The exhibition

From September 15, 2026, to February 14, 2027, Palazzo Bonaparte will host one of the most significant cultural events of the Roman season: a comprehensive monographic retrospective dedicated to Wassily Kandinsky, a pioneer and leading theorist of abstract art.
An initiative of international standing produced by Arthemisia in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the exhibition traces the formal evolution of the Russian master. From his early figurative works in Moscow and the Bavarian period with Der Blaue Reiter movement to his rigorous teaching at the Bauhaus and his final years in Paris, the selection showcases the full scope of his conceptual revolution.

The exhibition path is organized into five thematic sections featuring over seventy masterpieces, complemented by an extensive collection of historical documents and biographical materials.

• Masterpieces on display: Highlights include seminal 20th-century paintings such as Yellow-Red-Blue (1925) and Black Arc (1912).
• Sources of inspiration: Significant focus is placed on the origins of abstract aesthetics, sparked by his encounter with Claude Monet’s Impressionism and his fascination with the musical structures of Richard Wagner.
• Key figures: The retrospective highlights the essential contributions of Gabriele Münter and Nina Kandinsky, two women central to preserving and passing down the artist’s legacy.
• Multimedia room: An immersive room allows visitors to explore the dynamic relationship between geometric shapes and color perception.

Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky’s work is intrinsically tied to an intellectual and spiritual quest that redefined modern painting. A master of color harmony, the Russian artist viewed the canvas as a musical score, where geometric shapes, lines, and colors express an “inner necessity” rather than imitating physical reality.
His rigorous studies on visual perception, culminating in his teaching at the Bauhaus and his seminal treatise Point and Line to Plane, led him to codify the psychological and emotional value of every visual element: the circle as a perfect form, the dynamic tension of diagonal lines, and the synesthetic resonance of colors designed to evoke a direct response in the viewer’s soul.

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