Pioneer of pop superrealism, Carole Feuerman returns to Europe with a landmark exhibition that redefines the fragment, the torso, and the body’s voice in contemporary art.
The halls of Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome open this summer onto a world suspended between reality and dream, where bodies breathe through silence and memory. The Body’s Voice, the first major European anthology dedicated to Carole A. Feuerman, presents more than one hundred works that trace the arc of her extraordinary career, from the late 1960s to today. Curated by Demetrio Paparoni and produced by Arthemisia in collaboration with the Feuerman Sculpture Foundation, the exhibition is not a mere survey but a journey into the language of an artist who has redefined what sculpture can say.
From July 4th to September 21st, Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome hosts Carole A. Feuerman. The Voice of the Body, the first major retrospective exhibition in Italy by American artist Carole A. Feuerman.
She is one of the most surprising protagonists of contemporary pop superrealism, capable of shaping the human body into a powerful, lively and deeply emotional story.
Best known for her powerfully realistic sculptures depicting bathers, swimmers, athletes, dancers, and nudes, Feuerman has placed the representation of the body at the center of her art. She creates figures that seem alive, suspended between reality and imagination, capable of moving, questioning, and captivating. These works use the human body as a universal language, speaking of profound emotions, recounting internal struggles, and reflecting the contradictions of contemporary society. It is a body that feels, that vibrates, that views the world through the lens of the senses, and that symbolizes a human condition that is both fragile and powerful.
Amid the battlements of Piazza Venezia and the solemn atmosphere of Palazzo Bonaparte, the press conference presenting the first major European retrospective dedicated to Carole A. Feuerman , a pioneer of international sculptural hyperrealism , took place on July 3, 2025. The exhibition, curated by Demetrio Paparoni and produced by Arthemisia in collaboration with the Feuerman Sculpture Foundation , brings over fifty works to Rome from July 4 to September 21, 2025 , retracing the New York artist's entire career, from her early creations in the 1970s to her most recent works.
Realism, hyperrealism, pop superrealism: how to define the art of Carole Feuerman? One of the greatest and most popular American sculptors, whose work emerged in the 1970s, comes to Italy at Palazzo Bonaparte. A journey through figures and fragments, from her early work to a spectacular new installation.
At Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome, the first Italian retrospective of the American artist's work explores human nature. From the complexity of desire to the attempt to subvert traditional representations of women.
With its accessories, tattoos, and scars, the body exposes itself and tells its story. American artist Carole A. Feuerman (born in Connecticut in 1945) has been telling this story for over fifty years. She is the protagonist of the retrospective exhibition "The Voice of the Body" at Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome, running from July 4th to September 21st . The exhibition brings together over fifty works, from her early experiences in the 1970s to the present day, tracing her career spanning Hyperrealism and Pop Art , following a precise thread: her aesthetics of the body and her poetics of the whole figure, as well as the fragment. From her best-known sculptures in epoxy resin, colored with oils or lacquers, to bronzes and polished steel spheres; From her early work as a graphic designer, little known to the general public, to her illustrations for the New York Times in 1972 and those for the Rolling Stones tour, through her 1978 self-portrait, " two sculptural legs and platform shoes ," as she herself describes it; and finally, the site-specific installation "Individual Mythologies," presented for the first time in Rome: a reticular structure (created with designer Marcello Panza) made from 2022 casts of heads, hands, shoes, and feet in various scales.
From July 4 to September 21, 2025 Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome is hosting CAROLE A. FEUERMAN. The Voice of the Body, the first major Italian anthological exhibition dedicated to the American artist Carole A. Feuerman. Considered one of the most striking figures of contemporary pop superrealism, Feuerman is known for her hyperrealist sculptures depicting bathers, athletes, dancers and nudes, Feuerman has placed the human body at the center of her artistic research.
Palazzo Bonaparte (Rome, Piazza Venezia, 5) hosts the exhibition "Carole A. Feuerman. The Voice of the Body," produced and organized by Arthemisia and the Feuerman Sculpture Foundation, until September 21, 2025. More than 50 works, including sculptures, drawings, photographs, and a site-specific installation, are on display, chronicling the extraordinary career of Feuerman, one of the most renowned protagonists of contemporary pop superrealism. She astonishes us with her ability to shape the human body, whether fragmented or in its entirety, capturing its inner life and sensuality.
At Palazzo Bonaparte, the female bodies of the American artist are on display, speaking of identity and existential fragility.
Far from the Hyperrealism of Duane Hanson and John De Andrea, who were interested in mimetically reproducing reality to deceive the viewer into thinking they were looking at a living being, the sculpture of Carole A. Feuerman (Hartford, Connecticut, 1945) can be defined as a kind of surrealism of pop origin.
ROME.- Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome is set to host "CAROLE A. FEUERMAN. La voce del corpo" (The Voice of the Body), the first major Italian retrospective dedicated to American hyperrealist artist Carole A. Feuerman. The exhibition, running from July 4 to September 21, 2025, will showcase over five decades of Feuerman's work, known for its vivid and emotionally resonant portrayals of the human form.
Feuerman, a prominent figure in contemporary pop hyperrealism, is widely recognized for her highly realistic sculptures of bathers, swimmers, athletes, dancers, and nudes. Her work consistently places the human body at the forefront, transforming it into a universal language that explores profound emotions, inner struggles, and the complexities of modern society.
From July 4 to September 21, 2025, the Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome will host, for the first time in Europe, a major exhibition dedicated to one of the leading figures of contemporary superrealism: Carole A. Feuerman. Entitled “ La voce del corpo” (The Voice of the Body) , this monumental retrospective brings together more than 50 works spanning over fifty years of creation, from the experimental beginnings of the 1970s to the most recent sculptures.
At Palazzo Bonaparte an anthology of Carole A. Feuerman On display hyper-realistic sculptures depicting bathers, swimmers, nudes, tattooed bodies.
HOWLAND, Ohio – Renowned sculptor Carole A. Feuerman has long been interested in the zodiac.
“I found it interesting and started learning it years ago,” she said. “Astrology is really math. You measure the distances between the planets. We are affected by the planets and the distance between people. Some people we are attracted to and some we are not attracted to, and it’s because you have planetary connections with that person.”
In her foundation’s new exhibition, emerging and established artists interpret the mystical power of the zodiac through sculpture, painting and multimedia works.
The world premiere of the exhibition, “Zodiac: Mysterious Power of the Creative,” opens today at the Medici Museum of Art and runs through Jan. 11.
HOWLAND, Ohio – Renowned artist-sculptor Carole Feuerman has donated her monumental bronze sculpture “Justice” to the Medici Museum of Art.
The sculpture will be unveiled July 11 as part of ribbon-cutting ceremonies to mark the opening of a new exhibition at the museum, “Zodiac: Mysterious Power of the Creative,” which includes works by Feuerman and others.
The ceremony will take place from 5-8 p.m. and is free to the public.
The “Zodiac” exhibition, which quietly opened April 30 and runs through Jan. 11, is getting its world debut at the Medici. It was curated by Katelyn Amendolara-Russo, executive director of the museum.
The groundbreaking show explores the astrological, psychological and symbolic dimensions of creativity through contemporary art, according to a press release.
“ZODIAC: Mysterious Power of the Creative” features the work of more than 30 artists from the U.S. and around the world designed to explore the astrological, psychological and symbolic dimensions of creativity through contemporary art.
Medici Executive Director Katelyn Amendolara-Russo curated the exhibition in collaboration with the Carole A. Feuerman Sculpture Foundation, which was started in 2011 to create interest and passion for the arts and opportunities for artists.
Feuerman is a hyperrealist sculptor whose career spans six decades. She’s worked with publishers and rock stars (Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper) and exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. An exhibition in 2022 at Medici led to further collaborations with Amendolara-Russo.
The hyperrealist sculptures of Carole A. Feuerman, the founder of hyperrealist sculpture art, which were censored in the 1970s, are now meeting with visitors at the Museum of Sex in New York, USA.
The works of Carole A. Feuerman, the founder of hyperrealist sculpture, produced in the late 1970s but unable to be exhibited due to the cultural climate of the period, are now on display. In the exhibition titled “Long Island Girl” opened at the Museum of Sex in New York, USA, the artist’s overshadowed works allow for the re-reading of figurative sculpture in the context of gender.
The Museum of Sex brings to light Feuerman's 50-year silent revolution regarding the body and representation, a pioneer of hyperrealist art.
The early works of Carole A. Feuerman, one of the founding female figures of hyperrealist sculpture, produced in the late 1970s but censored due to the cultural climate of the period, are meeting the audience for the first time in almost half a century. This retrospective titled “Long Island Girl”, which opened at the Museum of Sex in New York, not only makes visible the artist’s works that have been overshadowed until now; it also allows for the re-reading of figurative sculpture in the context of gender. The exhibition establishes a visual as well as an intellectual plane, moving towards the political depths of representation and gaze rather than the aesthetic surface of the body.
The Sculptor Who Made Swimmers Still — and Everyone Else Stop
Carole Feuerman’s swimmers don’t move — but they make you stop.
You’ve probably passed one on the street. A woman in a red swimsuit, eyes closed, droplets shimmering on her skin like she’s just stepped out of the water. Except she hasn’t. She’s bronze, resin, automotive paint, and sheer technical wizardry. Welcome to the hyperreal world of Carole Feuerman — where stillness becomes spectacle, and quiet becomes iconic.
New York City has tons of things going for it, from incredible buildings to breathtaking parks. But surely, the top of the list includes NYC’s vast array of museums and galleries, covering every field of culture and knowledge: There are quirky museums and interactive museums, free museums and world renowned art institutions like the Met. Between them, they offer so many exhibitions of every variety and taste that it's hard to keep track of them. But if you’ve starting to suffer a sudden attack of FOMA (that's fear of missing art ;)), don't worry!
We've got you covered with our select list of the best museum exhibitions in NYC.
A 6-foot-tall, one-ton sculpture of Poseidon’s head, created by internationally known superrealist artist Carole Feuerman, stares out at passing East Market Street traffic from the museum’s lawn.
The bronze sculpture with green patina replaces “Monumental Quan,” another sculpture by Feuerman that had been on loan to the museum until it sold. “Poseidon” is a permanent addition and a gift from the artist.
There’s a new piece at the Medici Museum of Art that will catch your eye before walking in the front door. It’s a 6-foot-tall bronze sculpture and sits on the lawn. “Poseidon” is the work of Carole Feuerman, whose art can also be seen inside the Medici.
Feuerman is a super realist whose work features swimmers and dancers in 34 museums around the world.