CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – FarsettiArte presents “New York, New York. Back to the 80’s” from August 2 to September 14. The exhibition showcases Italian and international artists who shaped New York’s art scene in the 1980s, featuring works by Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Nicola De Maria, Keith Haring, Carlo Maria Mariani, Luigi Ontani, Mimmo Paladino, Julian Schnabel, Toxic, and Andy Warhol, capturing an era of artistic exploration marked by excess and transgression.
PESARO – Palazzo Lenci hosts “Le città di Calvino” (Calvino’s Cities) from August 3-30. Part of the “Borghi Invisibili” project, this visual homage to Italo Calvino’s universe displays around 40 original graphic novel illustrations, artworks, and installations by students from Palermo’s Academy of Fine Arts and Paris’s Elmad Institute, interpreting “Invisible Cities” within the palace’s raw, restoration-in-progress halls.
CERVIA – Valerio Berruti’s monumental sculpture “Non basta il canto delle sirene” (The Sirens’ Song Is Not Enough) will be permanently installed on Cervia’s northern canal dock (Milano Marittima side) from August 8 to December 31. The centerpiece of the Mare d’Arte Festival, this six-meter-tall patinated bronze girl-siren stands surrounded by sea, lighting up at dusk. It symbolizes maritime heritage, hope, and transformative hospitality.
FLORENCE – The Museum of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure exhibits the “Vatican Fragment” until November 1. This sole surviving piece of Giotto’s early 14th-century fresco cycle from Old St. Peter’s Basilica is showcased in the “Caring for Art. Restauri in mostra” series. Following a complex 2016-2019 restoration, visitors can fully appreciate its exceptional historical and artistic value.
FAVIGNANA – Camparìa Museo presents Corrado Bonomi’s “Come l’acqua intorno ai pesci” (Like Water Around Fish) until October. Curated by Alessandra Klimciuk, this site-specific project explores the artist’s poetic connection to the sea, featuring the monumental installation “Mare! Mare!” Within the Trizzane space—reminiscent of a sea-facing cathedral—over 680 hand-painted “Mare” series tins (begun in 1987) are displayed across 250 sqm of reclaimed fishing nets.
PONTREMOLI (MS) – Francesco Hayez’s (1791-1882) iconic Romantic painting ‘Pietro Rossi nel castello di Pontremoli’ is showcased in its three versions at the Town Hall’s Sala Sindaci until November 2. Curated by Valentina Ferrari, Paolo Lapi, and Fernando Mazzocca, this exhibition launches Brera’s “in Tour” project, reuniting artworks with their original intended locations.
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