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Presented in the gardens of Villa Medici, in conjunction with the artist’s exhibition at Gagosian in Rome, Urs Fischer’s sculpture Dance (2025) reinterprets The Dancer with Cymbals (1809–1812) by Italian neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757–1822). The title evocatively captures the intimate interaction between two figures, who are shown entangled in a dance-like embrace. The marble rendering of a woman is intertwined with an aluminium skeleton whose bones appear to melt into her body. The unconventional pairing represents the utmost romantic aspiration—to become one with another being.
© Urs Fischer, Photo : Stefan Altenburger
© Urs Fischer, Photo : Stefan Altenburger
Practical information
Guided tour ticket from Villa Medici with access to exhibitions: €14 full price / €11 reduced price / Free on condition
Guided tour of the gardens, the historic apartments of Villa Medici and the work of Urs Fischer (duration: 1h30).
Tour times can be found on the Individual Tours page.
Work by Urs Fischerare accessible only on the guided tour.
Urs Fischer
Urs Fischer was born in 1973 in Zurich and studied photography at the Schule für Gestaltung, Zurich. He has exhibited extensively internationally, and his work is included in many important public and private collections worldwide. Urs Fischer mines the potential of materials—from clay, steel, and paint to bread, dirt, and produce—creating works that disorient and bewilder. Through scale distortions, illusion, and the juxtaposition of common objects, his sculptures, paintings, photographs, and large-scale installations explore themes of perception and representation while maintaining a witty irreverence and mordant sense of humor.
© Urs Fischer
Urs Fischer's sculpture "Dance" (2025) is presented in conjunction with the artist's exhibition at Gagosian in Rome (from September 17 to November 22).
