contemporary art

What does alchemy have to do with art? And with women? You’ll find the answer to these questions in Milan. If I say “alchemist”, you probably think of an old man with a beard mixing potions in the darkness of a laboratory, but that’s not the case. Forget everything you know: at Palazzo Reale, from […]

February is the shortest month of the year, but gallery exhibitions are certainly not deterred by the calendar. If you’re in the mood for art that shakes you up, excites you and perhaps takes you out of your comfort zone, then these 5 openings are just the thing for you. The selection is not a […]

Some people use art to decorate their walls, while others, like Terry Atkinson, use it as an intellectual mine ready to explode in the mind of the viewer. Born in 1939 in Thurnscoe (Yorkshire), Atkinson is much more than an artist: he is a thinker who has transformed art into a battlefield between words, images, […]

January is the month of good intentions… and new gallery openings.If, like me, you love the smell of fresh paint and the idea of losing yourself in front of works that ask questions rather than give answers, then you’re in the right place. No rankings, no competitions to see who is better or more conceptual: […]

Some interviews are special from the outset. The interview with Alice Lotti is a dialogue that spans form, colour, the city and vision. It is the voice of a designer, illustrator and street artist who has managed to combine thought and mark, aesthetics and commitment, public projects and personal research. She described her studio surrounded […]

Here we are: December has arrived with its somewhat timid light and endless to-do list, but I’m here to share the contemporary art exhibitions selected, as every month, by Alice Traforti. In this post, you’ll find only exhibitions that will make you want to linger a few minutes longer in front of a work, perhaps […]

There are encounters that are unforgettable, and this is one of them. Studi d’artista today opens up a special conversation with Jago, an artist who needs no introduction, but who has agreed to really listen. What you are about to read is not just a dialogue, but a real encounter with a man and an […]

In an age where everything moves quickly — images, scrolls, digital content — artist Mario Stefano chooses slowness. His paintings are not shown in their entirety on social media, nor are they captured on a screen: they are experienced live, breathed in up close. In this new interview for Studi d’artista, Mario Stefano tells us […]

Painter, architect, designer, theorist: Massimo Scolari (Novi Ligure, 1943) is one of those figures who defies definition. A professor at the IUAV University of Venice from 1973 to 2000 and visiting professor at Harvard, Yale and the Cooper Union in New York, he has trained generations of architects, leaving a profound mark also as an […]

After our journey through the wooden works of Martalar in the mountains of northern Italy (read the interview here), we return to the south to meet another artist deeply connected to his land: Mauro Patta. We are in Sardinia, the most authentic Sardinia, far from the postcards and close to the truth. Mauro welcomes us […]

November is the perfect month to visit an art gallery: outside, the days are shorter, but inside, ideas come to life. This month, contemporary art speaks with the voice of words (Isgrò), with that of nameless faces (Öğüt), with the lightness of paper (Manzo), with the breath of the mountains (Scolari) and with the impossible […]

Giulio Turcato (1912–1995) was one of the most innovative artists of the Italian post-war period. A leading figure in the abstract art scene, he was able to combine formal experimentation with political commitment, always maintaining a curious, radical, and open-minded outlook on the world. In 1947, he was one of the founders of the Forma […]