We are accustomed to thinking of biennials as major contemporary art exhibitions, but the one currently being organized for Naples would instead have a different focus: cultural heritage, understood in both its tangible and intangible…
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The Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples has reopened to the public after a period of neglect and closure. Located in the Rione Sanità neighborhood, the historic underground complex has undergone an urban renewal project aimed at improving…
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La Conocchia, one of Naples’ largest and most significant historic complexes, which has long been in a state of neglect, will not end up in the hands of the private buyer who won it at auction. The Ministry of Culture has, in fact…
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Naples bathed in the first light of dawn, with the sea barely rippled, the silhouette of Castel dell’Ovo, and Vesuvius glimpsed in the background. This is the city as depicted by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot in *The Bay of Naples with…
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In mythological tradition, the chimera is a creature composed of parts belonging to different animals: it is, therefore, a hybrid organism in which disparate elements cease to be merely separate fragments and become something new. It is…
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Since August, the churches in Pozzuoli that were declared uninhabitable followingthe bradyseismic emergency have been undergoing safety measures to protect the works of art housed within them. This was announced by the Superintendence of…
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Opinions Contemporary art Naples
Fabrizio Plessi (1940 – 2026) inaugurated the newly restored Venice Pavilion in the Biennale Gardens in 2011 with a large and magnificent installation consisting of 12 vertical wooden boats, tilted by a few degrees, through which…
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The workshops of the nativity scene artisans on Via San Gregorio Armeno in Naples remained closed yesterday morning (September 14) until 2:00 p.m. The protest, reportedby ANSA, took place at the traditional hub of artisanal production of…
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