Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Michael Armitage in Venice, monumental and disturbing. What the exhibition at Palazzo Grassi looks like

At a time when the aftermath of grievances over the absence of Italian artists at the International Exhibition of the upcoming Art Biennale is still swirling (completely unfounded, moreover, except in terms of "discourtesy" to the host country of the...
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Isgrò sings Naples in a brand new exhibition at the Capodimonte Museum

Canto Napoli is the exhibition project that Emilio Isgrò (Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, 1937) dedicates to the city of Naples and the Neapolitan song: the unprecedented exhibition is curated by Eike Schmidt, director of the Museo e Real Bosco di ...
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Venice Biennale, Austria focuses on the performance actions of Florentina Holzinger

Choreographer and performer Florentina Holzinger will representAustria at the 61st Venice Biennale with the interdisciplinary project SEAWORLD VENICE, curated by Nora-Swantje Almes (Gropius Bau, Berlin). The project will consist of apermanent live in...
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Venice, the history of the world in 400 works: the Ligabue Foundation Palace of the Arts is born

From May 7-24, 2026, on the occasion of the opening of the Venice Art Biennale, the Giancarlo Ligabue Foundation will open its historic headquarters on the Grand Canal to the public, transforming it into the Palazzo delle Arti e delle Culture. This i...
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Venice, Fondazione Sandretto opens its third home on the island of San Giacomo

On May 7, 2026, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo will inaugurate its third venue, in Venice, specifically on theIsland of San Giacomo in Paludo, thus expanding its presence in the international contemporary art scene. And it will do so with a proje...
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Mimmo Paladino returns to Milan: Palazzo Citterio presents the installation of the Sleepers

From May 16 to July 26, 2026, Palazzo Citterio in Milan is hosting the Paladino exhibition, dedicated to Mimmo Paladino (Paduli, 1948), among the leading figures of the Italian and international art scene. The exhibition marks the artist's return to ...
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At the Venice Biennale, the Cuba Pavilion presents "Hombres Libres" by Roberto Diago

The Pavilion of the Republic of Cuba at the 61st. International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia presents the project Hombres Libres / Free Man by artist Roberto Diago. The national participation is curated by Nelson Ramirez de Arellano Conde ...
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Bologna, Pietro Antolini transforms a laboratory into an underwater Wunderkammer

Serendippo presents Yellow Submarine - The Sea in Black and White, a solo exhibition by Pietro Antolini, curated by Tristana Chinni, at 5/C LAB in Bologna. The site-specific project occupies the spaces of former turner Orlando Martello's workshop, tr...
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