Contemporary art

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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Wallpaper by Tomaso Binga enters the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris

Tomaso Binga 's work Carta da parato (1976) has become part of the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris and belongs to a series of works conceived by the artist between 1976 and 1977, in which installation, poetry and performance are fused. In...
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Germany, Maurizio Cattelan wins the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026

Going to Maurizio Cattelan (Padua, 1960) is the 2026 edition of the Preis der Nationalgalerie, the prize that the Berlin museum awards every two years: the novelty is that, if previous editions (the prize has existed since 2000) tended to reward youn...
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Artissima: Fondazione Arte CRT purchases twenty-six works with the highest budget in thirteen years

With its highest budget in thirteen years, Fondazione Arte CRT's art oriented institution, which is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary this year, confirmed its confidence in the galleries present at Artissima, Turin's international contemporary...
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Cattelan's famous gold toilet goes up for auction: America for sale at Sotheby's

America, Maurizio Cattelan's celebrated gold toilet , will go up for auction at Sotheby 's on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. for The Now and Contemporary evening auction. The work, from 2016, is a fully functioning toilet made from just over 100 kilograms of soli...
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Chiara Camoni lights up the Piedmont Skyscraper: the new light of Luci d'Artista

In the week when Turin becomes the capital of contemporary art, Luci d'Artista presents its big news: Swarms (Sciami), a new light installation by Chiara Camoni (Piacenza, 1974) located on the top floor of theGrattacieloPiemonte. The work, curated by...
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Florence, KAWS brings The Message, a tribute to Beato Angelico, to Palazzo Strozzi

In Florence, the Renaissance courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi is transformed into a meeting place of epochs, languages and visions with The Message, the new site-specific installation signed by internationally renowned American artist KAWS. The work, pro...
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