Giacometti’s Women at Tate Modern
Sculptor, draughtsman, painter. Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was all of this, but he was mainly celebrated for his elongated figures. The retrospective at the Tate Modern…
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Battle in the sunshine: the British forces in Italy during the Great War
The New Year starts with a great reopening: the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Highbury, London, reopens to the public on 13 January…
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Hotel rooms are not only for love. Try art instead.
Hotel rooms are not only for tourism, love, business, but also for art. Art Rooms, the first art fair of its kind, will open…
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A new life for the Riace bronzes and their museum in Calabria
Do the Bronzi di Riace remind you of anything? Those two handsome bronze guys, the full-size Greek bronzes of naked warriors, cast about 460-450 BC, and…
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La Biennale Summer School and the V&A join forces this summer
This summer the link between London an Italy will be stronger than ever. In fact, from 9 to 17 July 2016 La Biennale Summer…
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Italian art goes under the hammer
Would you buy a Botticelli? It’s not that difficult. Christies South Kensington organises today an auction of Old Master, many of them Italian, that…
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There is more in Sicily than the British Museum. Six places you should visit
The British Museum has opened the first exhibition in the UK to explore over 4000 years of history in Sicily. The largest island in…
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Sicily, charm and power at the British Museum
Can culture come with the conquest? Yes, and Sicily is the perfect example of how arts can flourish under domination. These glorious days seem…
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The 10 most beautiful Italian works of art at the National Gallery
Do you miss Italy and its cultural heritage? If you have not planned a trip to the ‘Belpaese‘ any time soon but we crave…
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Portrait of a cabbage and other vegetables
Call it the vegetarian’s paradise. The exhibition on display in Turin, at Palazzo Madama, will please vegans, greengrocers and nature’s lovers alike. But will…
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A brand new museum to rebuilt L’Aquila from its ashes
In 2009 a terrible earthquake destroyed all the historical city center of L’Aquila, the capital city of Abruzzo, and its suburbs. After almost seven…
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Seven art exhibitions in Italy you cannot miss in 2016
Which is the best way to start the new year? Visit a new exhibition, of course, and possibly the city where it takes place….
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