Milan Art Week 2019: Top and Flop Highlights

Milan's Art Week saw strong municipal cultural programming, with the Comune di Milano, led by assessor Del Corno, organizing exhibitions at venues like Museo del Novecento, PAC, and Palazzo Dugnani. The city facilitated events including Fondazione Trussardi's installation at Caselli di Porta Venezia. A notable trend was the prevalence of female-focused exhibitions, such as Lygia Pape at Fondazione Carriero, Marinella Pirelli, Renata Boero, and Paola Pivi at Museo del Novecento, Anna Maria Maiolino at PAC, Sheela Gowda at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Goldschmied & Chiari at Galleria Cracco, and a feminist art show at FM Centro per l'arte contemporanea. Smaller 'chicca' events included Mario Milizia's film at Cinema Anteo, Stefano Arienti's secret show at Company Club, MEET's symposium on digital culture, and Thomas Braida's exhibition at Le Dictateur. Fondazione Pini gained acclaim for Carlos Amorales' installation 'L'ora dannata' featuring black paper butterflies. Flops included underuse of Palazzo Dugnani for video projections, criticism of Minister of Culture Alberto Bonisoli for boasting about attending miart amid economic recession, and poor taxi service at FieraMilanoCity with illegal cabs charging €30.