Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi is proud to present a major new exhibition dedicated to Mark Rothko, one of the most beloved figures in modern art. Curated by Christopher Rothko and Elena Geuna, "Rothko in Florence" is a special project designed specifically for our gallery to celebrate the artist’s unique bond with the city. Against the beautiful backdrop of the palazzo, you’ll discover how Rothko used color to create a sense of space that goes far beyond the canvas, finding a perfect balance between classical order and pure emotion.

The exhibition takes you through Rothko’s entire career, featuring over 70 works on loan from world-renowned institutions like MoMA and The Met in New York, the Tate in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

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Early works that show Rothko before the floating color fields
Paintings where figures and myths slowly dissolve into abstraction
Monumental canvases where color becomes atmosphere, silence and emotion
Works connected to his mature language of large, luminous rectangular forms
A dialogue with Florentine spaces that influenced his thinking about art, architecture and contemplation
Satellite sections at Museo di San Marco and the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, connecting Rothko with Fra Angelico’s meditative frescoes and Michelangelo’s architectural environment.

The result is powerful because Rothko’s paintings don’t simply “hang” in Florence. They seem to listen to it.

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