LONDON.- In January 2027, the first institutional presentation in the UK dedicated to the work of Carla Accardi (Trapani, 1924–Rome, 2014) will take place across the Estorick Collection, London, and Compton Verney, Warwickshire. This unprecedented collaboration between the two institutions will spotlight one of Italy’s most influential postwar artists with two landmark exhibitions on view simultaneously, from January to June 2027.

Accardi was a radical figure, whose legacy is central to the narrative of 20th-century Italian art, yet her work remains largely unfamiliar to UK audiences. She was a founding member – and the only woman – of Forma 1, a Rome-based artistic group established in 1947 that brought together artists committed to bridging abstract art with Marxist thought in the aftermath of Fascism. And in 1970, she co-founded with Carla Lonzi the revolutionary feminist group Rivolta Femminile (‘Women's Revolt’).





Developed in close dialogue with the Accardi Estate, the project brings together significant loans and archival material across the two venues, each presenting key works from throughout Accardi’s career. Together, the exhibitions offer a comprehensive introduction to Accardi’s practice, tracing her innovations across painting and spatial installations. They explore her distinctive approach to formalism and three-dimensional space, as well as her pioneering use of industrial materials such as the transparent plastic Sicofoil to challenge artistic conventions.

The exhibition at the Estorick Collection is curated by Stella Bottai, while the Compton Verney exhibition is curated by Kiera Blakey, Associate Curator at Compton Verney.