The Square returns to Sky Arte with Nicolas Ballario for second season
The second season of The Square, hosted by Nicolas Ballario and produced by TIWI, premieres on Sky Arte on Thursday, November 25. The series covers art and culture through reports, guests, animated segments, and event highlights. The first episode announces the three finalists of the MAXXI Bulgari Prize for young contemporary art talents. The animated segment Crazy Times focuses on 1967, a culturally rich year overshadowed by 1968. Studio guest Roberta Tenconi, curator of Maurizio Cattelan's exhibition Breath, Ghosts, Blind at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan (until February 22), discusses the show. Actress Isabella Rossellini presents her documentary Pompei. Eros e mito, directed by Pappi Corsicato, in cinemas from November 29 to December 1. The season also features segments from exhibitions and museums across Italy. Past guests included filmmakers Alice Rohrwacher and Pupi Avati; musicians Davide Toffolo, Giovanni Lindo Ferretti, Rodrigo D'Erasmo, Francesco Bianconi, Samuele Bersani; writers Nicola Lagioia, Serena Dandini, Carlo Lucarelli, Daria Bignardi, Fumettibrutti; performers Stefano Fresi, Marco Giallini, Luca Bizzarri, Drusilla Foer; and artists Lady Tarin, Valerio Berruti, Giovanni Gastel. The Square's space becomes a magazine format this year, with Nicolas introducing reports from Italian museums. The site is powered by Artribune, which manages content and digital interface.
Key facts
- Second season of The Square premieres on Sky Arte on November 25.
- Hosted by Nicolas Ballario and produced by TIWI.
- First episode announces three finalists of MAXXI Bulgari Prize.
- Animated segment Crazy Times covers the year 1967.
- Studio guest Roberta Tenconi discusses Cattelan exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca.
- Isabella Rossellini presents documentary Pompei. Eros e mito by Pappi Corsicato.
- Series includes reports from exhibitions and museums across Italy.
- Past guests include Alice Rohrwacher, Pupi Avati, and many others.
Entities
Artists
- Nicolas Ballario
- Alice Rohrwacher
- Pupi Avati
- Davide Toffolo
- Giovanni Lindo Ferretti
- Rodrigo D'Erasmo
- Francesco Bianconi
- Samuele Bersani
- Nicola Lagioia
- Serena Dandini
- Carlo Lucarelli
- Daria Bignardi
- Fumettibrutti
- Stefano Fresi
- Marco Giallini
- Luca Bizzarri
- Drusilla Foer
- Lady Tarin
- Valerio Berruti
- Giovanni Gastel
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Roberta Tenconi
- Isabella Rossellini
- Pappi Corsicato
- Stefano Arienti
- Fernando Botero
- MASBEDO
- Iacopo Bedogni
- Nicolò Massazza
- Daido Moriyama
- Camilla Baresani Varini
- Monia Ben Hamouda
- Carsten Höller
- Karina Smigla-Bobinski
- Valentino Catricalà
- Simone Menegoi
- Enea Righi
- Francesco Marinelli
- Paolo Mezzalama
- Alessandro Cambi
- Dominique White
- Agostino Iacurci
- Gabriel Chaile
- Riccardo Benassi
- Giulia Cenci
- Pietro Ruffo
- Nico Vascellari
- Fabio Mauri
- Gian Carlo Pacini
- Jerry Zeniuk
- Francesco Jodice
- Andrea Cigni
- Arcangelo Sassolino
- Kelly Akashi
- Davide Monteleone
- Fernanda Liberti
- Stella Scala
- Simeone Crispino
- Vedovamazzei
- Lorenzo Balbi
- Caterina Molteni
- Elena Re
- Carol Rama
- Franco Masoero
- Ai Weiwei
- Cracking Art
- Guglielmo Castelli
- Nunzio
- Cyprien Gaillard
Institutions
- Sky Arte
- TIWI
- MAXXI Bulgari Prize
- Pirelli HangarBicocca
- Artribune
- MAXXI – Museo delle arti del XXI secolo
- Forte di Bard
- Piccolo Teatro di Milano
- Banco dell’energia
- Deloitte
- Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT
- MAXXI
- Fondazione Banco dell’energia
- Centro Teatrale Bresciano
- BFF Gallery
- Fotografia Europea
- Balloon Museum
- Arte Fiera
- IT'S
- Collezione Maramotti
- Max Mara Art Prize for Women
- GAMeC
- Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT
- Webuild
- Triennale Milano
- Associazione Genesi
- Mirad'Or
- MIA Photo Fair
- Superstudio Più
- Teatro Ponchielli
- GAM (Galleria d'Arte Moderna Milano)
- Mudec
- MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
- MAMbo
- Villa delle Rose
- Franco Masoero Edizioni d'Arte
- Galleria Continua
- Museo del Novecento
- Castello di Montecavallo
- OGR Torino
- Campus Reti
- Paneghini Collection
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Pompei
- Parco Lambro
- Valle d'Aosta
- Gibellina
- Piacenza
- Reggio Emilia
- Brescia
- Rome
- Bologna
- Paris
- France
- Tiburtina station
- Piazza dei Cinquecento
- Termini station
- Bergamo
- Chiot Rosa di Rittana
- Rittana
- Cuneo
- Piazza Venezia
- Vittorio Veneto
- Treviso
- Lombardy
- Turin
- Pisogne
- Lake Iseo
- Cremona
- Vicenza
- Campania
- San Gimignano
- Biella
- Piedmont
- Venice
- Venice Biennale
- Busto Arsizio