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Palazzo Strozzi: Two Major Exhibitions in 2027 Dedicated to the California Imaginary and Jean-Michel Basquiat

The Palazzo Strozzi Foundation announces the 2027 exhibition program for the Piano Nobile, featuring two major exhibitions dedicated to contemporary art: in the spring, *California Dreaming* will explore the myth and contradictions of California, whi...
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Farewell to Fabrizio Plessi, a pioneer of video art and video installations

Fabrizio Plessi, an artist who was among the pioneers of video art and video installations in Italy and a leading figure in experimentation with the possibilitiesof digital art, has passed away at the age of 86. Plessi passed away at the hospital in ...
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At Société Interludio, Gaia De Megni’s first solo exhibition will be a cinematic space devoid of images

From September 15 to October 18, 2026, the Société Interludio gallery in Cambiano, in the province of Turin, will present *La Scia*, the first solo exhibition by Italian artist Gaia De Megni (Santa Margherita Ligure, 1993), curated by V...
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Tomás Saraceno at the Haus der Kunst in Munich: an exhibition traces the central themes of his work

Through February 7, 2027, Munich’s Haus der Kunst presents “Tomás Saraceno in Collaboration: Ancestral Futures,” a comprehensive exhibition project that traces some of the fundamental themes of Tomás Saraceno’s artistic prac...
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Verita Monselles’s Women’s Photography on Display at the Pecci Center in Prato

Through August 30, 2026, the Pecci Center in Prato is hosting *Verita Monselles. CARNALE*, an exhibition dedicated to photographer Verita Monselles (Buenos Aires, 1929 – Florence, 2004), curated by Alessandra Acocella, Michele Bertolino, and Mo...
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Farewell to Mary Heilmann, a painter of contemporary American abstract art

She passed away on August 14, 2026, at the age of 86, following complications from a fall, Mary Heilmann, one of the most significant figures in contemporary American abstract painting, whose body of work helped profoundly renew the relationship betw...
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Bill Viola Pays Homage to Pontormo: The Video Installation *The Greeting* Arrives in Rome at the Roman Forum

A convergence of contemporary art, the Renaissance, and antiquity takes shape in Rome, at the Basilica of Santa Maria Antiqua, one of the most evocative sites in the Roman Forum. Here, from October 11, 2026, to February 7, 2027, Bill Viola’s *T...
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Spider-Man and the Faces That Don't Exist

We cover our faces even before we know which part of ourselves we’re seeking shelter from. It happens when pain catches us off guard and our hands fly up to our eyes with animal-like speed, when shame makes us bow our heads, when someone looks at us...
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