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EXHIBITION “THE CASCELLA FAMILY. BEYOND TIME”
For the first time, five generations of artists from the Cascella family, from the 19th century to the present day, are brought together in a retrospective exhibition.
Ren Jingge
8 October 2025
Wed: 12:00 – 13:00 / 12:00 – 13:00
by reservation, maximum 20 visitors
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On 8 October 2025, a guided tour of the exhibition will be organised, including an immersive room on the ground floor of the Cultural Institute building and four rooms with paintings, sculptures, video installations that retrace a 150-year journey between tradition and innovation to discover a unique case of all-Italian artistic continuity in which each artist was able to successfully express themselves through the techniques, avant-garde movements and tastes of their time. An immersive room on the ground floor of the Palazzo marks the beginning – or end – of the journey in this uroboric vision of the family's artistic history, with an installation/dialogue between Matteo Basilé's still lifes and hybrids and Davide Cascella's video portraits.In the exhibition rooms on the main floor of the Palazzo, the exhibition takes visitors on a journey back in time, following the distinctive features of that creative workshop that characterises the entire artistic and creative dimension of the family. The exhibition opens with the creations of the new generations of the Cascella family (the fifth generation): Matteo Cascella, aka Matteo Basilé (1974), Davide Cascella, aka Davide Sebastian (1981), Jacopo Cascella (1973). Going back in time to the fourth generation, we can appreciate the unique textures of Susanna Cascella (1956), who weaves secret paths into her fabrics. Tommaso Cascella (1951) brings back the mark of a primordial pictorial style that transforms colour into cosmic energy. Marco Cascella (1949) takes us into the depths of cells, transformed into abstract landscapes where matter reveals invisible secrets. The exhibition continues with a selection of works that link the third generation of the family to the avant-garde movements of their time: Andrea Cascella (1919-1990), a ceramist and sculptor who played a key role on the international scene in the 20th century. Famous examples of Pietro Cascella's (1921-2008) artistic career are on display. The exhibition continues into the depths of the second generation of the family's roots, with a nod to the European trends of the time in Tommaso Cascella's (1890-1968) Nativity (1934) and Michele Cascella's (1892-1988), who illuminates reality with his vibrant watercolours and paintings, full of Mediterranean light. Finally, thanks to an important loan from the Basilio Cascella Civic Museum in Pescara, visitors can view the works of Basilio Cascella (1860-1950).

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Madrid
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Calle Mayor, 86, 28013, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Madrid
Calle Mayor, 86, 28013, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Telefono: 0034 917589856
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