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Why do we often feel stupid when faced with contemporary art? The problem isn't us

There is a verb that the art world often uses and that is worth analyzing before anything else: to challenge. Artworks challenge the viewer. Artists challenge boundaries. Exhibitions challenge conventions. It’s a combative verb, and it’s not chosen a...
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The Casamonti Collection Opens Its New Location at Palazzo San Giorgio in Florence

Just a short walk from the Ponte Vecchio, on the Lungarno Serristori in Florence, the new exhibition spaceof the Collezione CasamontiAssociation for Art and Culture—housed within Palazzo San Giorgio—will open to the public on Monday, September 28, 20...
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Under the Starry Sky: Art and Science Engage in a Dialogue About the Future in the Aosta Valley

The connection between humanity and the sky is one of the deepest and most enduring themes in cultural history. Since the earliest times, the firmament has served as a map not only for physical orientation but also for the creation of myths, rituals,...
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Rome, the creators of the Climate Tree: Piazza dei Cinquecento needs to be reimagined

Following the debate that arose over the proposal to install a Bioclimatic Tree in Piazza dei Cinquecento in Rome, in front of Termini Station, the project’s designers—the architectural firm haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050— have issued a statement ...
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In Venice, the posthumous dialogue between Henri Beaufour and Chiara Calore at the Palazzetto Tito

From September 5 to 27, the historic spaces of Palazzetto Tito, home of the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation in Venice, will host *All Creatures Inhabit the Border*, a two-person exhibition that brings together the works of Henri Beaufour ( 1965–2025) a...
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Isaac Julien brings his video installation on metamorphosis to the Galleria Borghese

From September 15 to October 25, 2026, the Galleria Borghese in Rome presents *All That Changes You. Metamorphosis* (2025), a film installation by British artist and director Isaac Julien, curated by Lorenzo Giusti. The work is presented as part of t...
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Jellyfish and Lobsters: Our Retired Art Critic Comes Alive at the Fish Market

It sometimes happens that our dormant art criticism stirs from its slumber and suddenly reasserts its right to exist, especially when there’s no risk involved and it merely seeks the approval of its peers: this time, the miracle of collective m...
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Arzignano (Vicenza): Mats Bergquist and Angela Glajcar are on display at the Atipografia Gallery

From October 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027, the Atipografia gallery in Arzignano, in the province of Vicenza, presents *Minuetto*, an exhibition that brings together the works of Mats Bergquist and Angela Glajcar in a dialogue built around rhythm, mea...
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