Modern Art - Finestre sull'Arte

Expressionism returns to Lugano with Kandinsky, Klee and the masters of the Blaue Reiter

Through July 18, 2026, the Gabriele and Anna Braglia Foundation in Lugano reopens to the public the exhibition Kandinsky, Jawlensky, Werefkin and the Masters of Expressionism, following the success of the fall season. The exhibition marks the second ...
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On Cacciari's Van Gogh, beyond all romantic myths about the mad artist

Massimo Cacciari's Van Gogh cannot indulge in despair, and it is in this profound longing for salvation, it is in this certainty continually tormented by restlessness, peace, pain, joy, and fragility that all the reasons for his art are nested. Cacci...
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The Ligabue paradox: overblown, but still necessary. What the Pisa exhibition looks like

There is something almost obsessive about the way the Italian cultural system continues to summon Antonio Ligabue. The exhibition The Roar of the Soul, set up at the Arsenali Repubblicani in Pisa, is just the latest act in a liturgy that has been rep...
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10 things to know about Anselmo Bucci, the eclectic visionary of the Novecento group

The artistic landscape of the 20th century is dotted with figures who tried to frame reality in rigid manifestos, but among them stands out Anselmo Bucci (Fossombrone, 1887 - Monza, 1955), a personality who made independence, eclecticism and intellec...
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Venice, the history of the world in 400 works: the Ligabue Foundation Palace of the Arts is born

From May 7-24, 2026, on the occasion of the opening of the Venice Art Biennale, the Giancarlo Ligabue Foundation will open its historic headquarters on the Grand Canal to the public, transforming it into the Palazzo delle Arti e delle Culture. This i...
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The art of tarot: the Colleoni deck and the long life of the Arcana. What the exhibition in Bergamo looks like

It rarely happens that, chatting among art historians, critics, and specialized journalists, a unanimous consensus emerges on an exhibition project. But about the exhibition Tarot. The Origins, the Cards, the Fortune a currently underway at the Carra...
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Rothko, the Palazzo Strozzi exhibition as seen by two artists. Their impressions

The major exhibition that Palazzo Strozzi in Florence is dedicating to Mark Rothko (March 14-Aug. 23, 2026), curated by Christopher Rothko and Elena Geuna, offers itself as an occasion that allows not only to confront one of the absolute protagonists...
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The Dalí Museum in Florida acquires Salvador Dalí's largest work of art.

Amajor acquisition strengthens the collection of The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg , Florida, U.S., which was awarded what is described as the greatest work by Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904 - 1989) during the Surrealist auction last Mar...
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