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30/09/2022
Giosetta Fioroni’s Little Big Heart on show

THE LITTLE BIG HEART OF GIOSETTA FIORONI ON SHOW An exhibition dedicated to Giosetta Fioroni’s little big heart, a tribute to one of the most important living artists of the second half of the Italian 20th century. An event that traces the artist’s entire career, from the experiences of the 1960s linked to the Scuola […]

Events and Exhibitions
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29/09/2022
Andrea Bowers’ first solo exhibition in Italy

FIRST PERSONAL EXHIBITION OF ANDREA BOWERS IN ITALY Moving in Space without Asking Permission is Andrea Bowers’ first solo exhibition in Italy. Curated by Bruna Roccasalva, the exhibition offers an immersive experience within the artist’s work and her commitment to the fight for gender equality and women’s emancipation. personal exhibition of Andrea Bowers in Italy

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28/09/2022
The exhibition Canova, a new Phidias celebrating the great master

THE EXHIBITION CANOVA, NOVELLA FIDIA CELEBRATING THE GREAT MASTER To mark the second centenary of the death of Antonio Canova (1757 – 1822), an exhibition celebrates the legacy of one of the greatest masters of sculpture of all time. The title of the event is Canova, novello Fidia and compares the artistic poetics of Antonio […]

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27/09/2022
Exhibitions in London: must-see events in 2022

EXHIBITIONS IN LONDON: EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED IN 2022 Here are the exhibitions in London you must see in 2022, the most important events you can’t miss for anything in the world. London is one of the most vibrant cities on the European continent when it comes to cultural offerings. There are always plenty […]

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24/09/2022
The dissonant image of Rodolfo Aricò

The A arte Invernizzi gallery presents an exhibition entitled Rodolfo Aricò: l’immagine dissonante (Rodolfo Aricò: the dissonant image), curated by Francesca Pola, in which the artist’s most representative works created in the 1960s and 1980s are exhibited. The exhibition is realised in collaboration with the Rodolfo Aricò Archive and presents works by Rodolfo Aricò in […]

Events and Exhibitions
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16/09/2022
Exhibitions in Amsterdam: must-see events in 2022

EXHIBITIONS IN AMSTERDAM: MUST-SEE EVENTS IN 2022 Here are the must-see exhibitions in Amsterdam in 2022, the most important events you cannot miss. Amsterdam offers an extensive programme of exhibitions and cultural events and on this page you can find an up-to-date selection of the best Amsterdam exhibitions I have chosen for you. You will […]

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15/09/2022
An exhibition with Ghosts and Spirits of Japan

AN EXHIBITION WITH GHOSTS AND SPIRITS OF JAPAN An immersive exhibition to discover the works of Benjamin Lacombe, inspired by the illustrations in the famous books Stories of Ghosts of Japan and Spirits and Creatures of Japan, published in Italy by L’ippocampo Edizioni. Ghosts and Spirits of Japan

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12/09/2022
Oscar Murillo’s installation in Venice

A STORM IS BLOWING FROM PARADISE. AN INSTALLATION BY OSCAR MURILLO IN VENICE Colombian artist Oscar Murillo in Venice to create A Storm Is Blowing From Paradise, a large-scale installation at the Scuola Grande della Misericordia. The project includes new paintings by the artist and an extensive interactive presentation of Frequencies, involving schools from various […]

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07/09/2022
La piena dell’occhio (the flood of the eye) by Enrico Minguzzi

LA PIENA DELL’OCCHIO (THE FLOOD OF THE EYE) BY ENRICO MINGUZZI On 23 September, in the rooms of the Ex Convento di San Francesco in Bagnacavallo, the exhibition La piena dell’occhio, a solo show by Enrico Minguzzi curated by Saverio Verini, opens to the public. More than forty paintings and sculptures, realised by the artist […]

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02/09/2022
La mostra a Venezia AI WEIWEI. La Commedia Umana – Memento Mori

LA MOSTRA A VENEZIA DI AI WEIWEI. LA COMMEDIA UMANA – MEMENTO MORI Ai Weiwei plays with materials, with history, with the location and creates Ai Weiwei. La Commedia Umana – Memento Mori, the strangest, funniest, freest exhibition there is. From 28 August to 27 November 2022, the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei presents a solo exhibition in Venice, […]

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01/09/2022
Art can swim in Blub’s works

ART CAN SWIM IN BLUB’S WORKS His art is gentle and colours the forgotten corners of city streets, Blub’s works are recognisable because they depict art icons and famous people of the past wearing a diving mask. From Botticelli’s Venus de Botticelli to the Mona Lisa, from Giuseppe Verdi to Dante Alighieri, from Van Gogh […]

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20/07/2022
Art trails: works of art in nature

ART TRAILS: WORKS OF ART IN NATURE Whenever you get close to art, you end up taking long walks in which you pass through the halls of a museum, gallery or exhibition, but there is also the possibility that these paths are art trails. Have you ever admired works of art surrounded by nature? Here’s […]

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04/06/2022
The works of Pietro Aldi in Saturnia

THE WORKS OF PIETRO ALDI IN SATURNIA The largest collection of works by Pietro Aldi is preserved in Saturnia, at the Polo Culturale named after the artist. Inaugurated in 2016, the Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi houses the largest collection of works by the artist, is home to a library for children and young people, and […]

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01/06/2022
Gastone Novelli in Saturnia

GASTONE NOVELLI IN SATURNIA Gastone Novelli was born in Vienna in 1925 and died in Milan in 1968. His life was short but his artistic career was singular and rebellious. His disappointment with the artistic and intellectual circles of his time is well known. Gastone Novelli refuses a linear view of history and any rigid […]

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28/05/2022
Beauty in contemporary art

BEAUTY IN CONTEMPORARY ART Only 20th-century artists have succeeded in demonstrating that beauty is not an aesthetic factor but something that comes from deep within and can be found even in the smallest and most insignificant thing. Is it possible to describe beauty in contemporary art and its meaning in artistic research through some of […]

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24/05/2022
Crypto art at the Venice Biennale

  CRYPTO ART AT THE VENICE BIENNALE Crypto art at the Venice Biennale 2022 debuts with 19 of the most acclaimed artists of the moment. Vanity Fair presents MetaVanity, the first museum in the Metaverse. An unprecedented publishing project, a cultural outpost built on the model of the Pantheon in Rome. MetaVanity is Vanity Fair’s […]

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12/05/2022
Gribouillage: when doodling becomes art

GRIBOUILLAGE: WHEN DOODLING BECOMES ART I had the opportunity to visit an exhibition that, with unusual juxtapositions, sheds light on lesser-known aspects of the practice of drawing. Gribouillage/Scarabocchio. From Leonardo da Vinci to Cy Twombly is the exhibition curated by Francesca Alberti and Diane Bodart that takes place first in Rome, at the Academy of […]

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26/04/2022
Biennale Arte 2022 collateral events: what to see

COLLATERAL EVENTS BIENNALE ARTE 2022 AND BEYOND: WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE TO GO There are 30 collateral events of the Biennale Arte 2022 admitted by the curator Cecilia Alemani and you can find them all in the post I dedicated to Biennale Venezia 2022, tickets, pavilions, collateral events. The problem is which ones to […]

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15/03/2022
The works of Luigi Cima among the masters of reality

THE WORKS OF LUIGI CIMA AMONG THE MASTERS OF REALITY Luigi Cima was born in Villa di Villa, now the municipality of Mel (Belluno) on 5 January 1860. After completing his technical studies in Feltre, he moved to Venice to enrol at the Academy of Fine Arts. He mainly devoted himself to scenes of working […]

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09/03/2022
Nature in art: from the Romantics to Segantini

NATURE IN ART: FROM THE ROMANTICS TO SEGANTINI The representation of nature in art has always offered artists the opportunity to describe the world and our relationship with the planet we live on. The history of art is full of works depicting beautiful landscapes, but it is also full of stories in which Nature and […]

Tickets

Kandinsky e l’Italia mostra icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 30 Nov 2025 - 12 Apr 2026
Kandinsky and Italy: a journey through colours and revolutions
MA*GA Museum, Gallarate (VA)
GIACOMO BALLA UN UNIVERSO DI LUCE mostra icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 10 Oct 2025 - 01 Feb 2026
Giacomo Balla, a universe of light in Parma
Parma, Palazzo del Governatore
Graphic Japan mostra Bologna
event 20 Nov 2025 - 06 Apr 2026
From the Land of the Rising Sun to Bologna: why you can’t miss the Graphic Japan exhibition
mostra Picasso Il linguaggio delle idee icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 04 Oct 2025 - 01 Feb 2025
Picasso, the language of ideas on display in Rome
Museo della Fanteria, Rome

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