Still Image, Jessica Lange's photography exhibition in Turin
Still Image is the photography exhibition by American actress Jessica Lange, winner of two Oscars, opened in Turin on 7 October 2026 and running until 7 February 2027. It is Lange's first exhibition in Italy and the project's first showing anywhere in the world. According to La Stampa the event takes place at the Musei Reali, while according to TorinoOggi the venue is Palazzo Chiablese [1][2].
The exhibition
Produced by Ares in collaboration with the Musei Reali, the exhibition presents over two hundred black-and-white shots taken by Lange, mostly previously unseen in Italy. The images are divided into eight thematic sections spanning about thirty years of photographic work, starting in the late 1990s [1][2]. The subjects include landscapes and abandoned places photographed in the United States, Mexico, Scotland and Ethiopia, together with portraits of people caught in everyday gestures [1].
The heart of the exhibition is dedicated to Highway 61, the road that crosses the United States from Minnesota, the actress's home state, to New Orleans, told through black-and-white images of the changing American landscape [2]. One section is dedicated to Mexico, with photographs taken during the Day of the Dead in San Miguel de Allende, and another to the Freak Show series, inspired by her work on the television series American Horror Story, in which Lange starred [2]. There are also shots taken in New York during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the city's streets empty [2].
The artist and her photographic method
Lange began photographing as a student at the University of Minnesota, continuing the practice throughout her life alongside her acting career, for which she won Oscars for her performances in Tootsie and Blue Sky [2]. All the photographs are shot in black and white on film: «I have never taken a digital photo, nor a colour one», the actress said [1][2]. According to Lange, photography is «an emotional response to what I see» rather than a documentary act [1][2].
Related events
The director of the Musei Reali, Paola D'Agostino, described the exhibition as an invitation to dwell on the value of looking, in dialogue with the museum's permanent collections [1]. The curator is Anna Morin [2]. The exhibition is accompanied by a series of talks at the Circolo dei lettori and a screening at the Cinema Massimo [1].
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Sources
- La Stampa — 6 October 2026
- TorinoOggi — 6 October 2026