Genoa's Baroque and Contemporary Art Scene: Piola Exhibition, Vitone Retrospective, Arienti Show
Genoa's fall art season highlights three significant exhibitions. Running until January at Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino and other locations, a showcase dedicated to Domenico Piola (1628-1703), curated by Daniele Sanguineti, features 50 artworks and extends to the Musei di Strada Nuova. "Io Luca Vitone," a retrospective honoring 30 years of Luca Vitone's work, co-curated by Diego Sileo and Luca Lo Pinto, is on display at PAC in Milan, including pieces such as "Wide City" (1998) and reaching the Chiostri di Sant'Eustorgio. At Villa Croce, director Carlo Antonelli presents "Finestre Meridiane," featuring Stefano Arienti's unpublished series "Le Meridiane" (80 works), curated by Anna Daneri and Francesca Serrati. For visitors, dining at Bruxaboschi and staying at La Locanda di Palazzo Cicala are recommended.
Key facts
- Domenico Piola exhibition runs until January at Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino and other venues in Genoa.
- The Piola exhibition is curated by Daniele Sanguineti.
- Luca Vitone's retrospective 'Io Luca Vitone' is at PAC Milan, co-curated by Diego Sileo and Luca Lo Pinto.
- Vitone's show includes the work 'Wide City' (1998), acquired by the Municipality of Milan in 2004.
- Vitone's book 'Effemeride Prini' was published by Quodlibet in 2008.
- Stefano Arienti's exhibition 'Finestre Meridiane' at Villa Croce is curated by Anna Daneri and Francesca Serrati.
- Arienti's series 'Le Meridiane' consists of 80 works on paper and plaster created since 2012.
- Villa Croce is under the direction of Carlo Antonelli, former Rolling Stone and Wired journalist.
Entities
Artists
- Domenico Piola
- Luca Vitone
- Stefano Arienti
- Emilio Prini
- Cesare Viel
- Achille Castiglioni
- Ron Arad
- Philippe Starck
- Vito Magistretti
Institutions
- Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino
- Musei di Strada Nuova
- Palazzo Bianco
- Palazzo Rosso
- PAC – Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea di Milano
- Chiostri di Sant'Eustorgio
- Museo del Novecento
- Villa Croce
- Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
- Pinksummer
- Pinksummer goes to Rome
- American Academy in Rome
- Quodlibet
- Artribune
- Rolling Stone
- Wired
- Bruxaboschi
- La Locanda di Palazzo Cicala
- Comune di Milano
Locations
- Genoa
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany
- Milan
- Venice
- Rome
- Asola
- Bergamo
- Naples
- Bologna