Contemporary art

The Monumental Complex of Santa Croce in Bosco Marengo is reborn with a three-year art residency project

The nonprofit cultural association MARES presents the first edition of RUINS, the final exhibition of the art residency program featuring Jade Blackstock, Giovanni Chiamenti, Luca Pagin and Teresa Prati. The exhibition, curated by Amina Berdin and Ta...
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GO! 2025, a locomotive carries a grain of wheat: it's the new mobile installation by Emilio Isgrò

As part of the celebrations of GO! 2025 - European Capital of Culture, on Friday, September 19, 2025, theAdriafer Rail Services Workshop in Gorizia, located at SDAG Interporto - Sant'Andrea Boundary Station, will host a cultural event dedicated to th...
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Giulio Paolini's Vis-à-vis (Amazon) enters the permanent collection of the Pietro Griffo Museum of Agrigento

The work Vis-à-vis (Amazon) (3) by Giulio Paolini officially becomes part of the permanent collection of the Regional Archaeological Museum "Pietro Griffo" in Agrigento. The project for the acquisition of the work, promoted by the Archaeologic...
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Gagosian announces return of Jeff Koons: new chapter for iconic contemporary artist

Major moves for one of the most celebrated contemporary artists: indeed, Jeff Koons is returning to be represented by the Gagosian gallery after a four-year hiatus. His return to the Los Angeles merchant's team marks a significant moment in the conte...
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Aurelia→SUD project restarts in Liguria, with a talk by Daniele Bacci

The appointments of the Aurelia→SUD project, conceived and curated by Gabriele Landi, resume in his studio in Ressora di Arcola (La Spezia), Via Aurelia sud 19. From Aug. 24 to Dec. 31, 2025, a new artistic intervention enriches the project's pa...
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XNL Piacenza hosts Manifesto, a video installation by Julian Rosefeldt. Playing the characters is Cate Blanchett

From September 18 to November 25, 2025, the fall program of XNL Piacenza - Center for Contemporary Art, Cinema, Theater and Music of the Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano, curated by Paola Nicolin for the Art section, kicks off with Manifesto by Juli...
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In the heart of the Pistoia Apennines, an artistic journey through nature to reflect on how we will inhabit the world

In the heart of the Pistoia Apennines, inside the Oasi Dynamo nature reserve, until Nov. 7, 2025 OCA - Oasy Contemporary Art and Architecture offers visitors a circular itinerary studded with interventions by protagonists of the contemporary art and ...
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Valerio Berruti's mermaid-child inaugurated in Cervia

With its official lighting, Valerio Berruti's large light installation Not Enough Siren Song was inaugurated, destined to remain permanently on the north quay of Cervia's canal port, Milano Marittima side. It was the artist himself who lit it for the...
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Mauro Staccioli's sculpture "Prato88" returns to Pecci Center after 15 years

After almost fifteen years of absence, the sculpture Prato88 by Mauro Staccioli (Volterra, 1937 - 2018) is about to return to its original place at the Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art in Prato. The museum itself announced this morning on its ...
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Rosa Barba wins Zurich Art Prize: first time for an Italian artist

Agrigento artist Rosa Barba is the winner of the 19th Zurich Art Prize, a major art prize awarded annually by Zurich's Museum Haus Konstruktiv and the Zurich insurance group. This is the first time an Italian artist has won the prize, established in...
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Val Camonica, the village of Bienno, not far from the rock carvings, is transformed into an artists' village

Inspiring artists from all over the world, there where art originated. This is the essence of Bienno Borgo degli Artisti 2.0, the artistic residency curated by Cinzia Bontempi, which transforms the charming medieval village of Bienno, in the heart of...
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Here are who are the 10 finalists for the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026

The first phase of the analysis of the 46 applications submitted in response to the public notice for the Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2026, as part of the 61ᵃ International Art Exhibition, scheduled from May 9 to November 22, 2026, has ...
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After burning blue whale, Namibian elephant arrives in front of Milan Triennale

The monumental paper mache sculpture of theNamibian elephant by artist Jacopo Allegrucci has been placed at the entrance to the Milan Triennale and will be on view until September 2, 2025. The elephant is part of the cycle The Fragility of the Future...
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The Homer Prize is born: multisensory and inclusive contemporary art for all

The Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity (DGCC) of the Ministry of Culture and the Omero State Tactile Museum in Ancona announce the first edition of the Omero Prize, a new initiative dedicated to promotinginclusive and multisensory contem...
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Bari, Edoardo Tresoldi will make a large wire mesh installation: here is the model

Bari is once again confronting its oldest history thanks to the intervention of artist Edoardo Tresoldi (Milan, 1987), who presented to the public the scale model of the monumental installation that will take shape in thearchaeological area of San Pi...
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A lion arrives inside one of Rome's most famous sights. It is a tribute to the pope

One of Rome's most famous views has had an additional element for a few days now. Of enrichment, according to those who wanted it. Perhaps disruptive, according to others. But it is there: it is a lion by Davide Rivalta (Bologna, 1974) that has been ...
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