In Visita | Giacomo Balla

Giacomo Balla (1871–1958) is the new protagonist of In Visita, the Fondazione Pistoia Musei project now in its fourth edition, proposing in-depth encounters dedicated to the artistic masters of the twentieth and twenty-first century, through the temporary display of one or more works. Curated by Monica Preti, director of Fondazione Pistoia Musei, and Annamaria Iacuzzi, curator of the 20th-century collections, with the contribution of Elena Gigli, one of the leading experts on Giacomo Balla, this edition foregrounds a collaboration with the Collezione Credem.

From 27 September 2025 to 22 February 2026, in the permanent exhibition spaces of Palazzo de’ Rossi | Collezioni del Novecento, visitors will be able to admire Velmare (1919), on loan from the Collezione Credem, along with two rare examples of paintings on tapestry canvas, both of which Balla entitled Ballucecolormare, completed by the artist around 1924 and belonging respectively to Fondazione Caript and a private collection.

These works, displayed together here for the first time, bear witness to the creative period in which the artist, working between Viareggio and Rome, developed a new expression of Futurism, where the theme of the sea was interpreted through “lines of force”, dynamic tones and refined decorative experiments. Exactly one hundred years ago, the results of this extraordinary new form of pictorial exploration, dedicated to nature and painted on tapestry canvas, were meeting with quite favourable reviews at the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industrielles Modernes”, in Paris.

Throughout the opening period of In Visita | Giacomo Balla the museum will offer guided tours, talks and lectures, and activities for schools, families and adults. The exhibition will be accompanied by a volume published by Gli Ori-Pistoia.