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Stefano Canto's 'Polisidro' at Spazio Gamma in Milan

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Stefano Canto (born 1974, Rome) presents 'Polisidro' at Spazio Gamma in Milan's Isola district, a space functioning as a social, political, and cultural venue, bookstore, and gallery. The exhibition stems from a 2016 residency at Viafarini, where Canto explored the architecture of the ephemeral. The installation traces Milan's mutable nature through a paradoxical process, occupying the main room. The show includes drawings, photographs, and three videos, notably one deconstructing a monument to Mussolini. The accompanying text by Vasco Forconi poses questions on the principle governing contemporary metropolis evolution and the artist's role in investigating its phenomenology.

Key facts

  • Stefano Canto's exhibition 'Polisidro' is at Spazio Gamma in Milan's Isola district.
  • Spazio Gamma is a hybrid space: social, political, cultural venue, bookstore, and gallery.
  • The exhibition originated from a 2016 residency at Viafarini.
  • Canto's work focuses on the architecture of the ephemeral.
  • The installation occupies the main room of Spazio Gamma.
  • The show includes drawings, photographs, and three videos.
  • One video deconstructs a monument to Mussolini.
  • Vasco Forconi wrote the exhibition text, posing questions about metropolis evolution and the artist's role.

Entities

Artists

  • Stefano Canto
  • Vasco Forconi

Institutions

  • Spazio Gamma
  • Viafarini

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Rome
  • Isola district

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