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Art2Night 2017: Bergamo's White Night of Art Returns with Exhibitions and Site-Specific Installations

festival-fair · 2026-05-05

The fourth edition of Art2Night, Bergamo's white night of art, takes place July 7-8, 2017, organized by Proloco Bergamo's Art & Culture division. The event kicks off on Friday July 7 with a special preview by Fondazione Credito Bergamasco at Palazzo Creberg, featuring a performance of Dante's Purgatorio. On Saturday July 8, from 18:00 to 24:00, multiple venues open. At Palazzo Creberg, artist Giovanni Bonaldi presents 'Stagioni', a site-specific installation interpreting the four seasons, open until 22:00. Accademia Carrara hosts 'La Notte delle mostre' from 18:00 to 23:00, showcasing two masterpieces by Antoon van Dyck alongside Baroque works from the permanent collection. The Blank cultural association distributes artist-designed placemats by Marco Basta, Riccardo Beretta, and Andrea Mastrovito from the ArtDate festival. Contemporary Locus 12 opens the former Albergo Diurno, a 1200 sqm underground space originally an air-raid shelter later converted into a hotel (1949-1978), with works by Kader Attia and Alvin Curran, accessible via guided tours from 18:30. GAMeC offers guided tours at 20:30 of four concurrent exhibitions: 'Andy Warhol. L'opera moltiplicata' featuring Warhol's multiplied works and post-Warhol pieces; 'Con Amore più che con Amore' displaying permanent collection works; 'Alien Culture' by Pamela Rosenkranz inspired by Gentile Bellini; and videos from the ninth edition of Artists' Film International.

Key facts

  • Art2Night 2017 is the fourth edition of Bergamo's white night of art.
  • The event is organized by Proloco Bergamo's Art & Culture division.
  • Fondazione Credito Bergamasco previews on July 7 with a Dante performance.
  • Giovanni Bonaldi's site-specific installation 'Stagioni' opens at Palazzo Creberg on July 8.
  • Accademia Carrara displays two Antoon van Dyck paintings from 18:00 to 23:00.
  • The Blank distributes artist placemats by Marco Basta, Riccardo Beretta, and Andrea Mastrovito.
  • Contemporary Locus 12 opens the former Albergo Diurno with Kader Attia and Alvin Curran.
  • GAMeC hosts four exhibitions including Andy Warhol and Pamela Rosenkranz.
  • The former Albergo Diurno was an air-raid shelter then hotel from 1949 to 1978.
  • Artists' Film International ninth edition videos are shown at GAMeC.

Entities

Artists

  • Andy Warhol
  • Giovanni Bonaldi
  • Antoon van Dyck
  • Marco Basta
  • Riccardo Beretta
  • Andrea Mastrovito
  • Kader Attia
  • Alvin Curran
  • Pamela Rosenkranz
  • Gentile Bellini
  • Dante Alighieri
  • Claudia Giraud

Institutions

  • Fondazione Credito Bergamasco
  • Proloco Bergamo
  • Accademia Carrara
  • The Blank
  • Contemporary Locus
  • GAMeC
  • Artists' Film International
  • Robilant Voena
  • Soprintendenza ai Beni Artistici e Architettonici
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Bergamo
  • Italy
  • Palazzo Creberg
  • Largo Porta Nuova
  • Accademia Carrara
  • Piazza Giacomo Carrara
  • ex Albergo Diurno
  • Piazza Dante
  • GAMeC
  • Via San Tomaso

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