Kandinsky and the birth of abstraction

A pioneering artist, Vassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) transformed modern painting through bold colors, expressive forms, and abstract art. Until 14 February 2027, Palazzo Bonaparte presents a major exhibition dedicated to the celebrated artist, bringing together more than 70 works from leading international collections. At the heart of the exhibition is an exceptional selection from the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of Kandinsky’s work.

Offering a rare opportunity to encounter masterpieces that seldom travel outside France, the exhibition traces Kandinsky’s remarkable artistic journey, from his early figurative paintings and involvement with the Blaue Reiter movement in Munich, through his years in revolutionary Russia and his influential teaching at the Bauhaus, to his final period in Paris.

Along the way, visitors discover how Kandinsky revolutionised art by believing that colors could evoke music and lines could express emotion—ideas that helped give birth to abstract painting. Alongside paintings, the exhibition includes photographs, personal objects and archival materials from the Bibliothèque Kandinsky, providing a glimpse into the artist’s life beyond the canvas. Interactive displays ex- plore Kandinsky’s theories on the relation- ship between color, form and music, while an immersive room invites visitors to step inside his vibrant geometric world. The ex- hibition also features, for the first time, a selection of works by Gabriele Münter, Kandinsky’s longtime partner and an outstanding artist in her own right.

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