Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Maurizio Cattelan Transforms a Museum in Berlin into a Contemporary Church

Maurizio Cattelan Sets Out to Conquer Germany: After winning the 2026 edition of the Preis der Nationalgalerie, the Padua-born artist is set to have an exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, which opens today: “NIGHT” is the first major s...
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Performance criticism has a problem: it continues to view the body as separate from the mind

Criticism of performance art has a fundamental problem: it continues to conceive of the body as if it were Cartesianly separated from the mind. For decades, bodily actions have been interpreted alternately as conceptual exercises—in which the mind us...
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Lucien Smith, a former child prodigy of American art, dies at age 37

Lucien Smith, an American artist who was once considered one of the most talked-about figures in the contemporary art market and who in recent years had devoted himself primarily to supporting emerging artists, has passed away at the age of 37. The n...
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Monumenta, the Echo of the Gods in the Valley of the Temples: Fabrizio Plessi’s Grand Vision

The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento is one of those places where memory is not limited solely to the preservation of the past. The columns, temples, sacred areas, and archaeological fragments continue to evoke associations and interpretations. It ...
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Leoncillo, “The Tree as Material”: The Artist’s First Exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac in Milan

Thaddaeus Ropac Milano presents *Leoncillo. Perché più bruci* at Palazzo Belgioioso. This is the first exhibition dedicated to Leoncillo Leonardi (1915–1968) at the gallery and the first chapter of a trilogy on the artist’s ...
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Now even IKEA sells art. But art isn't just decoration: to understand it, you need a basic understanding.

The news making the rounds these days is that IKEA, the low-cost furniture giant, has created a line of artwork to be sold in its stores. Back in 2009, I had already coined the term “Evolved IKEA” to describe a whole series of artworks th...
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Gabriele Landi’s exhibition in Florence, “Doveva essere qui?”, curated by Federico Giannini

From September 24 to October 28, 2026, the Srisa Gallery in Florence is hosting the exhibition *Doveva essere qui?*, a new solo show by Gabriele Landi (Schaerbeek, 1971), curated by Federico Giannini, a journalist and art critic who serves as editor-...
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Victor Man at the Museo Novecento in Florence: An exhibition explores his most recurring themes

From September 26, 2026, to March 7, 2027, the Museo Novecento in Florence will present an exhibition dedicated to Victor Man, a Romanian artist born in Cluj in 1974. Approximately 25 paintings will guide visitors through an exhibition focused on som...
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