Sexuality, passion, disease, death—Carol Rama (1918–2015) dedicated her art to the great human themes and elemental experiences. She is one of the outstanding artists of the modern age who achieved fame late in life. During the 1940s, Rama paved the way for the feminist art of today with her representations of female desire. She remained independent of schools and artistic groupings and created an unconventional and yet highly personal body of work over the course of about sixty years. Rama’s creative activity defies simple categorization and is distinguished by an enthusiastic delight in experimentation. The SCHIRN is presenting the first comprehensive survey exhibition in Germany of the Turin-based Italian artist, showing works from all phases of her remarkable oeuvre. On view are hauntingly expressive portraits, object montages in surrealistic tradition, and abstract paintings and works made using industrial materials.