Anselm Kiefer - Le Alchimiste - Milano
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Le Alchimiste, the new monumental exhibition by Anselm Kiefer, one of the most influential contemporary artists, is part of the cultural programme of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Curated by art historian Gabriella Belli, the exhibition will be staged in the Sala delle Cariatidi at Palazzo Reale from 7 February to 27 September 2026.
Le Alchimiste originates from a project initiated in 2023 and presents over forty large-scale canvases, conceived specifically to engage with the dramatic beauty of this space, marked by the bombing of 1943.
Central to the exhibition is its connection with Milan, the city where Caterina Sforza spent her youth—a scientist and military leader, and author of a rare manuscript containing over 400 recipes, including medicinal remedies and alchemical formulas. Alongside her, Kiefer brings together a constellation of female figures, both renowned and forgotten: from Isabella Cortese and Maria the Jewess to Marie Meudrac, Rebecca Vaughan and Mary Anne Atwood.
Through his material and symbolic painting, the artist restores faces and bodies erased by history, acknowledging the crucial role of women alchemists in the emergence of modern scientific thought. Go to Website
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