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MARCELLO TEDESCO: Sophie Von K It is thought to a matrix as a “model” in which to pour a liquid material such as plaster, resin or in the case of a print job from inking. A practice with which to obtain copies all equal and identical to themselves. Nothing is more wrong!

CALIMERO, COME ERAVAMO (CALIMERO, THE WAY WE WERE) Calimero was created in Milan in 1963 by the Pagot brothers, Nino and Toni, together with Ignazio Colnaghi, and has become a successful character all over the world and loved by several generations. In 1962 the company Mira Lanza commissioned the Pagot brothers to create a character […]

CHRISTMAS TIME IN ROME: WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO SEE A few days ago I published a post about the events and the exhibitions to see in Milan, but Rome is beautiful in this period of time, as well. If, after some doubts and some uncertainty, you’ve decided to spend your Christmas holiday in […]

CHRISTMAS TIME 2016 IN MILAN In December Christmas will turn Milan on. This post is dedicated to those who want to spend their Christmas holiday in Milan. Among art exhibitions, museums and evens you will be spoilt for choice. READ ALSO: The Museums you must see in Milan.

WITH COLORED CONTENT: NEVER APOLOGIZE AND NEVER EXPLAIN Wieteke Heldens (NL/USA) will show new work made during her two months residency at Fusion Art Gallery in Torino. On view will be among other things “Content drawings” on used paper bags from Torino, “The Italian Legend” on canvas and “The day that Donald Trump is elected […]

ETERNITA’ NELL’ARTE (ETERNITY IN ART): A NEW ART EXHIBITION FEATURING ANDREA PRANDI Eternità nell’arte (Eternity in art) is the new art exhibition featuring the contemporary artist Andrea Prandi. I knew him in Venice on the occasion of the exhibition Il Cinema nell’Arte (“The world of Cinema in art”), and this time his works are displayed […]

EXHIBITIONS 2016: MUST TO SEE IN OCTOBER IN ITALY The list of exhibitions not to be missed in December 🙂 

TANCREDI: MY WEAPON AGAINST RHE ATOM BOMB IS A BLADE OF GRASS Tancredi. During her long life dedicated to art Peggy Guggenheim placed under contract only two artists: the American Jackson Pollock and the Italian Tancredi Parmeggiani. The first one became famous all over the world, was a proponent of the abstract expressionism, and the […]

THE WORLD THAT WASN’T THERE: PRE-COLUMBIAN ART IN ROVERETO There are events in history which are able to arouse men, obligating them to think again about their history, and the role each one plays in the world. One of this event, maybe the most important, is the discovery of the Americas in 1492 by Christopher […]

PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA’S VIRGIN OF MERCY WILL ARRIVE IN MILAN Christmas in Milan. Even this year the Municipality of Milan will give an exhibition consisting of only one masterpiece, but which needs an unlimited time to be admired, as a gift to everybody. This year the protagonist will be La Madonna della Misericordia (The Virgin […]

Producing wine is a complex experience. It means carrying on an ancient tradition, which goes far beyond entrepreneurial spirit, and embracing centuries-old practices as well as innovation, charm and discovery. So, when the “Cantina Valpolicella Negrar” winery – a leading and historic Italian wine-producing company – decided to associate its products with a well-known figure, […]

CHRISTMAS IN SPAIN: EXHIBITIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE Should you decide to spend you Christmas in Spain you will find a country transformed. At this time of year, all the streets and shops here are decorated with coloured lights and Christmas trees, and the cities are filled with bustle and happiness. Would you like […]

DAVID DE LA MANO: LATITUDE Wunderkammern Milan is proud to announce Latitude, the first solo show in Italy by Spanish artist David de la Mano. David de la Mano (1975, Salamanca, Spain) is one of the most important artists of the Urban art movement. The artist has started his career in the early ‘90s creating […]

LAURINA PAPERINA: FROM OUTER SPACE Laurina is an artist born in Rovereto in 1980 and belongs to the so-called “losers”, that is to say those creative young artists, who, right at the turn of the new millennium, showed their refusal to the mainstream culture, arousing their interest in alternative art forms, from skating to street […]

SATURA ART GALLERY: SCHEDULED EXHIBITIONS I told you that Genoa is a beautiful city when I wrote about my weekend in Genoa during the Rolli Days, but there is an aspect I didn’t examine in depth: Genoa is an art city from A to Z. Even contemporary art can find its own space in Genoa, in […]

#MayaVerona is a trendy exhibition  Can you make an exhibition trendy? Yes, you can. And you must do it! This is one of the tweets I published between October 23rd and 24th 2016, when I came back to Verona to visit the exhibition dedicated to the Maya together with some friends. My friends were bloggers […]

IMPRESSIONISM At last, the exhibition dedicated to Impressionism and its stories has arrived in Treviso. 140 works will be on display at the Museum of Santa Caterina from October 29th 2016 to April 17th 2017. It’s a large exhibition which will never bore you, because the works on show are great masterpieces. The tour begins […]

AN EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO FRANCIS BACON IN ITALY An exhibition devoted to Francis Bacon is always a challenge, because Bacon is a controversial artist, but at the same time he’s fascinating, and has a demanding public. The new exhibition project by Kornice aims to give everybody the chance to know Francis Bacon, and a collection […]

ROLLI DAYS Rolli Days. I had never seen Genoa before, or better I passed it several years ago in order to reach the Port of Savona. But that day I was in a hurry, and I didn’t even get out the car to have a coffee. Therefore, I thought that Genoa was a city leant […]

FEDERICO ZANDOMENEGHI: IMPRESSIONISM OF ONE OF LES ITALIENS DE PARIS Federico Zandomeneghi. I arrived in Padua on Sunday morning, when the city was slowly waking up. From the railway station I headed for Palazzo Zabarella, and I had only the time to make some videos which I immediately published on Instagram stories, then I ended […]