Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Gianni Pettena's participatory installation in Florence: the public transforms "Paper/Cosmic Breeze"

Following its Italian debut during Milan Art Week and Milan Design Week 2026, *Paper/Cosmic Breeze* by architect and artist Gianni Pettena (Bolzano, 1940) arrives at Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence. The installation, hosted in the MOTEL spaces under...
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Andrea Mastrovito is the creator of the Agnus Dei at the Sagrada Familia: his work will illuminate the Tower of Jesus Christ

The artist Andrea Mastrovito (Bergamo, 1978) is the creator of Gv 1,29, the large installation depictingthe Agnus Dei, which will be placed inside the Cross atop theTower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona—the basilica’s highe...
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Spoleto: Palazzo Collicola Kicks Off the Summer of Art with Penone, Cioni, and Marignoli

On Saturday, June 27, 2026, Palazzo Collicola in Spoleto officially opened its new exhibition season with a rich program of exhibitions that will accompany visitors throughout the summer and continue until January 10, 2027. To mark the start of the 6...
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We interviewed Maurizio Cattelan's banana

We found ourselves face-to-face with *Comedian*, Maurizio Cattelan’s famous banana on display at MAXXI. For many, it’s simply a provocation; for others, a million-dollar masterpiece. We decided to take it all the way, taking the work incr...
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Kittens, Colors, and Tenderness: An Exhibition at the Louvre-Lens Celebrates the Power of Cuteness in Art

At the Louvre-Lens in France, the exhibition will bring together over 300 works —including paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, installations, books, films, and objects—that will take visitors on a journey through tenderness. Titled “So Cute! ...
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Siena: The Drappellone for the July 2 Palio, painted by Ismaele Nones, was unveiled

On the afternoon of Thursday, June 26, in Siena, the Drappellone for the Palio of July 2, 2026, was unveiled. The work, created by one of Italy’s most acclaimed young painters, Ismaele Nones, is destined to be displayed in the museum of the Con...
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Chiara Camoni at the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo: Her work *Forza* kicks off the contemporary sculpture project

The Accademia Carrara in Bergamo is launching *Figures in the Landscape*, a new multi-year project curated by Maria Luisa Pacelli and Elena Volpato and dedicated to contemporary sculpture. The initiative involves the creation of site-specific works d...
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If this is the Venice Biennale, you might as well get lost in a glass of water

But why does the Venice Biennale always disappoint us and include a series of random oddities that the outside world views with a mixture of amazement and disgust? The controversy between fan bases took center stage at the Russian Pavilion, but what ...
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