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Escher Art Exhibition at Palazzo Reale, Milan - Centre

Over 200 works by Maurits Cornelis Escher

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This exhibition is a journey into the artist's creative development, starting off from the liberty inspirations of his figurative culture, focusing on his love for Italy and identifying his interest in geometric forms, already widely present in his creative vein but triggered off by his trip to the Alhambra and Cordoba.

The linchpin of the exhibition is the moment of Escher's artistic maturity with the themes of tessellation and of impossible objects. These two aspects of Escher’s work are an introduction to his relationship with the historical avant-garde movements - such as Futurism - and a clear reference to Surrealism, the nodal point of his creative intertwining. The crossovers that intersect Italian and European movements can be attributed to Escher, in part even anticipating them.

A section devoted to the mathematical aspects of visual perception of the Escher Universe is necessary and essential. Last but not least, a section is dedicated to documenting how much Escher’s vision has been central to the culture, publishing and music of the twentieth century.

Open on Monday from 14:30 to 19:30; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday from 09:30 to 19:30; Thursday & Saturday from 09:30 to 22:30.

Venue

Palazzo Reale

Location

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