Giorgio Griffa
Retrospettiva
1 MAY until 27 JUN 2026
Opening – 1 MAY 2026, 6-9 pm
Giorgio Griffa, born in 1936, lives in Turin and, with his long international artistic career, is considered one of the most significant painters of our time.
Giorgio Griffa,
Tre linee con arabesco n.1428, 1994,
acrylic on canvas (prepared),
85 x 93 cm
Courtesy: Fondazione Giorgio Griffa
Characteristic of his entire body of work is the way Griffa draws lines, places dots, and writes numbers and texts on unprimed fabric, linen, or cotton, fixing the canvases directly to the wall with fine needles, without stretcher frames.
Griffa’s work is marked by great asceticism and unpretentious modesty. His abstract elements appear self-evident, resembling musical scores, and can be understood as reflections on the status of painting.
Giorgio Griffa,
6 colori (2000)
Acrylic on Linen,
116 x 99 cm
Photo: Daniel Pizarro /
Courtesy: Fondazione Giorgio Griffa and Walter Storms Galerie, Berlin and Munich
Giulio Caresio
Courtesy: Fondazione Giorgio Griffa
Walter Storms Galerie has presented Giorgio Griffa since 1980. In Berlin, the gallery supported the exhibition of his “Golden Ratio” series in 2012 at the Mies van der Rohe Haus. In 2022 the Centre Pompidou did a comprehensive retrospective of Griffa’s work.
