Goethe Institute in Rome features exhibition of Barbara Yelin’s art

An exhibition of Barbara Yelin’s original drawings, including works from Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory, opened on January 22 in Rome at the Goethe Institute. The exhibition, titled “Drawing Lives: Memory and Biography in the Work of Barbara Yelin,” features 80 panels from Yelin’s major works and will be on display until March 20, 2026.

Barbara Yelin at the Goethe-Institut exhibit in Rome. Photo courtesy of the Villa Massimo, photo credit: Alberto Novelli.

Describing Yelin’s work, the exhibition writes that, “Her palette opens spaces in which memory becomes a living experience, inviting us to encounter others and, inevitably, ourselves. Barbara Yelin’s drawings and narratives open a space that accepts many perspectives, which invites us to listen to the pain of others and to endure contradictions…”

This exhibit was developed in collaboration with the German Academy of Rome Villa Massimo (where Barbara has a 1-year artist residency), the New Academy of Fine Arts, ARF! The Comics Festival, and the European Library. The exhibition is also part of the Rome Capitale initiative “Memory Generates Future 2026.”

More information, including opening times and the gallery’s location, is available on the Goethe Institute website.

Page from ‘Emmie Arbel. Die Farbe der Erinnerung / Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory’ (2023).