Opening at Castello di Rivoli’s Manica Lunga, paintings, drawings, textile works, sculptures, and environmental installations created by Enrico David since 1995 “to orchestrate an image of a separate, parallel reality.”
From October 30 to March 22, 2026, the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art presents a solo exhibition by artist Enrico David (Ancona, 1966) titled Domani torno (I’ll Be Back Tomorrow). Curated by Marianna Vecellio in a layout conceived specifically for the Manica Lunga, the exhibition features paintings, drawings, textile works, sculptures, and environmental installations created by the artist, together with new works conceived for the occasion.
We met the artist to discuss his practice, his relationship with craftsmanship, and his particular vision of history—and how he approached the monumental and distinctive Manica Lunga space.
Your solo show is titled Domani torno—“I’ll Be Back Tomorrow.” Is that a promise, a wish, or an intention? What does it refer to?
It doesn’t refer to anything in particular. Exhibitions need to be called something; there’s always the need to give them a title, preferably a concise one. I liked the melodramatic tone of Domani torno—it’s a phrase that I, having lived abroad for forty years, have said to many people on many occasions. It has a kind of neorealist feel to it—it could almost be the title of a film. In my imagination, I’ve condensed it into an emblem of “Italian-ness,” the idea of someone who goes abroad for work and returns home for Christmas. It’s a bit of a cliché, perhaps, but it doesn’t refer to a physical return—rather to a sort of diaristic reportage of these forty years spent outside Italy. I also liked the use of the verb form—not tornerò (“I will return”) but torno (“I return”)—an improper use of language, perhaps, but one that belongs to me, as I’m now bilingual.