Forbidden apples, sacred pomegranates, and Dionysian grapes: from Tintoretto to Caravaggio, fruit in art has never been mere still life, but rather desire, eros, fleetingness, and a promise of eternity.
The Cittadellarte project by the master of Arte Povera, Michelangelo Pistoletto, has opened a hotel designed for visitors who want to experience the Biella-based foundation at a slower pace. It marks the latest addition to what has effectively become the “Pistoletto brand.”
From Baroque painting to medieval iconography, a journey through art, alchemy, and symbolism explores the heart as the spiritual, emotional, and cosmic center of human existence.
In the exhibition “Invisible Sun” in Milan, American artist Tracey Snelling transforms the Vele di Scampia into a sound sculpture made of flickering televisions, interviews, street noises, and memories gathered during the complex’s eviction.
Besides the Venice Biennale and New York Art Week, Domus has selected fifteen must-see exhibitions in Italy, Europe, and other destinations around the world – events that are well worth the trip.
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.
Entering the studio on Via Fondazza in Bologna, Joel Meyerowitz photographs each bottle, vase, and jar used by the painter in his iconic still lifes. The project becomes Morandi’s Objects, a book set for release in 2026.
In the northern Venetian lagoon, between Murano and Burano, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo reopens the island of San Giacomo after decades of abandonment, transforming a former military site into a cultural ecosystem. We were among the first to visit it.
From Lawrence Abu Hamdan to Janis Rafa, by way of the radical installation of 2050+: Canicula transforms Venice’s Ospedaletto into one of the most powerful visual experiences of the 2026 Art Biennale. An exhibition that speaks of images, propaganda, crisis, and attention — asking what it truly means to look today.
For the 2026 Venice Biennale, Palazzo Manfrin reopens to the public with an exhibition bringing together Anish Kapoor’s architectural models, mirrored sculptures, Vantablack works, and immersive installations that transform space into a perceptual experience.
At the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Transforming Energy stages the artist’s contradiction, through dialogues with Tiziano, rituals of presence, and a digital avatar: an exhibition that works when it forces you to slow down.
Just after his passing, Baselitz will be in Venice with his latest works: an opportunity to understand why he changed contemporary painting by constantly putting it into crisis.
Beyond the Biennale, Venice becomes a labyrinth of international art. Here’s our guide to the must-see exhibitions unfolding across the city.
