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Satoru Kurata's First European Solo Show Opens in a Long-Closed Cremona Church Theater

exhibition · 2026-07-16

Galleria Triangolo has reopened the former theater of the Church of San Luca in Cremona, Italy, which had been closed since 1983 due to safety regulations enacted after the Cinema Statuto fire in Turin. The venue now hosts "Everyday, Mostly Night, Sometimes Daylight," the first European solo exhibition of Japanese artist Satoru Kurata (born 1991 in Tokyo). The show runs until August 1, 2026, at Viale Trento e Trieste 1. The theater was originally part of the Barnabite Fathers complex, where the Circolo Zaccaria was founded in 1909, evolving from a late-19th-century oratory into a cultural hub for theater and, from the 1920s, cinema. The dialogue between Kurata's works and the decaying architecture is integral to the project.

Key facts

  • Galleria Triangolo reopened the former theater of the Church of San Luca in Cremona.
  • The theater had been closed since 1983 after safety regulations following the Cinema Statuto fire in Turin.
  • The exhibition is titled 'Everyday, Mostly Night, Sometimes Daylight' by Satoru Kurata.
  • It is Kurata's first solo show in Europe.
  • Satoru Kurata was born in Tokyo in 1991.
  • The exhibition runs until August 1, 2026.
  • The venue is located at Viale Trento e Trieste 1, Cremona.
  • The theater was part of the Barnabite Fathers complex and housed the Circolo Zaccaria from 1909.

Entities

Artists

  • Satoru Kurata

Institutions

  • Galleria Triangolo
  • Church of San Luca
  • Circolo Zaccaria
  • Padri Barnabiti

Locations

  • Cremona
  • Italy
  • Tokyo
  • Japan
  • Viale Trento e Trieste 1
  • Turin

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