Prato, Centro Pecci: two exhibitions from 31 May 2026 — ROTTE and

Prato, Centro Pecci: two exhibitions from 31 May 2026 — ROTTE and CARNALE

The Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art in Prato launches a dual exhibition project juxtaposing the substantial Carlo Palli donation with a renewed focus on photographer Verita Monselles. Both shows explore identity, the body and performative languages through archives, photography, painting and performance documentation.

• ROTTE. Art of rupture from the Carlo Palli donation

  Curator: Stefano Pezzato. Installation: Ibrahim Kombarji. This exhibition retraces critical trajectories of late 20th-century art, assembling roughly 150 works—painting, objects, performance documentation, visual poetry and archival material—mapping the exchanges between disruptive artistic practices and languages.

  Selected artists include:

  • Alighiero Boetti
  • Joseph Beuys
  • Yoko Ono
  • Nam June Paik
  • Michelangelo Pistoletto
  • Andy Warhol
  • Ketty La Rocca
  • Mimmo Rotella
  • Daniel Spoerri
• CARNALE. Verita Monselles between photography and performative practice

  Curators: Alessandra Acocella, Michele Bertolino, Monica Gallai. Installation: Giuseppe Ricupero. The first major survey in an Italian contemporary art center dedicated to Verita Monselles (1929–2004), the show examines photography as an autobiographical and social tool, with a focus on the body, identity and women’s roles in the visual culture of the 1960s–1980s.

Practical information

• Vernissage: 30 May 2026, 18:00–21:00
• Running dates: ROTTE from 31 May to 1 November 2026; CARNALE from 31 May to 30 August 2026
• Venue: Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art, Viale della Repubblica 277, 59100 Prato (PO), Italy

Both exhibitions confirm the Pecci Center's role as a key institution for the study and preservation of late 20th-century practices and for highlighting important female figures in Italian photography. Recommended for visitors interested in archival projects, performance documentation and photographic research.