At the Piano Nobile of Palazzo Collicola in Spoleto, from 21 February to 24 May 2026, Agraria, a solo exhibition by Franco Troiani curated by Saverio Verini, will be on view. The project coincides with the artist’s eightieth birthday and with the fortieth anniversary of STUDIO A’87, founded by Troiani, an organization that has played a significant role in the artistic scene of Spoleto and Umbria.

The exhibition establishes a dialogue between the essential materiality of the works—primarily made of wood and found elements—and the historic furnishings of the Piano Nobile, creating a relationship between the artworks and the space that hosts them. The title Agraria refers to a vision that runs deeply through Troiani’s practice, evoking a form of work connected to the land, its cycles, and an idea of making art grounded in simplicity, method, and continuity. The reference to the agricultural dimension does not take on an iconographic meaning; rather, it functions as an operative principle and ethical horizon, oriented toward the sharing of processes and a constructive critical approach.

The Umbrian land emerges as a structural matrix of the work, recognizable in both materials and production processes. Although the exhibition has an anthological character, it does not follow a chronological criterion nor does it aim to systematize the artist’s entire output. Instead, it presents a selection of works from the late 1970s to the present, including a new piece created specifically for the occasion, offering a concise yet articulated reading of his research.