Giorgio De Chirico: The Changing Face Of Metaphysical Art

Exhibition at the Palazzo Ducale, Genova, 30 March - 7 July 2019

Through a selection of important works made during this master's career, this exhibition catalogue aims to conduct a critical revision of the artist's complex practice for the centenary of his so-called volte-face in 1919, the year he was criticised for leaving metaphysical painting (1910-1918) in favour of styles and techniques inspired by Classicism and the grand masters.

This book promotes an innovative interpretation of the artist's oeuvre ; an arrangement according to themes and not chronology underlines the idea that, despite the many changes in style, technique and subject, composition and colour tone, all of De Chirico's works may offer tangible visions of the intangible philosophical concept of Metaphysics advanced by Nietzsche in the late 1800s: constant metaphysics.