Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

In Genoa, over 140 works from the Scharf Collection, ranging from Goya to Monet and contemporary art

From October 16, 2026, to May 2, 2027, the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa will host “Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne—200 Years of Art from the Scharf Collection, an exhibition that will bring over 140 works from one of Germany’s most s...
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Gregorio Botta pushes perception to the limits of visibility: the new exhibition in Bologna

The Studio G7 Gallery in Bologna kicks off its new exhibition season with *The Perception of an Object Costs Exactly as Much as Its Loss*, Gregorio Botta ’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition, open to the public from Septembe...
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MIRA, a New Voice for Latin American Art. An Interview with Director Manuela Rayo

MIRA Latino Art Fair, a project launched in 2024 with the aim of giving greater visibility to Latin American contemporary art, is today one of the most interesting art fairs dedicated to artists from emerging countries. It was founded and is directed...
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Song Dong at the MAO in Turin: The installation “Waste Not” makes its Italian debut

The MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin presents, from October 23, 2026, to June 27, 2027, “Song Dong. *Soul Out* is the first solo exhibition in Italy dedicated to Song Dong (Beijing, 1966), curated by Li Zhenhua and Davide Quadrio, with Francesca F...
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In Milan, Barbara Nahmad explores Israeli society through the exhibition “Eden, Infinite Love”

On the occasion of the 27th European Day of Jewish Culture, dedicated this year to the theme of “Love,” artist Barbara Nahmad presents “Eden, Infinite Love,” an exhibition curated by Vittoria Coen that focuses on the memory and lives of those who, in...
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Lorenza Longhi at the Pecci Center in Prato with *Villa Delizia*, her first solo exhibition at an Italian institution

From September 19, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art in Prato is dedicating the exhibition *Villa Delizia*, curated by Michele Bertolino, to Lorenza Longhi (Lecco, 1991) the exhibition *Villa Delizia*, curated by ...
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Andrea Chiesi Exhibition in Padua: A Retrospective Spanning His Entire Career

Padua is set to host a major exhibition by Andrea Chiesi (Modena, 1966), an artist from Emilia-Romagna unanimously recognized as one of the great talents of his generation, featuring a retrospective that traces his career, pursued with consistency an...
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When the Theme Stifles Art: The Limits of Exhibitions... That Are Too Thematic

Until not too long ago, an exhibition didn’t need to justify itself. The works were there, and it was enough simply to look at them. The curator could intervene, of course, but his or her mediation was optional, not structural. There was not yet that...
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