Contemporary art

Gregorio Botta is the first Italian artist to exhibit at the Rothko Museum, Latvia

From Feb. 20 to May 24, 2026, the Rothko Museum in Daugavpils, Latvia, is hosting the exhibition La pittura porta a casa by Gregorio Botta (Naples, 1953), curated by Bruno Corà. The exhibition is organized by the publishing house Il Cigno Arte...
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Ministry of Culture, allocated about 272 thousand euros for acquisition of contemporary works in state museums

The Ministry of Culture has issued a circular setting out procedures and criteria for the submission of proposals aimed at theacquisition of works of contemporary art to enrich the collections of state museums and places of culture. The measure, issu...
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At 2,732 meters above sea level, at Lagazuoi, Fulvio Morella's art, inclusion and sports project

It opened on January 3, 2026, at the Lagazuoi Expo Dolomiti, one of the highest exhibition spaces in Europe, located at 2,732 meters above sea level, Fulvio Morella 's Cortina di Stelle exhibition, the final chapter of the project I limiti non esisto...
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It is painter Maïa Régis this year who pays homage to Caravaggio's Nativity in the Oratory of San Lorenzo in Palermo

For the sixteenth edition of NEXT, the project created in 2010 with "the intent to exorcise, through contemporary art, one of the deepest wounds in the world's cultural heritage, transforming the grief over the loss of the Nativity by Caravaggio, sto...
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In Venice, Olaf Nicolai installs a skating rink in an 18th-century frescoed palace

In the year of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Venice you can skate in the frescoed ballroom on the second floor of an ancient 18th-century palace. In fact, at Palazzo Diedo, Berggruen Arts & Culture presents Eisfeld II, an ice in...
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Venice, a new cultural hub opens: the Casermetta Est in Forte Marghera

There is a new cultural space opening in Venice, in Forte Marghera to be exact: it is the Casermetta Est, whose opening to the public marks the start of a new chapter in the regeneration of urban spaces between Venice and Mestre. The building, one of...
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Beeple dog-robots that defecate art are all the rage in Miami: sold for $100,000

On Miami Beach, a pack of dog-robots roams the world's richest art fair, Art Basel: this is the latest provocation by Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, the digital artist who rose to prominence for the historic sale of his NFT collage Everydays - The...
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Alma Allen will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale 2026. Critics

The official announcement has finally arrived after rumors in recent days: the sculptor Alma Allen (Salt Lake City, 1970) will represent the United States at the Venice Biennale 2026 . He will be the star of the U.S. Pavilion. The 2026 U.S. Pavilion ...
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Murano Illumina il Mondo brings twelve new artist chandeliers to St. Mark's Square

Murano Illumina il Mondo returns to Venice with its third edition and brings attention back to Murano glassmaking through a project that combines contemporary art and traditional manufacturing. From November 21, 2025 to March 1, 2026, Piazza San Marc...
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England, drones in Bradford paint David Hockney's works in the sky

In England, the sky above Saltaire, a 2001 UNESCO World Heritage-listed Victorian village on the outskirts of Bradford, was transformed on Nov. 13 into a luminous stage, where some of David Hockney 's best-known works came to life thanks to a massive...
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Pistoletto's Third Paradise in Egypt, among the Pyramids of Giza

Michelangelo Pistoletto 's Third Paradise also lands in Egypt, among the majestic Pyramids of Giza, as part of the fifth edition of Forever Is Now, an international contemporary art exhibition open to the public from Nov. 11 to Dec. 6, 2025. The work...
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Castelfranco Veneto, Palazzo Soranzo Novello opens contemporary group show before becoming Civic Museum

Acquired by the City of Castelfranco Veneto in 2021, Palazzo Soranzo Novello is preparing to become one of the new nerve centers of the city's cultural life. The building, once an elegant aristocratic residence and later the headquarters of the Banca...
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Empoli hosts a public art project with six major artists: here's Boule de Neige

Empoli is hosting a new public art itinerary that weaves urban regeneration, collective participation and reflection on the city landscape. From Nov. 9, 2025 to Feb. 15, 2026, the Boule de Neige project, promoted by the Municipality of Empoli and cur...
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Venice Biennale, an all-female team for Saudi Arabia pavilion

Saudi Arabian artist Dana Awartani (Jeddah, 1987), an ethnic Palestinian, will representSaudi Arabia at the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, scheduled from May 9 to November 22, 2026. The news, announced by the Visual Arts Co...
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From Tresoldi to Selva Aparicio, contemporary art at Herakleia Archaeological Park in Policoro

Siris, the artistic enhancement project for the Archaeological Park of Herakleia in Policoro (Matera), curated by STUDIO STUDIO, the interdisciplinary laboratory founded by Edoardo Tresoldi, with the artistic direction of Antonio Oriente, was present...
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Pisa, a thirteen-meter tower pops up in Piazza dei Cavalieri: it's OPERAE by Gianni Lucchesi

Thirteen meters high, OPERAE is Gianni Lucchesi 's monumental sculptural tower that can be seen from November 5 to 25, 2025, in Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa, in front of the Scuola Normale Superiore. The choice of location is not random: Pisa is the ...
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