Twentieth Century - Finestre sull'Arte

Gio' Pomodoro on Elba: A Thematic Exhibition Traces the Connection Between the Artist and the Island

The year 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Gio' Pomodoro’s artistic work on the Island of Elba. It was in 1996 that the sculptor was invited to the island as part of an exhibition project and created a series of monumental granite works, conce...
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A Picasso painting stolen in 1961 has resurfaced, and now the Guggenheim wants it back

A painting by Pablo Picasso stolen more than sixty years ago has been recovered, and now the Guggenheim Museum in New York wants it back. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court to secure the retu...
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George Grosz's Eclipse: When the Sun Is Darkened and Power Loses Its Mind

Disturbing. Everything is extremely disturbing: that is the adjective I would use to describe George Grosz’s*Solar Eclipse *. Despite its title, the painting has nothing to do with the extraordinary and extremely rare astronomical phenomenon (the las...
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At the Diocesan Museum of Milan, Federico Garolla’s photographs depict postwar Italy

From November 19, 2026, to April 4, 2027, the Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum in Milan is hosting the exhibition *Federico Garolla: People of Italy*. Photographs 1948–1968, dedicated to one of the leading figures in Italian photography and ...
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A major exhibition in Rome dedicated to Elisa Montessori and her entire body of artistic work

From September 30, 2026, to February 28, 2027, the Casino dei Principi at the Villa Torlonia Museums in Rome will host an exhibition featuring Elisa Montessori. This comprehensive exhibition traces the entire artistic career of Elisa Montessori, born...
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Sixty works by the great artists of the 20th century from Lyon are featured in a major exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria

From October 2, 2026, to February 14, 2027, the Reggia di Venaria will host *Atelier dei Moderni: Matisse, Braque, Picasso, Bacon*. “Masters of the Twentieth Century” from the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon is a major exhibition curated by Sylvi...
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Max Pechstein Exhibition at Palazzo Zabarella: Over 120 Works by the German Expressionist Artist on Display in Padua

From October 24, 2026, to March 14, 2027, Palazzo Zabarella in Padua will host “Max Pechstein: Expressionism of the Soul, ” a major retrospective exhibition dedicated to one of the leading figuresof German Expressionism. The exhibition traces over fi...
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A Side of Testori Never Seen Before: A Book Featuring His Dialogue with Longhi That Reveals a Workshop in Art Criticism

“A wave of memories, of symbols, of recollections…” engulfs Giovanni Testori when he is invited by Anna Banti to speak about Roberto Longhi at the Florentine home on Via Fortini, headquarters of the foundation named after the criti...
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