Swiss modernist architecture meets the silent painting of Lenz Geerk
We met Swiss painter Lenz Geerk, currently on show at the Domushaus, the iconic modernist building in Basel where the rationality of form meets the silence of painting.
Mediterranean summer: all the exhibitions to see, from the Greek islands to the French Riviera
Ten must-see exhibitions tell the story of a contemporary Mediterranean made up of shared memories, changing geographies, and new ideas of community.
Yves Saint Laurent’s Morocco: tracing the places of a lasting love
In 1966, Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé discovered Morocco and fell in love with the country. Marrakech became a creative refuge and source of inspiration, marking the beginning of a bond that would forever shape his life and artistic vision.
What to see on the French Riviera: an itinerary of architecture and art
A legendary travel destination, especially in summer. We selected a series of must-see spots for lovers of architecture, design, art, and landscape across the Côte d’Azur.
What is Art Basel and why is it so important?
Looking ahead to Basel 2025: the story of a Fair that evolved from a local event into a global model, with a preview of the upcoming edition and the latest moves from the art world giant.
Andrés Jaque
We don’t inhabit environments, we are the environment
We interviewed the Chief Curator of the 13th Shanghai Biennale, entitled “Bodies of Water” who describes Biennale’s as reality-sensing-devices.
An electronic music performance in the church by Gardella and Ferrieri
The composer Neuf Voix will debut a work of concrète music and showcase his newly-designed sound diffusion system in the late Sixties Milanese modernist landmark.
Maurizio Cattelan’s powerful, new exhibition in Italy
A child miming a gun, a brick shouting at the empire, Adolf Hitler with his face covered: Maurizio Cattelan returns to Italy with “Seasons”, an exhibition in Bergamo that speaks of impossibility and failure.
The Slap
Brigitte Macron’s slap becomes an opportunity to explore the presence of this gesture throughout art history: a slap that, for centuries, has reflected intimate, sacred, and social tensions.
An exhibition that, according to its creator, is “something terrible to witness”
Inside a shed transported from the UK, British artist John Robinson stages trauma as a collective rite, transforming memory into performance and painting into an act of survival.
Curator Kouoh has passed, but the 2026 Venice Biennale will still follow her vision
Shaped by the vision of the late curator Koyo Kouoh, who recently passed away, the 2026 Venice Art Biennale tunes itself to minor keys: a collective exhibition grounded in improvisation, attentive listening, and care.
Paris as seen through the lens of cult filmmaker Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda had an osmotic bond with Paris: the city was not only the backdrop of many of her films but also the subject of countless photographs—now on view in a new exhibition.
10 unmissable art shows ending soon
With summer approaching, many exhibitions are coming to an end: here’s a shortlist of the truly unmissable ones, mostly in Italy but also across Europe — from the invisible artist Luigi D’Eugenio to the photography show curated by Cattelan and the works of Anselm Kiefer.