Simultaneously with the monographic exhibition of Marion Baruch, the ground-floor halls of Museo Novecento — historically reserved for the nourishment of both the soul and body of the nuns who once lived in the Leopoldine complex — host the work of a new generation of artists: Chiara Baima Poma (1990, Cuorgnè, Turin), Fatima Bianchi (1981, Como), Lucia Cantò (1995, Pescara), and Parul B. Thacker (1973, Mumbai). Despite their diverse backgrounds, training, and expressive modes, the artists share a research approach that draws from the deepest human emotions and conveys an interest in themes related to spirituality.

Through recently produced works and site-specific interventions conceived especially for Museo Novecento, the exhibition enables an exploration of the relationship between art and spirituality, establishing an unprecedented dialogue between vastly different artistic practices.

In a time as complex, destructive, and dramatic as the one we are experiencing, can art serve as a form of spirituality? Can artistic practice be both a personal and collective space in which to experiment with faith, rituality, and transcendence — beyond materiality — toward a new temporal and spatial horizon?

ph — Chiara Baima Poma, Uomo che prega, 2025, gouache, enamel, sand, gold leaf, 101 × 138 cm