Monky Takes Over: Renzo Nucara's Digital Avatar Stages Dual Exhibition in Varese and Maleo

Key facts

• Renzo Nucara, co-founder of Cracking Art, has handed creative control to his digital avatar Monky.
• Monky is staging a dual exhibition in Varese and Maleo from June 29 to August 10, 2026.
• In Varese, Showcases Gallery presents 'Vetrine On the Road: Segnali dalla Città' with six works in shop windows.
• A central monitor in Varese projects video animations referencing Chaos Theory, Terence McKenna's acceleration theory, and Broken Windows Theory.
• The Varese exhibition includes native digital NFTs.
• In Maleo, the historic Pesa Pubblica hosts 'Il Peso dell'Arte,' reconfigured as an 'Emergency Post Office.'
• The Maleo exhibition features seven 50x50 cm graphic works and a video denouncing environmental crises and the metaverse.
• The video is based on the series 'Postage from a Broken World,' published as a book on Amazon.
• A didactic project 'Corrispondenti dal Futuro' invites students to draw a critical and ideal world on A4 paper, stamped by Monky.
• The Varese exhibition is curated by Franco Crugnola; the Maleo exhibition is curated by Marco Romanelli.
• Biancoscuro Art Magazine is the media partner.