Secondo Brian Eno tutto è politica. E a Parma apre la sua prima mostra in Italia che parla anche della Palestina
Brian Eno, the internationally renowned British artist and musician, opens his first retrospective exhibition in Italy at the Complesso Monumentale di San Paolo in Parma, running from May 1 to August 2, 2026. The show features two complementary projects: SEED, a site-specific sound installation created with Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran in the garden, and My Light Years, a light-based work in the newly restored Ospedale Vecchio. Curated by Alessandro Albertini, the exhibition marks Eno's return to Italy after his Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 2023 Venice Biennale, and follows earlier interventions at Castello del Buonconsiglio, Palazzo Te, and Ara Pacis.
The exhibition matters because it positions Eno's work as a form of political and social practice, using sound and light to imagine alternative futures. SEED explicitly addresses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Temelkuran calling Palestine "the most evident example of how cruel people can be" and the installation inviting visitors to pause and resist the acceleration of violence. By transforming a historic garden into a generative acoustic landscape and recording visitors' experiences on a unique vinyl for the Casa del Suono, Eno creates a temporary community that embodies his call to make peace tangible and desirable, challenging the trillions spent on arms.