Genoa, a major exhibition on nostalgia at Palazzo Ducale with 120 works

The Palazzo Ducale in Genoa presents the exhibition Nostalgia: modern feeling from the Renaissance to the contemporary, open from April 25 to September 1, 2024 in the Appartamento del Doge. Curated by Matteo Fochessati in collaboration with Anna Vyazemtseva, the exhibition is produced by the Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura and is part of the initiatives of Genova Capitale Italiana del Libro.

The exhibition includes over one hundred and twenty works spanning the figurative arts from the 15th century to the Contemporary, exploring the theme of nostalgia in various forms of expression. Among the masterpieces on display, from renowned Italian and international museums and private collections, are works by Albrecht Dürer, Luca Giordano, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Francesco Hayez, Giovanni Boldini, Evelyn De Morgan, Giacomo Balla, Giorgio De Chirico, Florence Henri, Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein and Anish Kapoor. The exhibition kicks off with the valuable volume Dissertatio medica de Nostalgia from 1688, from the Library of the University of Basel, in which physician Johannes Hofer describes nostalgia as a common pathology among Swiss soldiers during their military services. The exhibition, based on his work, explores nostalgia through various eras and perspectives. Through paintings, sculptures, decorative arts and more, the exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of this universal feeling, analyzing its philosophical and cultural nuances.

Nostalgia is accompanied by a catalog published by Electa Mondadori that traces the development of the exhibition through photographic documentation and contributions dedicated to the theme of nostalgia, including critical texts by historian Ferdinando Fasce, sociologist Paolo Jedlowski, literary critic and poet Antonio Prete, historian of modern French culture Thomas Dodman, and art and architecture historian Tim Benton.

“Nostalgia, and its ’sentimental’ dimension, seem unfashionable today; perhaps because of the fast pace of daily life subject to incessant media stimulation in the dizzying digital connection, or because the value of the new together with the need to be in step with the times transforms the idea of looking ’backward’ of opening up to other spaces into a loss of progress. We are all in pursuit of new emotions forgetting the value of past ones, which is why the choice of Palazzo Ducale to present and produce an exhibition on Nostalgia in art through five centuries with its articulated and profound dimension becomes an important sign, the will to give space to a time of thought in a society focused only on change,” explains Ilaria Bonacossa, director of Palazzo Ducale

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Genoa, a major exhibition on nostalgia at Palazzo Ducale with 120 works

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