Contemporary art

At Venice airport, Koen Vanmechelen's Noah's Ark. It will be on display for one year

A traditional Venetian vaporetto is reinterpreted and transformed into a modern ark carrying a microcosm of our world. It is Noah's Ark, the impressive work by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, which has been on display for a few days at theVenice air...
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A new institution dedicated to supporting the arts is born: the LAM Foundation for the Contemporary Arts

The LAM Foundation for Contemporary Arts, a new nonprofit institution dedicated to the promotion and support of contemporary arts and culture through an interdisciplinary program that focuses on inclusion and sharing, is born. Initiated by Loretta Am...
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Catalan Claudia Pagès wins illy SustainArt Award dedicated to promising young artists

Catalan artist Claudia Pagès (Barcelona, 1990), represented by Àngels Barcelona Gallery, won the 18th illy SustainArt Prize, dedicated to promising young artists in contemporary art and promoted by illycaffè as part of the 44th e...
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Bari's San Cataldo Lighthouse reopens with an installation by Francesco Lauretta

March 1, 2025 marks an important date for the city of Bari and the Puglia region, with the reopening of the San Cataldo Lighthouse. The structure, after a thorough process of recovery and enhancement, will resume its public function, welcoming inside...
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CIP-USSI award, Fulvio Morella's art for Paralympic journalism

An award for those who tell the story of Paralympic sports with passion and sensitivity, giving voice to the athletes' feats and their courage. On February 26, at the Foro Italico in Rome, the CIP-USSI Prize, established by the Italian Paralympic Com...
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Lubaina Himid is the artist chosen for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026

It will be Lubaina Himid (Zanzibar, 1954), winner of the Turner Prize in 2017, who will represent the United Kingdom at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The British Council announced last night the name of the artist who will represent the country at the Bi...
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12-lesson online course to understand contemporary art starts

In the contemporary art scene, the movements and avant-garde movements of the 20th century have had a profound impact on artistic perception and creation. It is to these historical developments that a new series of 12 online lectures is dedicated, de...
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Yan Pei-Ming's art tells the faces of Regina Coeli in the Holy See's new space in Rome

Rome is enriched with a new space dedicated tocontemporary art: Conciliazione 5, an exhibition space desired by the Holy See's Dicastery for Culture and Education, opened Feb. 15 with an exhibition by Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming, who presents a work ...
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At Castello di Rivoli, the first retrospective dedicated to Rebecca Horn in an Italian public museum institution

Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea presents Rebecca Horn - Cutting Through the Past, the first retrospective dedicated to the artist hosted by a public museum institution in Italy. The exhibition, staged in the Castello's Manica Lunga fro...
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Bologna, the Oratory of the Holy Spirit revives with the work of Nina Carini

In the heart of Bologna, a secret, history-laden place opens for the first time to contemporary art. From Feb. 6 to 9, theOratorio dello Spirito Santo, located at Via Val d'Aposa 6, will host the exhibition Mani come rami che toccano cielo (Hands lik...
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Terry Rodgers reinvents Leonardo's Last Supper: the work on display at Arte Fiera

Among the highlights of the 48th edition of Arte Fiera in Bologna, one of the works that caught the most attention was the large canvas The Last Supper - Visions of Eternal Return by American Terry Rodgers (Newark, 1947), one of the big names in Amer...
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Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth reopens in Milan, among art, history and myth in the basement of the Maison FENDI

A journey through time, matter and myth: Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth reopens to the public on March 20, once again offering visitors the chance to immerse themselves in one of the artist's most fascinating works. Located in the basement of the Milan...
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Filla, a new pavilion in Montagnola Park designed by Mario Cucinella, opens in Bologna

A new public space dedicated to culture, sustainability and sociality comes to life in the green heart of Bologna, namely Montagnola Park. In fact, Filla, a project of the Municipality of Bologna developed by MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects, was ina...
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Thermocene: art, sound and nature in the era of climate crisis

The idea of a zero-impact planet is an illusion. It is from this realization that Thermocene was born, an artistic project that interweaves music, cinema and architecture to explore the relationship between humans and the environment in the age of cl...
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Contemporary art at Sansevero Chapel: Darren Almond's rags among ancient marbles

Naples welcomes British artist Darren Almond (Wigan, 1971) with a double exhibition interweaving art and history in the heart of the city's ancient center. The solo show Rags is hosted in the striking Sansevero Chapel, famous for Giuseppe Sammartino'...
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Monia Ben Hamouda wins MAXXI BVLGARI PRIZE with work on contemporary collapse

Monia Ben Hamouda, class of 1991, is the winner of the fourth MAXXI BVLGARI PRIZE with the work Theology of Collapse (The Myth of Past) I-X (2024), which becomes part of the permanent collection of MAXXI in Rome. The award ceremony was held on Friday...
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