ICA Milano Opens: Interview with Director Alberto Salvadori

ICA Milano, a new non-profit contemporary art institute, opens in Milan's Ripamonti district. Founded by Lorenzo Sassoli de Bianchi, Enea Righi, Giancarlo Bonollo, Bruno Bolfo, and Alberto Salvadori, the foundation operates pro bono with collaborators Chiara Nuzzi and Margherita Rossi. The 700 sqm space, a restored 1930s industrial building, will host up to four exhibitions per year. The inaugural show, "Apologia della Storia – The Historian's Craft," curated by Salvadori and Luigi Fassi, features 13 international artists rarely seen in Italy, inspired by historian Marc Bloch. Future plans include a Hans Josephsohn exhibition, a series on Italian gallery archives, a philosophy school for art, a film program, and inclusive projects for neurological patients. Salvadori cites London's ICA, New York's Artists Space and Participant, Berlin's KW, and São Paulo's SESC Pompeia as inspirations.