In the Naves of Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, the exhibition Luciano Fabro, curated by Fiammetta Griccioli, Roberta Tenconi and Vicente Todolí, will be on view from October 8, 2026 to February 21, 2027. This is the first museum retrospective dedicated to Luciano Fabro in Italy since his death in 2007. The exhibition will bring together a wide selection of the most significant sculptures and installations from his entire artistic career. Produced in collaboration with the Luciano and Carla Fabro Archive, the exhibition will explore the artist’s conceptual and formal research in relation to space, analyzing the dialogue that his works establish with the perception of those who inhabit it.
Particular attention will be paid to the perceptual and spatial research initiated by Fabro in the 1960s, following its development from works such as In cubo (1966), through research on reflective surfaces, to more articulated architectural structures and spaces. Many of these works, often made on paper, were called Habitat by the artist: ideal spaces, autonomous or inserted into pre-existing spaces, designed to house and activate his works.
The retrospective will also provide an opportunity to explore the deep connection between Luciano Fabro and the city of Milan, where he settled in 1959 and where he taught at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts from 1983 to 2002, influencing and training several generations of artists.
A central figure in postwar Italian art, Luciano Fabro (Turin, Italy, 1936 - Milan, Italy, 2007) was a leading artist ofArte Povera. From his earliest works, he elaborated a personal reflection on the concept of inhabiting space, understood as a dynamic field of action and relationship, investigating the role of the gaze and the viewer’s experience in confronting the work and its surroundings. His research has focused on the linguistic aspects of sculpture, considered an essential tool for interpreting the forms of experience. Fabro has explored the expressive possibilities of very different materials, from the most traditional such as marble and iron, to less conventional ones such as glass and silk, chosen for their sensory and evocative qualities. Parallel to his artistic activity, he has developed a rigorous theoretical approach, contributing significantly to the critical debate on art through careful conceptual reflection. This intellectual foundation has given rise to imaginative and layered works and installations capable of expanding and renewing the language of contemporary sculpture.
His works have been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions, including the Biennale of Sydney (2018, 1988), the Rome Quadriennale d’Arte (2008, 1973), the Venice Biennale (1997, 1993, 1986, 1984, 1980, 1978, 1978, 1975, 1972), the Bienal de São Paulo (1996, 1975), documenta in Kassel (1992, 1982, 1972), the Biennale de Paris (1985, 1971), and the Tokyo Biennale (1970). He has also received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career, including the title of Academician of Honor in Florence (2004), the Coutts Contemporary Art Award in Zurich (1994), the Antonio Feltrinelli Prize in Rome (1993), the Sikkens Prize in Rotterdam (1987) and the Art Prize in Aachen (1983).
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