Francesco Clemente at Triennale Milano through September 6
Published on 08/31/2026 at 15:39 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Francesco Clemente is on view in Milan with a major retrospective at Triennale Milano. The museum says Francesco Clemente In Between runs through September 6, 2026, in Floor 0's Galleria and gathers about 70 works.
The Milan retrospective
The Triennale page describes the show as a survey of Clemente's painting practice from the late 1970s to the present. It includes rarely exhibited works and new paintings, with Francesca Pietropaolo and Robert Storr as curators. Triennale Milano exhibition page
The retrospective also places Clemente's images inside a long argument about metamorphosis, identity, body, myth, spirituality and dream states. That curatorial frame fits an artist who has moved between Western and Eastern visual traditions for decades.
What the collection record shows
Francesco Clemente also remains anchored in major collections. The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists Dormiveglia VI, inventory number 2024.566.2, as a gift of Francesco and Alba Clemente from 2024. The Met collection entry
The Met notes that the work belongs to a series of nine paintings, three of which are in its collection. It dates the painting to 1998 and identifies it as oil on canvas.
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How Clemente works
Clemente's practice centers on painting, especially works on paper, canvases and series built through repetition and variation. The Triennale show and the Met entry both underline his interest in transition, bodies and symbolic forms.
Where Clemente stands now
Francesco Clemente currently has Francesco Clemente In Between on view at Triennale Milano through September 6, 2026.
Francesco Clemente at a glance
- Artist: Francesco Clemente
- Medium / Genre: Painting
- Born: 1952, Naples, Italy
- Place(s) of practice: New York and Naples
- Active since: 1970s
- Key work groups: Dormiveglia, Saline Aquarelle, Travel Diary
- Current/last exhibition: Francesco Clemente In Between - Triennale Milano, May 29, 2026 to September 6, 2026
- Major collections: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Next date: September 6, 2026 - Triennale Milano
Frequently asked questions about Francesco Clemente
Where can viewers see Francesco Clemente right now?
At Triennale Milano, where Francesco Clemente In Between runs through September 6, 2026.
What does the Triennale show include?
According to the museum, about 70 works from the late 1970s to the present, including rarely shown pieces and new paintings.
Which Francesco Clemente work is in The Met collection?
The Met lists Dormiveglia VI, object number 2024.566.2, and says it is one of three paintings from the series in its collection.
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