhibited.
The works on display, over 60, come from important Italian and European private collections.
References to de Chirico’s previous presences in Prague, his friendship with the great Czech painter Jan Zrzavý, and a tribute to the Master by Mario Schifano, a protagonist of Italian and international art of the second half of the 20th century, will also be featured.
Numerous informational panels will accompany visitors in discovering the poetics and creative universe of Giorgio de Chirico.
Exhibition Details
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO – Painting is the Magical Art
Italian Cultural Institute - Prague
March 4 – April 26, 2026
Curated by Lorenzo Canova
Inauguration: Tuesday, March 3 at 18:30
Organization: Aledya Foundation and Italian Cultural Institute of Prague
In collaboration with Casa d’Arte San Lorenzo – Italy
With the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Prague
Venue
Italian Cultural Institute
Vlašská 34, Malá Strana
Tuesday – Saturday: 11.00–19.00
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