Marisa Merz. Listen to the Space

The LaM—Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut is devoting a major exhibition to the Italian artist Marisa Merz (May 3—
September 22, 2024) the first retrospective in France in 30 years and the first exhibition in a French public institution for almost 15 years.

Thanks to the Fondazione Merz’s collaboration and commitment, the LaM will present a selection of iconic works alongside previously unseen pieces, as well as major research work carried out in the archives.

There are no works by Marisa Merz in France’s public collections. The LaM is therefore providing almost all its visitors with fresh discoveries by presenting some hundred works, a number of which will be on display to the public for the very first time. The exhibition, which is based on in-depth work carried out in the archives, is also organised as an investigation that not only examines her almost totally elusive artistic practice, but also the choices and methods required to develop the possibility of a testimony, and a retrospective.

Celebrated in 2013 by the award of a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, Marisa Merz was one of the leading artists on the Italian and international art scene and closely affiliated with the Arte Povera group.

Works by Marisa Merz are currently on view in Magazzino’s ongoing Arte Povera exhibition. The Main Building's Gallery 2 is entirely dedicated to exhibiting her mixed media paintings and sculpture.