From November 25, 2025 to March 1, 2026, the Museo Novecento in Florence presents Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures, the first major Italian exhibition dedicated to one of the most radical and influential British artists of the second half of the 20th century. The opening, symbolically set for Nov. 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - comes as a result of a collaboration with The Hepworth Wakefield and Kunsthaus Graz, venues that will host the exhibition after the Florentine stop.
This is the first retrospective of this magnitude in over twenty-five years, spanning the entire career of Helen Chadwick (1953-1996), from early works such as In the Kitchen (1977) to the well-known Piss Flowers (1991-92). An unconventional and experimental artist, Chadwick was able to combine aesthetics and unusual-sometimes provocative-materials such as bodily fluids, flesh, flowers, chocolate and compost. With irony and a feminist perspective, she redefined the boundaries between sculpture and installation, establishing herself as a leading figure in the postwar British avant-garde and, in 1987, as one of the first women to be nominated for the Turner Prize.
The Florentine retrospective aims to restore Chadwick’s central role in the international art scene, highlighting her ability to address feminist issues that are still relevant today and to transform everyday matter through a language that is always playful and surprising.
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| At the Museo Novecento in Florence, Italy's first major exhibition dedicated to Helen Chadwick |
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