Corals Art Gallery Opens on Milan's Naviglio Pavese

A new art space, Corals, has opened at via Evangelista Torricelli 21 on Milan's Naviglio Pavese, just meters from Art Studio Finestreria. Founded by product designer Lorenzo Negri, the gallery shares its space with his 3D printing and manual fabrication workshop. Corals focuses on emerging artists across all creative disciplines, aiming to foster growth and connections like a coral reef. The inaugural exhibition, "Self (Portrait)," curated by Greta Zuccali, pairs works by Giuseppe Calcagnile (1915–1999) and Alissa Marchenko (b. 1989, Kyiv). Calcagnile's drawings and watercolors from the 1960s–70s depict the female figure, while Marchenko presents a three-channel performative video installation exploring femininity as an emotional structure. The vernissage is June 7, 18:30–21:00. Marchenko's works are shown in collaboration with Bianchi Zardin Contemporary Art. Pierluigi Piscopo, Calcagnile's nephew, attends the opening to begin rediscovering his uncle's art. The Naviglio Pavese district already hosts Finestreria (Claudia Ponzi), and nearby universities include IULM, NABA, Domus Academy, and Bocconi.