Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Mestre, M9 launches M9 Contemporary, a new project dedicated to the arts of the present

Museo M9 - Museo del '900 di Venezia Mestre inaugurates M9 Contemporaneo, a new design identity dedicated to the artistic expressions of the present. With this initiative, the museum expands its cultural reach by proposing a container designed to hos...
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Two exhibitions at Villa dei Cedri in Bellinzona: home and nature take center stage in exhibition season

The Villa dei Cedri Museum in Bellinzona (Canton Ticino, Switzerland) opens its spring-summer 2026 exhibition season with two exhibitions devoted to figures from the contemporary Swiss art scene. From March 14 to August 2, the institution presents th...
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TEFAF 2026, what Italian antiquarians bring: here are their top works (with prices)

TEFAF Maastricht returns in 2026 to the spaces of the MECC and establishes itself, as usual, as one of the leading international events dedicated to art, antiques and design. This year's edition takes place March 14-19, with invitation-only preview d...
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Global art market returns to growth in 2025: up 4 percent and $59.6 billion

The global art market returns to growth in 2025 after two years of contraction, registering an overall increase of 4 percent and reaching an estimated value of $59.6 billion. This is the finding of the 10th edition of theArt Basel and UBS Global Art ...
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When the contemporary artist doesn't want to be understood: what Uri Aran's exhibition in Naples looks like

One of the reasons why many contemporary art exhibitions are refractory to the general public is that they make the viewer feel a bit stupid. Of course, the more sensitive and knowledgeable viewers are, the higher their threshold of tolerance with re...
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Colonial photography and contemporary art: an exhibition in Zurich on images of power

From April 16 to September 6, 2026, the Rietberg Museum Zurich presents Almost a Paradise. Photography of the Colonial Era in Contemporary Art, a group exhibition that brings together twenty international artists called to confront the visual legacy ...
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Venice Biennale, what the Italian Pavilion will look like: Chiara Camoni brings "With you with everything"

The design of the Italian Pavilion for the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale was presented at the Ministry of Culture. The pavilion, titled Con te con tutto (With you with everything), is entrusted to artist Chiara Camoni under...
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XNL Piacenza, an unprecedented project on the clouds interweaves contemporary art, theater and music

From April 1 to July 5, 2026, the unprecedented project Beyond the Clouds. Beyond the Clouds transforms XNL Piacenza - Centro d'arte contemporanea, teatro e musica della Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano into a plural narrative space that involves an...
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