Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Farewell to Yervant Gianikian, master of experimental cinema

He passed away in Milan on July 3, at the age of 84, director, artist, and architect Yervant Gianikian, a leading figure in international experimental cinema and, together with Angela Ricci Lucchi (who passed away in 2018), a key contributor to one o...
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Italian Council 2026: Winners Announced for Category 1

Twelve projects have been selectedin Area 1 – International Art Commissioning ofthe 15th edition of Italian Council, the program promoted by the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture to support Italian conte...
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Lee Ufan: When Art Becomes Silence and Suspended Time

There is a silence you don’t truly perceive until you stand before a work by Lee Ufan. It is not stillness; it is a dense suspension, made of matter, distance, and breath. A steel plate captures the light and reflects it back coldly; an irregul...
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Marco Tonelli Wins the 2026 “Luciano Marziano” City of Tarquinia Award

Marco Tonelli (Rome, 1971) is the winner of the third edition of the “Luciano Marziano” City of Tarquinia Award, a quadrennial award dedicated to art criticism established by the Tarquinia Society of Art and History (STAS) to honor the me...
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Farewell to Fausto Delle Chiaie, the pioneer of Roman street art

Fausto Delle Chiaie, considered Rome’s first true street artist and one of the pioneers of public art in Italy, passed away in Rome on July 4 at the age of 82. Born in Rome on January 23, 1944, he dedicated his entire career to bringing art out of mu...
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Specimens: In Prague, Enrico Minguzzi talks with Czech sculptor Jan Kovářík

Enrico Minguzzi, one of the most intriguing contemporary Italian painters, is currently exhibiting in Prague, where the JSP Art Gallery is hosting the exhibition *Specimens*, curated by Petr Vaňous, through August 7. The exhibition creates a dialogue...
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Lamberto Pignotti: An Exhibition in Florence to Mark His 100th Birthday

Florence is celebrating the 100th birthday of Lamberto Pignotti (Florence, 1926) with a major exhibition that traces over sixty years of artistic and theoretical work by one of the most innovative figures of the Italian Neo-Avant-Garde. From June 29 ...
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The Invisible Worlds of Sofia Bersanelli: Mystery as the Subject Matter of Art

Sofia Bersanelli (Milan, 1993) explores, through her artistic practice, the nature of the image and the power of the language that underpins it. In this interview with Gabriele Landi, she traces the origins of her artistic sensibility, which arose fr...
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