Quadri come luoghi: site-specific contemporary art across Bergamo and Brescia

The exhibition 'Quadri come luoghi' (Paintings as Places) runs until October 29 across five historic venues in the Bergamo and Brescia countryside, featuring works by 23 contemporary artists. Curated by Davide Ferri with Barbara Meneghel, the show is part of Bergamo Brescia Capitale della Cultura. At Palazzo Oldofredi Tadini Botti and the deconsecrated church of San Rocco in Torre Pallavicina, works by Franco Guerzoni, Maria Morganti, Michele Tocca, Matteo Fato, Simone Berti, and Alfredo Pirri engage with Renaissance frescoes. Villa Presti in Ospitaletto, home to the Museo Domenico Ghidoni, hosts pieces by Nicolà Samorì, Linda Carrara, Davide Rivalta, Marco Neri, Federico Pietrella, and Nazzarena Poli Maramotti. Cascina Castello in Mornico al Serio, where Ermanno Olmi filmed 'L'albero degli zoccoli', contains works by Mirko Baricchi, Antonio Marchetti Lamera, Alessandro Sarra, and Serj. The oratorio of San Fermo in Calcio displays sculptures by Gregorio Botta and paintings by Alessandro Fogo. Palazzo Adorni in Capriolo opens its rooms to Beatrice Meoni, Gabriele Picco, Marta Pierobon, Farid Rahimi, and Corinna Gosmaro. The exhibition explores how paintings create their own 'energetic field' as places distinct from their surroundings.