Who is Michela Bassanello

Craftsmanship and innovation: Dolce&Gabbana on display in Milan

The exhibition Dal cuore alle mani: Dolce&Gabbana curated by Florence Müller has just concluded at the Palazzo Reale . More than an exhibition, it was a true immersive experience, enriched by multimedia artistic contributions, and a dual nar...
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Between firsts and marketing. What Yayoi Kusama's exhibition in Bergamo looks like.

Yayoi Kusama 's Infinito presente exhibition at the Palazzo della Ragione in Bergamo, which opened on November 17 last year and runs until March 24, is about to end. With a record sell-out six months after its opening and a turnout of more than ninet...
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The intrigue of James Ensor. And the meaning of his masks

James Ensor, painter and printmaker, was born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1860, developing his aesthetic identity amid the great artistic revolutions of Europe between the 19th and 20th centuries. He oscillated between Impressionism and Symbolism, but nev...
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Making science sensitive through art. The legacy of Salvatore Iaconesi

Ten years after his cancer diagnosis, Salvatore Iaconesi 's heart stopped beating. One heart: the physical, blood, muscular one, the organ on which human life depends in its limitation and grandeur. We are all left with Salvatore's other heart, his g...
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Milan celebrates Francesco Somaini's sculpture: one project, three exhibitions

Art. Architecture. City. These are, wanting to summarize the work of Francesco Somaini (Lomazzo, 1926 - Como, 2005), the three pillars of the great mental scaffolding on which the sculptor built his multifaceted vision. Dedicated to this mult...
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Posters of yesterday and today. Generali's past and future on display in Milan

Generali was founded on December 26, 1831, in Trieste, a city that was the starting point of a growing and very rapid expansion throughout Italy. Perhaps not everyone knows that the name that designates the company today takes its cue from th...
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Arslantepe, the archaeological site in Anatolia where the first state societies were born

When we think of the modern world, made up of algorithms, virtual currencies, hyperconnections and very high technologies encased in micro-devices, it seems hard to believe that this sophisticated and seemingly unnatural reality derives from ...
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Planeta Ukrain. Here's how the Milan Triennale is preparing the Ukraine Pavilion.

As is often the case in times of war, the conflict that erupted at the end of February 2022 between Russia and Ukraine has caused an unimaginable shockwave in the world of art and culture: in just a few weeks, many European countries have mob...
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