Milan Art & Design Week 2026

Show

Opening: I wish to die in autumn moonlight even in darkness not to be lost

6:00 PM

Galleria Lia Rumma

Running parallel to The Women Alchemists, which Kiefer conceived for the Sala delle Cariatidi at Palazzo Reale (open through September 2026), the exhibition at Lia Rumma further expands his continued research of the “alchemists,” delving deeper into the role of other female heroines who, over the centuries, made fundamental contributions to modern science through alchemy. Joining this female pantheon, painted by Kiefer, are mythological figures such as the muses Calliope and Melpomene, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. The exhibition title evokes a poem by 19 th century Japanese poet, Buddhist nun, and ceramist Ōtagaki Rengetsu—to whom Kiefer also dedicates a painting which is presented at the overture of the exhibition.