Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Hammershøi leads 12 million Loeb collection, works up to 5 million at Phillips 2026 auctions

In the spring of 2026 Phillips will devote itsentire auction season between London and New York to the collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. one of the most significant private collections of Danish art ever assembled. The project will feature so...
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In Bologna, Alberto Garutti's Temporali on display for Arte Fiera

Garage BENTIVOGLIO in Bologna opens the artistic year with a new featured project, presenting Temporali by Alberto Garutti (Galbiate, 1948-2023). The work, on view from February 4 to 28, 2026, transforms a distant natural phenomenon into an intimate,...
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Milan Cortina 2026: in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Casa Italia finds home in the spaces of FARSETTIARTE

On the occasion of the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina 2026, scheduled from February 6 to 22, CONI-Italian National Olympic Committee will be present in the Olympic venues with Casa Italia, the reception space traditionally reserved for ath...
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South Africa out of the Venice Biennale? For minister, work on Gaza too "divisive"

South Africa's Minister of Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, is questioning South Africa 's participation in the 61st Venice Biennale, scheduled to take place this spring, justifying the choice by the content of Gabrielle Goliath 's work selected to...
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Luigi Rovati Foundation: the 2026 exhibition program between the Etruscans and contemporary art

The Luigi Rovati Foundation in Milan has announced its exhibition program for 2026, which consists of three major projects to be held at the Art Museum and a series of exhibitions in the Art Pavilion, with national and international collaborations. ...
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Nicola Montalbini's mosaic in Ravenna becomes a case: it's temporary, but the city wants to keep it

In Ravenna, a city historically associated with the great wall mosaic cycles of its basilicas, acontemporary work placed on the ground is catalyzing attention beyond the strictly artistic sphere. It is Il Pavimento, a mosaic designed by Nicola Montal...
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In Rome, Joana Vasconcelos rereads the legacy of Valentino Garavani

On January 18, 2026, the exhibition VENUS - Valentino Garavani through the eyes of Joana Vasconcelos, the second exhibition project of PM23, the space opened last May by the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation in Piazza Mignanelli 2...
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Beyond the reflection: the mirror as threshold in twentieth-century art

There are places intwentieth-century art where reality suddenly seems to open up, multiply, slip out of its usual form. All it takes is a mirror, a sheet of glass that, instead of returning a faithful image, betrays it, doubles it, reinvents it. The...
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