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Burri in the World: The Works at the Ex Seccatoi and Beyond
Mostre

Burri in the World: The Works at the Ex Seccatoi and Beyond

Alberto Burri is one of the leading artists of the second half of the 20th century in Italy. He was born in Città di Castello, in Umbria, in 1915 and graduated in medicine. He was drafted in 1943 with the rank of second lieutenant doctor and was then sent to North Africa. After returning from …

Updated in 2025 · Artsupp editorial team

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Banksy, BBC publishes photos of the artist but we still don’t know his face

Banksy, BBC publishes photos of the artist but we still don’t know his face

Banksy painted for 50 pounds. La BBC posted photos of the world’s most famous graffiti artist, when he wasn’t yet an internationally renowned star. It was the 90s and Banksy was called by Peter de Boer, at the time employed at a youth center in Lawrence Weston in Bristol, to paint with the kids. Hired …

17 January 2025
David Lynch. Visionary director yes, but also a painter.

David Lynch. Visionary director yes, but also a painter.

David Lynch was a painter before becoming the visionary director we all know, the father of Twin Peaks. Perhaps not everyone knows that Lynch, in the early years of his career, preferred canvases and brushes to the camera. The Art Studies As a young man, in the 1960s, he began studying art at the School …

17 January 2025
Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Tarek Atoui Improvisation in 10 Days
Milan

Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Tarek Atoui Improvisation in 10 Days

From February 6 to July 20, 2025 Pirelli HangarBicocca presents “Improvisation in 10 Days,” the first solo exhibition in Italy by Tarek Atoui, an artist and electroacoustic composer who uses the medium of sound to create installations, complex acoustic environments, and collaborative performances. Information about the Improvisation in 10 Days exhibition at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca …

15 January 2025
Giacinto Cerone at the MIC in Faenza from January 18

Giacinto Cerone at the MIC in Faenza from January 18

The exhibition Giacinto Cerone. The Necessary Angel will be at the MIC – International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza from January 18. Curated by art critic Marco Tonelli, the exhibition tells the story of Giacinto Cerone, one of the most original and free-spirited Italian sculptors, of whom the MIC holds several works in its collection …

14 January 2025
Lonely Are All Bridges at Fondazione ICA in Milan

Lonely Are All Bridges at Fondazione ICA in Milan

Fondazione ICA Milan inaugurates its 2025 exhibition program with a two-person exhibition project, with the exceptional curatorship of the artist Maurizio Cattelan and Marta Papini. The exhibition opens on January 16th Lonely Are All Bridges. Birgit Jürgenssen and Cinzia Ruggeri and will be open until March 15, 2025. The exhibition celebrates the work of two …

14 January 2025
Exhibitions in Florence 2024: which ones to visit
Florence

Exhibitions in Florence 2024: which ones to visit

Exhibtions in Florence are waiting for you! For 2024 the program of exhibitions in Florence is intense: from contemporary art and its major interpreters through to 21st century art and photography. Here are some of the exhibitions in Florence 2024 to visit in the city. We remind you that you can visit museums, exhibitions and …

31 October 2024
Vezzoli at the Correr Museum in Venice, the exhibition
Venice

Vezzoli at the Correr Museum in Venice, the exhibition

At Museo Correr in Venice, from the 17th Aprile to 24th of November 2024, is opened the exhibition, curated by Donatien Grau, titled “Francesco Vezzoli. Tears Museum “. The exhibition is based on the continuos research made byVezzolidedicated to the dialogue with the artistic heritage and carried out in a radical and innovative way. Almost …

16 April 2024
Banksy in Mestre: exhibition coming to M9
Venice

Banksy in Mestre: exhibition coming to M9

Banksy. Painting Walls it is at the M9 of Mestre from 23 February until 2 June 2024. Banksy in Mestre offers visitors the opportunity to delve into the artistic imagination of an author who has been on the world cultural scene for over twenty years and who has intervened with his artistic messages, once again …

21 February 2024
Christmas exhibitions to visit

Christmas exhibitions to visit

Christmas is around the corner and with it also the Christmas exhibitions! The holidays are an opportunity for art lovers, and not only, to visit that exhibition that has been planned for some time. To help you in your choice, here are some tips on the Christmas exhibitions to visit. Antonio Canova and neoclassicism in …

15 December 2023

How to choose which exhibitions to see

The Italian and international exhibition calendar is constantly changing. With solo shows devoted to the masters of modern and contemporary art, historical retrospectives in museum palaces and international events, finding your way requires a careful, verified selection.

The Artsupp editorial team curates this collection with opening and closing dates, venues and official links to book tickets, making visits easier for residents and for anyone planning an art weekend.

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