In 2025 the Museo del Tessuto Foundation in Prato IT marks its 50th anniversary with “Silk Treasures. Textile Masterpieces from the Falletti Donation,” curated by Daniela Degl’Innocenti. Running through 21 December 2025 in Prato IT, the exhibition celebrates the museum’s origins—rooted in Loriano Bertini’s foundational donation—with a new, remarkable contribution from Giovanni Falletti. Over 50 years, the Florentine physician and collector has amassed nearly 2,000 objects, ranging from antique textiles and embroideries to prints, books, jewellery, historical weapons, and ritual masks from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The collection includes 250 Japanese prints from the late 18th and 19th centuries by artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige, European textiles spanning the…

Osart Gallery, in collaboration with Galleria Giampaolo Abbondio, is pleased to present Weaverbirds: Rooted in Resilience, an exhibition that brings together for the first time the work of multidisciplinary artists María Magdalena Campos-Pons (Cuba, 1959) and Sethembile Msezane (South Africa, 1991). Based on the concept of post-colonialism, understood as a defining moment marking the end of the colonial period and the need to rediscover an identity that was lost, the two artists explore themes of tradition, spirituality, identity, and the role of women in contemporary society. Although their backgrounds differ geographically and generationally, Campos-Pons and Msezane share a desire to redefine the boundaries of their selves, ravaged by centuries of…

I Could See Flowers, the first solo exhibition in Italy by Hazara artist Latifa Zafar Attaii, encapsulates the core of her artistic inquiry. At its heart lies the notion of identity, which Latifa explores in both its personal and collective dimensions. Rather than attempting to disentangle them outright, she seeks to grasp their shared nourishment—one that irrigates an ethical and political path rooted in the right of every individual to exist and in the shared courage to uphold and protect that right. Through her art—where the ancient tradition of Afghan embroidery engages in constant dialogue with other media, particularly photography—Latifa sifts through her own memory and that of her people,…

Ruup & Form is pleased to present Stairway to Heaven, the first solo exhibition in the UK by artist Barbara Long. The exhibition includes an immersive installation of the same name, along with Kitchen Sink Drama, One Darned Thing…, and a series of sculptural vessels, expanding Long’s exploration of memory, domesticity, and the passage of time. At the heart of the exhibition lies Stairway to Heaven, an extraordinary sculptural installation that serves as a deeply personal meditation on transformation, resilience, and the cyclical nature of life. Originally conceived as a staircase made from recycled t-shirts and wool, the work has since evolved into a vibrant red structure, symbolising endurance and…

NATURALES QUAESTIONES | HYBRIDIZATION is the second exhibition in the project promoted by SCD Studio. Organized in collaboration with CasermArcheologica, it will be hosted at Palazzo Muglioni, Via Niccolò Aggiunti 55, Sansepolcro, from 15 March to 31 May 2025. Curated by Barbara Pavan, the exhibition features seven installations by internationally artists: Jorgelina Alessandrelli, Gudrun Bartenberger-Geyer, Adeline Contreras, Monica Giovinazzi, Barbara Grossato, Simone Martinotta, and Olga Teksheva. Hybridization, as a creative principle, is a process of fusion and convergence between distinct elements. Through their encounter, new perspectives emerge, inspiring unprecedented reflections and opening unexplored horizons. It is not merely a combination of forms but a profound transformation that transcends disciplinary and…