Balla-mania: Italy rediscovers the master of light – arte.it

In the middle of a season of futuristic revival, museums, foundations and collections, they bring back to the center Giacomo BallaKey Figure and Authentic Master for a whole generation of futuristic artists, able to form and inspired protagonists such as Boccioni, Severini and Prampolini. From north to south, the Balla-Mania exploded, with three exhibitions that sometimes tell the versatile creative adventure, from divisism to the daring experiments of Futurism to the last, unexpected figurations. But not a large international loan.

Pistoia: the sea as a futuristic laboratory

In Pistoia, from 27 September 2025 to 22 February 2026, Pistoia Musei Foundation presents Visit | Giacomo Balla In the rooms of Palazzo de ‘Rossi. Three works – Velmeis (1919) and two versions of Ballucecolino – Document the phase in which the artist, between Vievreggio and Rome, translates the movement of the sea in lines and vibrating colors. Published by Monica Preti and Annamaria Iacuzzi, with the contribution of the art historian Elena Gigli, The exhibition recalls the season that a hundred years ago theDecorative art exhibition from Paris. Guided tours, talking and workshops expand the experience for families and enthusiasts.

© Giacomo Balla, by Siae 2025 | Giacomo Balla, Pessimism and optimism1923, oil on canvas, cm. 114.5×175.5. Rome, National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art

Parma: a universe of light and an improvement strategy

From 10 October 2025 to 1 February 2026 the Palace of the Governor of Parma -Gastheren Giacomo Balla, a universe of lightAn operation that is part of the largest strategy of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rome focused on circulating the works that are stored in its deposits and not, creating exhibition projects in dialogue with the territory. The review brings out more than 60 works outside the capital that cover the entire creative arch of Balla: from the first figurative and division period, by the legendary Iridescent interpenetrations -S top of the optical-dynamic abstraction to the figurative in the 1940s. This exhibition was also made in collaboration with Elena Gigli, who contributed to defining the scientific system of the exhibition. The route, divided into thirteen rooms and enriched by archive documents, offers an overview of Balliana research.

Turin: Dialogues in the Cerruti collection

From September 25, 2025 to January 25, 2026, De Cerruti Foundation proposes Confluences: Giacomo Ballathose five works from his collection relates with the exceptional guest of the Milan Gam, Little girl x balcony (1912). Youth pastels such as The seductive one Via afterfuturistic masterpieces such as Abstract speed one Heavenly jobsto Small self -portrait From 1920, the width of a language that is able to constantly renew itself. A selection that reflects the taste of a collector.

An invitation to discover again

Three exhibitions, three cities, three prospects that bring dances back to the center of the Italian scene, which confirming current events of an artist who has made light a living subject. To continue the journey, The documentary is available for free on Rai Play “Balla. The Lord of Light”By Eleonora Zamparutti and Piero MuscaràA film portrait that highlights the legacy of a timeless genius.