Sky Arte's Artbox Covers ARCOmadrid 2026 and Contemporary Art Highlights

The 2026 season of Artbox, a weekly program on Sky Arte, continues with an episode airing on March 17, focusing on Italy and Spain. The show includes a segment on the 45th edition of ARCOmadrid, Spain's major contemporary art fair held in early March, which faced protests from local galleries advocating for reduced VAT on artworks. Artbox also features coverage of several exhibitions: 'Horst P. Horst. La Geometria della Grazia' at the Stanze della Fotografia in Venice, running until July 5, highlighting the German photographer's influence on fashion photography and his work for Vogue in the 1930s, with insights from artistic director Denis Curti and curator Anne Morin. In Rome, the Istituto Centrale per la Grafica hosts 'Maarten van Heemskerck e il Fascino di Roma. Percorsi visivi della Città Eterna,' showcasing the Dutch artist's 1532 visit through sketches and prints. At Palazzo Gotico in Piacenza, the exhibition 'Sguardi sull'Africa,' curated by Paolo Giglio and Samuele Menin, presents over 250 works from 54 African countries, including tribal sculptures and paintings from the Casablanca School of the 1950s. The episode also includes segments like 'Invito al viaggio,' where Maria Vittoria Baravelli explores the role of words in art through works by Gastone Novelli, John Giorno, and Maurizio Nannucci, and 'Arte e vita in libreria,' with Carlo Miccichè discussing the novel 'Essere Napoleone. Letteratura, cinema e metaverso.' The program concludes with 'Agenda e news,' covering recent art world updates.