The distinct visual language of American sculptor Hannah Levy (New York, 1991) first caught the attention of the Italian audience at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, The Milk of Dreams, in 2022. Now, her first solo institutional exhibition in Italy, titled “Blue Blooded,” is on display at Museo Nivola in Orani, Sardinia, where it will run until July 12. Curated by Giuliana Altea, Antonella Camarda, and Luca Cheri, the exhibition showcases six n

More than sixty years after the retrospective held in 1962 at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome, directed by Palma Bucarelli, and over fifty years after the commemorative exhibition at Ca' Pesaro during the Venice Biennale in 1970, the work of American artist Mark Rothko (1903 -1970) is returning to Italy - this time in Florence. The exhibition "Rothko in Florence", curated by Christopher Rothko and Elena Geuna, takes place across a main venue, Palazzo Strozzi, an

The traditional London auction week came to a close on Saturday, March 7. During this week, the British capital hosted thirteen events, which included evening and day sales as well as specialized auctions. Among these events were Sotheby’s David Hockney Sale , Christie’s The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale , and Christie’s Modern Visionaries: The Vanthournout Sale. The series of auctions began on Wednesday, 4 March, with the Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale , and

Well known within Middle Eastern diaspora circles since the 1960s for her writings and for her civic and political engagement across France, Lebanon, and the United States, Etel Adnan (Beirut 1925 – Paris 2021) was only relatively recently rediscovered and fully appreciated by Western audiences for her pictorial practice, which she began in 1959 after studying at the Sorbonne and Harvard. Two curators played a crucial role in this reassessment: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who

As the art market enters 2026, it is characterized by cautious optimism. While collectors remain active, their purchasing habits have shifted. The market correction is prompting a reassessment of mid-career and historically overlooked artists whose prices had lagged behind the ultra-contemporary hype.

The Louvre has recently acquired Liaisons (2025), a cycle of nine paintings by Marlene Dumas (South Africa, 1953). While other selected contemporary artists, such as Anselm Kiefer, François Morellet, and Cy Twombly, have previously been invited to conceive a permanent work for the Museum, Dumas is the first contemporary woman artist to enter the Louvre’s collection: a decision that not only represents a further expansion of the museum’s temporal boundaries but also an import

The art market is currently undergoing a significant structural shift, marked by the emergence of a new generation of collectors whose tastes, perspectives, and expectations do not necessarily align with those of previous generations. The recently released Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2025, edited by cultural economist Dr. Clare McAndrew and presented yesterday in Paris, focuses on younger collectors (Millennials and Gen Z) as well as female collectors, provi

As the art market continues to evolve and recalibrate, we're seeing an increasing focus on collecting art for personal meaning and...

In 2024, we observed that the market for 20th-century Italian art, amid a broader international contraction, provided numerous opportunities to acquire historically significant works by established artists at auction, starting from attractive estimates. A notable example was the oil on canvas from 1948 by Giulio Turcato , Comizio, presented by the Italian auction house Farsetti in November with a starting estimate of EUR 30,000-40,000. Featured in two major exhibitions of Tur