Surrealism

Artists and Movements
L’angelo del focolare Max Ernst
18/09/2025
Max Ernst: the visionary artist who transformed the unconscious into art

Imagine walking inside a dream, but not just any dream, a bizarre, disturbing, unsettling dream. A dream in which birds talk, furniture floats, and the laws of reality elegantly bend to those of imagination. Welcome to the world of Max Ernst. I first encountered Ernst in a quiet gallery. It was one of those days […]

Events and Exhibitions
LEONORA CARRINGTON mostra Milano
17/09/2025
The magical world of Leonora Carrington on display in Milan

Have you ever had the feeling that reality is just one of many possible planes of existence? If the answer is yes—or if you’d like to find out—make a note of this exhibition: from September 20, 2025, to January 11, 2026, Palazzo Reale in Milan will host the first solo exhibition in Italy dedicated to […]

Events and Exhibitions
Man Ray Larmes
12/09/2025
Man Ray exhibition in Milan: when light becomes art

Have you ever thought that a simple shadow could be transformed into a work of art? Or that an everyday object, when viewed with different eyes, could become visual poetry? If the answer is no, it’s time to remedy that. From September 24, 2025, to January 11, 2026, Palazzo Reale is hosting “Man Ray. Forms […]

Tickets

Edward Weston, Nude icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 12 Feb 2026 - 02 Jun 2026
Edward Weston’s photographs on display in Turin
CAMERA - Italian Center for Photography, Turin
Koyo Kouoh Biennale arte venezia icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 09 May 2026 - 22 Nov 2026
In Minor Keys: the Venice Biennale 2026
Giardini, Arsenale and Venice
Bernini e i Barberini mostra icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 12 Feb 2026 - 14 Jun 2026
Bernini and the Barberini family in Rome, the Baroque exhibition
Palazzo Barberini, Rome
Ruth Orkin, Jinx and Justin on Scooter, Florence, Italy, 1951 icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 05 Mar 2026 - 19 Jul 2026
Ruth Orkin in Bologna: the photographer who dreamed of cinema
Bologna, Palazzo Pallavicini

Magazines

Koyo Kouoh Biennale arte venezia
In Minor Keys: the Venice Biennale 2026
Get the picture Bianca Bosker book
The unwritten rules of the art world: what Bianca Bosker’s book reveals
Gauguin autoritratto
Impossible encounters: in front of Paul Gauguin
Fontana di Trevi Roma
Trevi Fountain admission fee: two euros to get closer to art. But is this the solution?

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In this blog, I don't explain the history of art — I tell the stories that art itself tells.

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