ODILON REDON - Six dessins pour la Tentation de Saint Antoine

Octagon, in collaboration with Ratio Artis, reopens its Milanese headquarters with a monographic exhibition dedicated to Odilon Redon, a seminal figure of Symbolism and visionary precursor to Surrealism. About The exhibition, co-organized with Ratio Artis, centers on the lithographic series The Temptation of St. Anthony , a masterpiece inspired by Flaubert, presented alongside a selection of other graphic plates that explore the boundary between the dreamlike and the real, myth and psychological introspection. The exhibition is curated by Jacopo Mazzetti and accompanied by a critical essay by Claudio Salsi, a central figure in Milan’s museum heritage. Founded in 2018, Octagon is an exhibition platform dedicated to research-based projects aimed at converging historical narratives with contemporary perspectives. Ratio Artis is a multidisciplinary art platform dedicated to curating, producing, and supporting contemporary projects. Part of Milano Art Week