Francesco Polenghi: Transcendence

Upper Gallery
March 21 - June 20, 2025

Exhibition Catalogue

"Polenghi remains very much an artist yet to be discovered."

Barry Schwabsky, Artforum

In the late 1970s, Francesco Polenghi had a personal, spiritual crisis and went to India, where he studied in an ashram for approximately 13 years. There he learned a mantra that he continued to recite when he returned to Milan, where he painted for the rest of his life in a trancelike state.

"In a strange way, [Francesco Polenghi's] paintings squared the circle by combining the meditative calm of Agnes Martin’s work with the vibratory molecular excitation of Op art."

Barry Schwabsky, Artforum

"My father believed that your time on this planet is not important—it's about transcending to a higher plane of existence."

Dara Polenghi