Modern Art - Finestre sull'Arte

Rodin According to Rilke: An Exhibition in Switzerland Explores the Dialogue Between Sculpture and Poetry

The sculpture of Auguste Rodin (Paris, 1840 – Meudon, 1917) takes center stage once again at the Pierre Gianadda Foundation in Martigny, Switzerland, with a new exhibition project dedicated to the relationship between art and poetry. From June ...
Read more...

Hamilton's record-breaking "Laocoön": It is the most expensive neoclassical sculpture ever sold at auction

A new world record for neoclassical sculpture was set in London. Last night at Sotheby’s, the monumental *Laocoon Hamilton*, a life-size bronze by Auguste-Jean-Marie Carbonneaux (Paris, 1790–1843), was sold for 13.6 million pounds, equivalent ...
Read more...

Morbelli Through His Drawings: The Tortona Collection Reopens Research on the Divisionist Painter

An artist’s archive does not merely preserve letters, notes, newspaper clippings, receipts, envelopes, and scattered documents. When systematically examined, it can breathe new life into an entire historical figure, freeing it from the somewhat...
Read more...

Ottone Rosai and the Wounded Social Fabric of the Tavern

If there is one place where, at the dawn of the 20th century, popular social life revealed all its ambiguity, it is the tavern. Trattoria, tavern, wine bar, and inn: different names for spaces that we today tend to associate solely with conviviality,...
Read more...

From Leonardo to Keith Haring: Drawings on Display at the Castello Sforzesco

A journey through five centuries of art history, following the subtle yet decisive thread of drawing. This is the heart of *Passione Disegno*. From Leonardo da Vinci to Keith Haring, the exhibition presented by Milan’s Castello Sforzesco in the...
Read more...

Ducal Palace: Thirteen Paintings by Alessandro Dal Prato Donated to the Museum of Modern Art

On Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., the Atrio degli Arcieri in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua will host the presentation of a donation of thirteen paintings by Alessandro Dal Prato. The collection comes from the artist’s heirs, Anna Maria ...
Read more...

Rome: The Gallery of Modern Art is revamping its exhibition layout for its centennial with 25 additional works

Starting June 24, the exhibition “GAM 100: A Century of the Galleria Comunale, 1925–2025,” on view through October 11, 2026, at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Rome, opens to the public with a revamped exhibition layout. Twenty-five additional w...
Read more...

Carrara: "The Ladies of Art," an exhibition at Palazzo Cucchiari featuring female artists from the 19th and 20th centuries

After dedicating its previous exhibition seasons to the sea, the 20th century, the Belle Époque, and games, the galleries of Palazzo Cucchiari in Carrara are reopening to present an exhibition for the summer and fall of 2026 that focuses on re...
Read more...