Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Bice Lazzari in Rome: 200 works to recount more than four decades of experimentation

The National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome presents from February 10 to May 3, 2026 the retrospective Bice Lazzari. The Languages of Her Time, curated by Renato Miracco and in collaboration with theBice Lazzari Archive in Rome. The e...
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Young artists and creative madness: exhibition Mal d'Arte - Madness and Delirium opens in Lucca

On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the exhibition Mal d'Arte - Follia e Delirio, an exhibition of contemporary art curated by the Mal d'Arte group, opened in Lucca at the Auditorium of the Fondazione Banca del Monte. The initiative aims to enhance young em...
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When art hacks AI and reality: what Hito Steyerl's The Island looks like at the Fondazione Prada

Big data, chatbots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, predictive modeling, Internet of Things (IoT): the list could go on with a long list of neologisms coined in recent decades to designate the technological applications by which our collect...
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Arte Fiera Bologna 2026: domestic market as a possible horizon, sales under 10k

I have been attending Arte Fiera Bologna since 2006. At the time I was a gallery assistant, beardless and without any experience, one of those who learn by snooping around, standing on the sidelines. I remember that first edition well: there was snow...
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Art and cooperation: in Bologna, Società Dolce headquarters opens for Art City

Social cooperative Società Dolce opens the doors of its headquarters at 5 Via Cristina da Pizzano in Bologna for Art City, on the occasion of Arte Fiera Bologna. The free exhibition takes place Friday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a ve...
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Art Fair 49: new course, painting protagonist. What the fair is like (with prices)

The 49th edition of Arte Fiera in Bologna opens under a light of substantial interest and curiosity for the passing of the baton to the artistic direction, which sees Davide Ferri succeed Simone Menegoi: the new director has imprinted the event with ...
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BPER Prize 2026: Mirror No. 18 by Silvia Giambrone joins the collection of BPER Bank

It is Mirror No. 18 (2022) by Silvia Giambrone, presented by the Richard Saltoun Gallery (London, Rome, New York), the winning work of the third edition of the BPER Prize, awarded on the occasion of Arte Fiera Bologna. Also this year BPER Banca confi...
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Luca Rossi grades more than 60 contemporary artists: here's the Michelin Guide-or 2026

If there are different prices in the art market evidently there will be different "values." Value is different from price, but it contributes to it along with other elements. But why doesn't anyone talk about it? Around the market and art fairs ther...
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