Gastone Novelli (1925-1968)
Ca’ Pesaro, Venice
November 15th, 2025 - March 1st, 2926
Gastone Novelli(Vienna, 1925 - Milano 1968) was one of the leading figures of Italian painting in the post-war period. The exhibition dedicated to him stems from the significant acquisition of several works into the civic collections, donated by the artist's heirs.
The exhibition pays tribute to Novelli on the centenary of his birth with a comprehensive overview of his artistic journey, showcasing the most significant works from Italian public and private collections.
This retrospective at Ca' Pesaro, occupying the eight rooms on the museum's second floor, brings together around sixty works and emphasizes the most intense period of Novelli's production, from 1957 to 1968. The exhibition begins with the informal works of the years of L’Esperienza Moderna, the magazine founded with Achille Perilli in 1957, and continues with the early 1960s works, in which Novelli developed his unique synthesis of visual and verbal language. It culminates with works of more explicit ethical and political significance, assembled by the artist for his personal room at the 1968 Venice Biennale. Alongside some of his most renowned and extraordinary masterpieces, the exhibition features numerous works previously considered lost, rediscovered after the publication of the Catalogue Raisonné, many of which have never been shown to the public.
The exhibition also features the work Tre Onfali (1967), on loan from the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation Collection.
Info and how to access the exhibition here
When: November 15th, 2025 - March 1st, 2026
Where: Ca' Pesaro, Venice
