Galleria Continua marks 10 years in Havana and 20 in Beijing with anniversary group shows
Galleria Continua, established in San Gimignano in 1990, will commemorate several significant anniversaries in 2025. In Havana, it will celebrate a decade since it became the first international contemporary art gallery in Cuba in 2015, showcasing "La Capacidad de Soñar / The Ability to Dream" from May 17 to July 19, featuring 40 Cuban artists. Events throughout May will focus on Cuba's contemporary art landscape. Notable highlights include Michelangelo Pistoletto's performance on December 16, 2014, and Daniel Buren's contribution during the 12th Havana Biennial. Additionally, the gallery will observe 20 years in Beijing's 798 Art District with "Time Knows the Answer to Art" from May 21 to August 24, and 35 years in San Gimignano with events in September 2025.
Key facts
- Galleria Continua founded in San Gimignano in 1990
- Now has locations in Rome, Beijing, Le Moulins, Havana, São Paulo (two spaces), Paris (two spaces), and Dubai
- New São Paulo space at Santa Teresinha Parish opened in early 2025
- Second Paris space on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré inaugurated autumn 2024
- Havana anniversary: 10 years since opening in 2015 as first international contemporary art gallery in Cuba
- Havana group show 'La Capacidad de Soñar / The Ability to Dream' runs May 17–July 19, 2025, featuring 40 Cuban artists
- Throughout May 2025, Havana venue hosts performances, events, and meetings
- Michelangelo Pistoletto performed 'Terzo Paradiso' on December 16, 2014, one day before US-Cuba diplomatic relations resumed
- Daniel Buren's 'Perimetro' shown at Águila de Oro during 12th Havana Biennial
- Permanent Havana space inaugurated November 2015 with 'Anclados en el Territorio'
- Buren's 'Promenades à La Havane' and JR's 'GIANTS' (2019) were public art projects in Havana
- Beijing anniversary: 20 years at 798 Art District
- Beijing group show 'Time Knows the Answer to Art' runs May 21–August 24, 2025, featuring 15 artists
- 35th anniversary of Galleria Continua founding celebrated in September 2025 in San Gimignano with solo shows by Yoan Capote and Alicja Kwade and a group exhibition
- Founders: Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi, Maurizio Rigillo
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Daniel Buren
- JR
- Yoan Capote
- Alicja Kwade
- Antony Gormley
- Loris Cecchini
- Anish Kapoor
- Giovanni Ozzola
- Chen Zhen
- Gu Dexin
- Kan Xuan
- Hans Op de Beeck
- Qiu Zhijie
- Tobias Rehberger
- Serse
- Sun Yuan & Peng Yu
- Zhuang Hui
Institutions
- Galleria Continua
- Hotel St. Regis
- Águila de Oro
- 798 Art District
Locations
- San Gimignano
- Italy
- Rome
- Beijing
- China
- Le Moulins
- Havana
- Cuba
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Santa Teresinha Parish
- Paris
- France
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Chinatown
- Tuscany