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IGREEN AT MUSEO DEL FIUME DI NAZZANO
The Museo del Fiume (the River Museum) di Nazzano presents IGREEN, an international exhibition project promoted by BLU Spazio delle Arti, under the patronage of the Comune di Nazzano and curated by Barbara Pavan. Bringing together seventeen artists, the exhibition explores the semantic, symbolic and political complexity of “green” in the contemporary moment, critically unpacking one of the most pervasive and contested terms in today’s global public discourse. The exhibition features works by Luciana Aironi, Brigitte Amarger, Gudrun Bartenberger, Silvia Beccaria, Silvia Bellu, Lindiwe Bhebe, Susanna Cati, Norberto Cenci, Magdalena Fermina, Monica Giovinazzi, Rolands Krutovs, Naomi Middelmann, Karola Pezarro, Sonia Izn Piscicelli, Liliana Rothschild, Lalla Thord and Francesca Torchia, each…
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ANA SILVA: Eau
Spazio Zero at the GAMeC – Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo presents Eau, the first solo exhibition in an Italian institution by Angolan-Portuguese artist Ana Silva (Calulo, 1979). Conceived specifically for the Bergamo museum’s project space, the exhibition unfolds in continuity with Silva’s ongoing research while addressing one of the most urgent crises of our time: access to water. The theme runs throughout the exhibition, shaping a layered reflection on resources, inequality and shared global responsibility. Developed for Spazio Zero, Eau stems from a collaboration with a network of local embroiderers invited by the artist to intervene on selected textile works, activating a concrete dialogue between artistic practice…
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THE SITUATED BODY: RECONFIGURING THE SYMBOLIC. JACOBO ALONSO AT THE ART & HISTORY MUSEUMS – MAITLAND
The Art & History Museums – Maitland (Florida) welcome contemporary Mexican artist Jacobo Alonso in a new exhibition presenting previously unseen works. The Situated Body: Reconfiguring the Symbolic, on view at the Art & History Museums – Maitland (Florida) (A&H), brings together a significant selection of Alonso’s recent production. Drawing inspiration from Pre-Columbian traditions and from the Mayan Revival architecture of the Maitland Art Center, the artist reinterprets classical representations of the human form, transforming traditional practices of drawing and sculpture into expressive abstractions through the use of heterogeneous materials, ranging from soot on paper to reworked felt. This exhibition marks the first time that Alonso’s large-scale works on paper…
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TEXTILES IN ENCOUNTER: JAIME POBLETE 2024–2025
| by Elena Redaelli | Jaime Poblete’s recent work is poised to engage with encounters: with materials and processes, with other people, and with larger landscapes. That openness has deep roots in his trajectory. Trained in Scenography and Art History at the Universidad de Chile, he worked as a set designer, learning to consider light, spatial relations, and the audience. At Artefacto, Francisco Gonzalez’s studio, he assisted and taught, refining a practice where making remains visible in form. From 2002 to 2007, as a restorer at MAC in Santiago, he learned patience with material change and the quiet memory held in artefacts. Migration to Europe, first to Valencia for further…
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LANGUE MATERNELLE, TISSER L’IMMATÉRIEL:WEAVING, LANGUAGE, AND MEMORY IN MARA DI GIAMMATTEO’S EXHIBITION IN BOLOGNA
From 5 to 14 February 2026, Les Libellules Studio presents in Bologna the solo exhibition by Mara Di Giammatteo Langue Maternelle, tisser l’immatériel, as part of the official programme of the Municipality of Bologna and Arte Fiera, included in the Art City and Art City White Night calendar. The exhibition will open on Thursday 5 February 2026 at 4:30 pm at Les Libellules Studio, located at Via San Vitale 40/2. The exhibition project emerges from an in-depth reflection on the relationship between language, memory, and weaving, and takes shape through a wall installation composed of thirty-six cushions, each measuring 50×50 cm. The works are made from an ancient handwoven hemp…
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CARVICO WELCOMES NET POSITIVE. THE TEXTILE COMPANY, HEADQUARTERED IN THE DISTRICT OF BERGAMO, HOSTS THE SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION BY PATERA&SBRA PEREGO MADE OF OVER 10 KILOMETERS OF FABRIC STRIPES
The main hall of the historical site of Carvico, market leader in the production of warp-knit performance fabrics and symbol of an industrial model based on quality, welfare and beauty, has been turned into the shrine hosting Net Positive, a site-specific installation made by Federica Patera & Andrea Sbra Perego. It is an environmental art piece taking art inside the workplace, transforming a reception area into a sensorial, immersive experience. Net Positive is meant to be a sign of openness: an invitation to plunge into an imaginary place mixing production, creativity and responsibility. The installation draws inspiration from fyke nets, ancient fishing nets made of cylindrical mesh bags, re-interpreted by…
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THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART’S NEW EXHIBITION: AMY USDIN’S “AFTER ALL” OFFERS A MOMENT OF REPRIEVE
A contemplative textile exhibition examines grief, environmental responsibility, and the forms of human connection The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) presents Amy Usdin: After All, an immersive textile exhibition organized within the framework of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP). Through handwoven sculptures, loom-woven works, and net-based installations, Amy Usdin develops a practice that intertwines memory, place, and emotional experience, creating a narrative that is at once intimate and expansive. For the artist, fiber serves as a critical medium to explore the interdependence between humans and the land, as well as the practices of care required to sustain both. Installed in the U.S. Bank Gallery and on view through February…
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FILO-DIFFUSIONE_&: THE NEW EXHIBITION AT ATHENS’ GRAMMA_EPSILON
From 5 February to 28 March 2026, Gramma_Epsilon Gallery in Athens presents Filo-diffusione_&, a group exhibition curated by Paolo Cortese, opening on Thursday, 5 February at 6:00 pm. The project, first presented last November in Turin IT during Artissima, unfolds as two consecutive exhibitions, the first of which has recently concluded. Filo-diffusione draws inspiration from three historic exhibitions organised by Mirella Bentivoglio in the 1980s and devoted to the theme of the thread, in which the thread was investigated both as a means of exploring the inner dimension and as a narrative device. In those exhibitions, the strongly experimental character of the research was particularly evident and, for this very…
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PUNTI DI CONTATTO. RESTIAMO IN ASCOLTO: BETTY SALLUCE ON SHOW IN MILAN
Art, technology, sport, and inclusion intertwine in Punti di contatto – Restiamo in ascolto, the exhibition by Betty Salluce presented by Cramum and the luxury design brand Gaggenau from January 27, 2026, and throughout the year in the heart of Milan. Curated by Sabino Maria Frassà, the exhibition is part of the official program of the Milan Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad, the multidisciplinary, plural, and widespread project that will animate Italy on its path toward the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (February 6–22 and March 6–15, 2026), promoting Olympic values and dialogue between art, culture, and sport. Within the Gaggenau showroom, Betty Salluce’s photographic works enter into dialogue with the…
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SOPERCHI ORNAMENTI: HEADWEAR BETWEEN ARTISTIC RESEARCH AND POLITICAL GESTURE ON VIEW IN PERUGIA
From 20 February to 30 April 2026, SCD Studio presents SOPERCHI ORNAMENTI, an exhibition curated by Barbara Pavan and hosted at via Bramante 22N, within the MAD Monteluce Art District in Perugia IT. The exhibition brings together artworks by Elham M. Aghili, Jorgelina Alessandrelli, Susanna Cati, Rosita D’Agrosa, Patrizia Benedetta Fratus, Florencia Martinez, Laura Mega, Lucia Bubilda Nanni and Olga Teksheva, outlining a research-driven curatorial path situated within contemporary art practices related to textile-based media. Included in the programme of W.A.U.! – Weekend delle Arti Unite, promoted by the Municipality of Perugia, the project opens with a preview on Friday 20 February at 5 pm, followed by the official opening…
