Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

An exhibition at MAXXI in Rome investigates the ironic component that runs through Italian culture

MAXXI in Rome hosts, from April 2 to September 20, 2026, the exhibition Tragicomica. Perspectives on Italian Art from the Second Twentieth Century to the Present, curated by Andrea Bellini and Francesco Stocchi, offering a broad and multidisciplinary...
Read more...

At Gallerie d'Italia in Naples, Alexi Worth's works dialogue with Attic and Magna Graecia ceramics

The Gallerie d'Italia in Naples is hosting, from April 3 to July 5, 2026, the exhibition Vortici. Alexi Worth in Dialogue with Ceramics, curated by Silvia Gaspardo Moro and Richard Neer. The project proposes an unprecedented comparison between Attic ...
Read more...

AlUla, Saudi Arabia: is the new global art center in the middle of the desert?

Anancient oasis, sculpted by red sand canyons and centuries-old palm groves, is being transformed into one of the boldest cultural geographies of the 21st century. Al-'Ula (or AlUla), a remote region in northwesternSaudi Arabia, is no longer just a U...
Read more...

A metaphysical cabin on the sea. Luca Bertolo's talk for Hypermaremma.

The eighth edition of Hypermaremma kicks off on Saturday, April 4, 2026, inaugurating the new season with the project Observatory M1 by Luca Bertolo (Milan, 1968). The appointment is set for 11:30 a.m. at La Torba Beach (also known as "Playa La Torba...
Read more...

Venice, works by contemporary American artists Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince at the Fondazione Prada

Fondazione Prada, at its Venetian venue Ca' Corner della Regina, presents the exhibition Helter Skelter: Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince, curated by Nancy Spector, from May 9 to November 23, 2026. The exhibition brings into dialogue, for the first tim...
Read more...

Somalia participates in the Venice Biennale for the first time, with a Pavilion on poetry

The Federal Republic of Somalia will participate in the Venice Biennale for the first time with its first National Pavilion, which will be on view from May 9 to Nov. 22, 2026 at Palazzo Caboto. The exhibition will bring together works by Ayan Farah, ...
Read more...

Vietnam debuts at Venice Biennale with its own pavilion: here's what it brings

For the first time in its history, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is officially participating in the Venice Art Biennale: The debut takes place as part of the 61st. International Art Exhibition, scheduled to be held in Venice from May 9 to Nov. 22...
Read more...

Art Italy is like the national soccer team: off the world stage. Problems and solutions

In the catalog of Exit, an exhibition on "young Italian art" curated by Francesco Bonami in 2002 at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Massimiliano Gioni, now curator at the New Museum in New York, defines young Italian artists this way: "Italy ...
Read more...