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Chiara Calore's 'Angela Paolini' Featured in ArtsLife's 'Un’opera a settimana'

exhibition · 2026-08-17

ArtsLife's weekly column 'Un’opera a settimana' spotlights Chiara Calore's painting 'Angela Paolini', a portrait born from a play of mirrors and identity. The work, ironically named after a fellow artist due to resemblance, embodies an alien and unsettling alter ego. Central to the piece is the gaze, where a screaming figure is reflected in the pupils, capturing unresolved tension between mystery and unease. The painting is part of a series of thirteen works in the exhibition 'Non voltarti indietro ora!', curated by Milovan Farronato, scheduled for mid-September at the Museo delle Cappuccine in Bagnacavallo. The exhibition features incisive and brutal expressiveness, with tense scenes, whispering faces, and silent screams, compelling viewers to confront a magnetically disturbing emotional dimension. The column invites artists to choose and discuss one of their works, revealing inspiration, creative process, and hidden meanings. Other featured artists in the series include Marcello Maloberti, Jacopo Benassi, Luigi Presicce, Eleonora Roaro, Francesco De Grandi, Giovanni Gaggia, Francesco Impellizzeri, Elena Bellantoni, Rachele Frison, Mario Consiglio, Bianco-Valente, Ivana Pia Lorusso, Maura Banfo, Angelo Bellobono, Virginia Zanetti, and MASBEDO.

Key facts

  • Chiara Calore's 'Angela Paolini' is featured in ArtsLife's 'Un’opera a settimana'.
  • The portrait is based on a game of mirrors and identity, named after a colleague artist.
  • The work's core is the gaze, with a screaming figure reflected in the pupils.
  • The painting is part of a corpus of thirteen works in the exhibition 'Non voltarti indietro ora!'.
  • The exhibition is curated by Milovan Farronato.
  • The exhibition will take place at the Museo delle Cappuccine in Bagnacavallo in mid-September.
  • The exhibition features incisive and brutal expressiveness, with tense scenes and silent screams.
  • The column 'Un’opera a settimana' invites artists to discuss one of their works, revealing inspiration and process.

Entities

Artists

  • Chiara Calore
  • Marcello Maloberti
  • Jacopo Benassi
  • Luigi Presicce
  • Eleonora Roaro
  • Francesco De Grandi
  • Giovanni Gaggia
  • Francesco Impellizzeri
  • Elena Bellantoni
  • Rachele Frison
  • Mario Consiglio
  • Bianco-Valente
  • Ivana Pia Lorusso
  • Maura Banfo
  • Angelo Bellobono
  • Virginia Zanetti
  • MASBEDO

Institutions

  • ArtsLife
  • Museo delle Cappuccine

Locations

  • Bagnacavallo
  • Italy

Sources