06/03/2026
Man Ray: M for Dictionary
Opening: Friday, 10 April 2026; 6pm-9pm
11 April – 24 July 2026
Via Tadino 15, Milan
Fondazione Marconi and Gió Marconi are pleased to present Man Ray: M for Dictionary, a comprehensive survey
of Man Ray’s work across media, which takes his linguistic thought as its organising principle.
The exhibition, presented on the fiftieth anniversary of the artist’s death, is organised in collaboration with curator
and art historian Yuval Etgar and Deborah D’Ippolito.
One of the most celebrated photographers of the modern era, an original creator of objects and multiples, a
painter and a draftsperson, Man Ray was a multimedia artist in the true sense of the word. He was fascinated by
the transition from manual craftsmanship to mechanical reproduction and called for the merger of formal and
conceptual orders. But perhaps more than anything, the medium that underlined his entire artistic output was
language.
Man Ray
Autoritratto / Self-Portrait, 1943-1974
Fotografia / Photograph
Edition of 100, Studio Marconi, Milan 1974
18 x 13 cm
© Man Ray 2015 Trust, by SIAE 2026
