Art and cultural exhibitions in Italy

Italy continues to host a wide range of art and cultural exhibitions across several cities. Recent additions to the cultural calendar include hyperrealistic ceramic works by Bertozzi & Casoni at Milan’s Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, exploring memory and materiality. In Venice, the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa presents “Ogni pittura è paesaggio,” featuring artists Eric Pasino, Chiara Peruch, and Jacopo Zambello.

Photography remains a focal point, with a major retrospective of Letizia Battaglia’s work scheduled at Camera, alongside a solo exhibition by Davide Tranchina. Street art is featured in Cagliari through Michele Cara’s “Walls of Street Art,” while the city also opened its State Archives to the public. Other regional highlights include Vincenzo Frattini’s exhibition in Padova and Valerio Zezur winning the Badoer Giacomo Matteotti Prize in Fratta Polesine.

Newer exhibitions are increasingly addressing social and environmental themes. In Monfalcone, “Il tallone di Achille” examines the relationship between humanity and the environment using AI, painting, and sculpture. In Turin, the “Divieto di oppressione” exhibition displays materials from recent social and environmental mobilizations. Other diverse displays include Concetta Modica’s ‘Liturgie’ in Milan, Matteo Fronduti’s mural-inspired works in Assisi, and the ‘Voci’ festival in Novara, which utilizes photography and drawings to provide perspectives on international stories such as Gaza and Syria. Additionally, Bergamo is marking European Heritage Days with exhibitions on historical seals at Casa Suardi and the State Archives.