Escher. Visions Between Art and Infinity

After ten years, Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 - 1972) returns to Milan with a major exhibition project that celebrates his unmistakable vision. At the heart of the show are 90 works - including engravings, watercolors, woodcuts, and lithographs - accompanied by a refined selection of Islamic artifacts. This original dialogue reveals how Islamic art - with its symmetries, patterns, and abstraction - deeply influenced the imagination of the Dutch artist. The exhibition traces Escher’s stylistic evolution: from his early decorative phase, close to Art Nouveau, to his Italian landscapes, and finally to his mature period, where space, time, and perception merge in visual games of extraordinary precision. Tessellations, optical illusions, geometric metamorphoses - his universe bridges art and science, but in a way far removed from academic formalism. Escher’s touch is artisanal, intuitive, and visionary. It extends even to his applied work, spanning graphic design and decorative arts. The visit concludes with an immersive, kaleidoscopic Infinity Room - an homage to a master who continues to inspire, across time and borders.