Fondazione Prada in Milan will present NADA, a site-specific exhibition by Belgian artist Thierry De Cordier, running from April 3rd to September 29th, 2025. Designed for the three-part Cisterna building, the show features ten large-scale paintings from De Cordier’s NADA series, created between 1999 and 2025. Originally intended to erase the image of the crucifixion, these works transcend negation, seeking to embody what the artist calls the “grandeur of nothingness.”
The exhibition’s centerpiece, Gran Nada (2007–2012), invites contemplation with its overwhelming scale, while other canvases feature the word NADA in place of the traditional INRI inscription. De Cordier’s design transforms the Cisterna into a meditative environment, evoking a sacred architectural space. Art historian Bart Verschaffel, in an accompanying publication, notes that these seemingly monochrome works challenge perception, making no distinction between looking with open or closed eyes.
With its stark visual language and philosophical depth, NADA promises to be a striking meditation on absence, faith, and the sublime.
