Tag Archive: Contemporary art

Artissima 2022 29th edition opens today in Turin

The 29th edition of Artissima, the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin, is opening today under the direction of a newly appointed Artistic Director, Luigi Fassi. From Friday 4 to Sunday 6… Continue reading

A reflection on the post-pandemic Renaissance of art fairs and shows in 2022: Arte Fiera

Earlier this year the third edition of Arte Fiera under the artistic direction of Simone Menegoi could finally go back to the in-person operating mode again, after two and a half years of… Continue reading

“American Art 1961 – 2001” is opening at Palazzo Strozzi on 28 May until 29 August 2021: four decades of American history through the lens of artistic practice

A new show “American Art 1961 – 2001 From Andy Warhol to Kara Walker” opens today May 28th at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence after more than a year since the launch of the… Continue reading

Arte Fiera Bologna 24 – 26 January 2020: new trends for contemporary and modern art

The 44th edition of ArteFiera, Bologna’s Contemporary and Modern Art Fair, will open next week from 24 – 26 January 2020. For the 2020 edition Simone Menegoi, the Artistic Director of the fair… Continue reading

Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato launches its new museum space: free Grand Opening October 16th 2016

The revamped Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato reopens today after the long renovation works that have massively transformed the exhibition center. Dutch architect Maurice Nio’s design has created an extension… Continue reading

Palazzo Strozzi in Florence launches the first Italian retrospective of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei – Ai Weiwei. Libero 23th September 2016 22nd January 2017

Ai Weiwei. Libero, the first Italian comprehensive retrospective of the iconic Chinese artist, will open to the public at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence this Friday 23rd September 2016. The show is curated by… Continue reading

Firenze come Londra: il Cimitero degli Inglesi ospita Trame di Poesia per il Chelsea Fringe Festival 2016

Trame di Poesia è un intervento artistico e poetico concepito per costruire un intenso legame simbolico con lo spazio monumentale che lo accoglie, usando la metafora del filo per tessere un dialogo profondo… Continue reading

Trame di Poesia for Chelsea Fringe Festival Firenze – Friday 27 May 2016

Trame di Poesia – Threads of Poetry Reclaiming an urban island of art and greenery in the heart of Florence Trame di Poesia – Threads of Poetry, launching tonight in Florence,  brings together… Continue reading

Contemporary Art in Turin: the Cattelan factor on Artissima 2014 until January 11th 2015

Artissima 2014, the latest edition of the Turin contemporary Art Fair, left behind a few unresolved questions  as to whether the Cattelan Effect on the Fair has been the actual real organisers’ chef d’oeuvre. Maurizio Cattelan, the provocative “retired” artist who… Continue reading

Last chance to see @Serpentine Galleries: Cerith Wyn Evans and Trisha Donnelly

  For those of you who happen to be in London or intend to visit the city this weekend, my advice is not to miss out on the last chance to pop down… Continue reading