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The Square Returns to Sky Arte with Nicolas Ballario

other · 2026-04-26

The fourth season of Sky Arte's The Square premieres Thursday, February 15, 2024, hosted by Nicolas Ballario. The format evolves into All You Can Art, a magazine that takes viewers into contemporary artists' studios in collaboration with MAXXI. The first episode covers HOPE at Museion Bolzano, two exhibitions at Mart Rovereto (Gian Enzo Sperone collector and Dürer. Mater et Melancholia), Marcel Duchamp. La seduzione della copia at Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice, and Maurizio Cattelan's Because project unveiled at Arte Fiera Bologna. The season's first studio visit features artist and designer Luigi Serafini, known for the Codex Seraphinianus, at his Rome home-studio.

Key facts

  • The Square returns for a fourth season on Sky Arte.
  • Nicolas Ballario hosts the series.
  • The format is renamed All You Can Art.
  • Collaboration with MAXXI museum for studio visits.
  • First episode covers HOPE at Museion Bolzano.
  • First episode covers two exhibitions at Mart Rovereto.
  • First episode covers Marcel Duchamp at Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice.
  • Maurizio Cattelan's Because project featured.
  • Luigi Serafini is the first studio visit guest.
  • Serafini is known for Codex Seraphinianus.
  • Serafini's home-studio is in Rome.

Entities

Artists

  • Nicolas Ballario
  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • Luigi Serafini
  • Marcel Duchamp
  • Gian Enzo Sperone
  • Albrecht Dürer
  • Moira Ricci
  • Martin Parr
  • Alvar Aalto
  • Guido Harari
  • Jean Cocteau
  • Isabella Ducrot
  • Carsten Nicolai
  • Ali Cherri
  • Giulia Andreani
  • André Kertész
  • Ludovica Carbotta
  • Guido Guidi
  • Julie Mehretu
  • Pierre Huyghe
  • Paola De Pietri

Institutions

  • Sky Arte
  • MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
  • Museion
  • Mart Rovereto
  • Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
  • Arte Fiera
  • Artribune
  • Mudec – Museo delle Culture
  • MAXXI
  • Galleria Continua
  • Fondazione Ferrero
  • Fondazione Modena Arti Visive
  • GAMeC
  • Fondazione Brescia Musei
  • Collezione Maramotti
  • Camera – Centro italiano per la Fotografia
  • MAMbo
  • Accademia di Aracne
  • ARTEPARCO
  • Superstudio Maxi
  • (un)fair
  • XNL
  • Pinault Collection
  • Palazzo Grassi
  • Punta della Dogana

Locations

  • Bolzano
  • Italy
  • Rovereto
  • Venice
  • Bologna
  • Rome
  • Rimini
  • Milan
  • San Gimignano
  • Reggio Emilia
  • Alba
  • National Park of Lazio, Abruzzo, and Molise
  • province of Cesena
  • Piacenza
  • Po Valley

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