Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Bruno Fantelli and the plan for a Kunsthaus in a castle in Monferrato: the artist speaks

For the artist Bruno Fantelli (Cles, 1996), painting does not seem to have come about as a sudden choice, but rather as the continuation of an inclination cultivated since childhood: drawing, building, and modifying whatever was in front of him. Trai...
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Kate Newby brings her “anti-relics” to the former Chiesa delle Dimesse in Thiene (Vicenza)

From September 26 to November 7, 2026, the Sandra and Giancarlo Bonollo Foundation for Contemporary Art will present ,in the former Chiesa delle Dimesse in Thiene, in the province of Vicenza, “The leaves were brighter than the grass,” a solo exhibiti...
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The Casamonti Collection Opens Palazzo San Giorgio with 250 Works from the 19th Century to the Present

Just a short walk from the Ponte Vecchio, at Lungarno Serristori 17 in Florence, the Casamonti Collection will open its new exhibition space at Palazzo San Giorgio to the public on Monday, September 28, 2026. The move to this historic building marks ...
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Osvaldo Licini Award by Fainplast: The Six Artists Selected for 2026 Have Been Announced

The sixth edition of the Osvaldo Licini Award by Fainplast is kicking off—an award inspired by the figure of Osvaldo Licini and dedicated to contemporary painting. For 2026, the following artists have been selected: Thomas Braida, Cecilia De Nisco, P...
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Pier Paolo Calzolari: Over 50 Years of Research on Display in Monte Carlo

Following the inaugural exhibition dedicated to Jan Fabre, 21Art Montecarlo continues its exhibition program with a solo show by Pier Paolo Calzolari (Bologna, 1943), one of the leading figures of Arte Povera, a movement within which the artist devel...
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“The curator and the critic work in the service of something else.” An interview with Gabriele Salvaterra

Living on the threshold, without having to choose which side to take. This is perhaps the image that best captures the way Gabriele Salvaterra views curating, art, and even his own role within the art system. As a curator, critic, and museum professi...
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Mahama's boats are arriving in Naples, but has the receivership forgotten about Plessi?

Fabrizio Plessi (1940 – 2026) inaugurated the newly restored Venice Pavilion in the Biennale Gardens in 2011 with a large and magnificent installation consisting of 12 vertical wooden boats, tilted by a few degrees, through which cascades of “e...
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Italian art is present on the international scene, but no one talks about it

I can certainly say that I have been a fairly regular participant and observer of the art world since the mid-1980s. I therefore believe I have a fairly consistent perspective over the medium to long term, but I am well aware that I am not in a posit...
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