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THOMAS RUFF | Group show | Typologien. Photography in 20th-Century Germany | Fondazione Prada, Milan

'Typologien' is an extensive survey dedicated to 20th century German photography. The project, hosted in the Podium, the central space of the Milan venue, is curated by Susanne Pfeffer, art historian and director of the MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST in Frankfurt. The project applies the principle of ‘typology’, born in the 17th and 18th centuries in botany to classify and study plants, developed by photography from the beginning of the 20th century and established in German photography during the 20th century. Paradoxically, the proposed formal principle makes it possible to establish unexpected analogies between German artists of different generations and at the same time reveal individual approaches to photography.  

• Fondazione Prada
• LARGO ISARCO, 2 20139 MILANO
• 3 aprile – 14 luglio 2025

ALFREDO JAAR | Group show | de bello: notes on war and peace | gres art 671, Bergamo

De Bello. Notes on War and Peace is the first group exhibition by Gres Art 671 — a journey through wars and conflicts, seen as a cycle that repeats over time, a phenomenon that spans eras, places, and civilizations, leaving deep marks in the collective memory.An experiential exploration of the human condition during the universal phases of conflict, regardless of historical or geographical context.

• gres art 671, Bergamo
• Via S. Bernardino, 141, 24126 Bergamo BG
• 16 aprile – 12 ottobre 2025

MICHELE GUIDO | solo show, bostrico project | 7022, Milan

“When spring arrives, the male beetle locates a trunk in which to breed, enters under the bark and starts “writing”: the bark beetle’s Latin name is Ips typographus, the typographical beetle, precisely because it digs tunnels inside the tree trunk that look like typographical marks. Due to the rise in average temperature, compared to pre-industrial levels (1850-1900), trees have suffered water stress due to drought and extreme weather events have increased. Since 2018, also due to Storm Vaia, perfect conditions have been created for the bark beetle to proliferate, and especially in recent years, it has gone from being an insect that attacked dead trees to an insect that also attacks living trees in excellent condition. In the case of this project, frottages were performed on the trunks of several beech trees that had lived in the Valentino Park in Turin for nearly a century. The drought and high temperatures of 2021/22 caused severe stress to the point of death of several trees that were subsequently attacked by the bark beetle. Between August and September 2023 these plants were first dissected and then uprooted. Before explantation, I was able to record through the frottage technique the marks created by the bark beetle on 6 different trees. Each work is developed on three plates: the first one shows the development of the circumference of the trunk of the whole pattern that the insects have created under the bark; the second one shows inner surface of the bark that covers and protects the trunk; the third one, on the other hand, is related to the section of the trunk: the saw cut no longer allows us to read the memory of the tree and its surroundings because the rings are no longer visible. The work, then, is presented as a large glass photographic plate, on which the saw marks are silkscreened with a color created by the ash of their bark.” Michele Guido.

• 7022
• Via Lodovico il Moro 1, Milan
• 8 aprile – 14 giugno 2025

MARZIA MIGLIORA | Solo show "Minuto Mantenimento" | Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo

From March 21 to May 25 Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo will host the exhibition “Minuto Mantenimento” by Marzia Migliora, curated by Elisa Fulco and Antonio Leone. The exhibition, supported by the Regional Department for Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, promoted by the Regional Gallery Palazzo Abatellis, and produced by ruber.contemporanea, is the result of a series of workshops held in 2024 by the artist as part of the Spazio Acrobazie project. The exhibition presents for the first time a series of previously unseen works born from the meetings and exchanges with the external penal execution group.

• Palazzo Abatellis
• Via Alloro 4, Palermo, Sicily
• 21 marzo – 25 maggio 2025

GARY HILL | Artist Talk at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

Gary Hill will speak about his latest works on March 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM and will discuss key questions of his artistic practice with the curators of the exhibition Gary Hill. A Question of Perception, Holger Broeker and Elena Engelbrechter. Gary Hill’s works have significantly influenced video art since the 1970s, placing image, language, and sound in new contexts. In his lecture, Gary Hill will provide insights into his current projects, particularly his experimental use of camera drones to reflect on his own creative process. The subsequent discussion will offer an opportunity to engage in direct dialogue with the artist.

• Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
• 12 marzo 2025

SHIRIN NESHAT | BODY OF EVIDENCE | Solo Show, PAC, Milano

The Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea in Milan presents the first major solo exhibition in Italy of Iranian artist Shirin Neshat (1957, Qazvin), winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 1999, the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival in 2009, and the Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo in 2017. The exhibition traces over thirty years of her career through nearly two hundred photographic works and a dozen video installations, now part of major museum collections worldwide, including the Whitney Museum, MoMA, the Guggenheim in New York, and Tate Modern. Neshat interprets history and contemporary issues—not only of her home country, Iran, but of the world—through the lens of women. From her early 1990s "Women of Allah" series, featuring female bodies inscribed with poetic calligraphy, to "The Fury", a video installation that foreshadowed the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement, her work explores complex narratives. However, her research goes beyond gender issues, using the duality of men and women as a starting point to examine themes of belonging and exile, health and mental distress, dream and reality. Curated by Diego Sileo and Beatrice Benedetti.

• PAC, Milano
• Via Palestro 14
• 28 marzo – 8 giugno 2025

MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ | Group show "Freeing the Voices" | Kunsthaus Graz

"Freeing the Voices" is an exhibition about being in tune with the world. The voice is a tool for healing, connection and resistance – for speaking out. It is also about listening to ourselves and to others, human and non-human voices. Just as we express ourselves with our voices, listening implies care and attention to the other – but also obedience to authority. Our voices are grounded, yet at the same time related to many different contexts.   Although there is no such thing as our own authentic voice, the liberation of our individual and collective voice is the focus of the works exhibited here. Liberating our voices does not mean finding a self-hood to which our voice perfectly corresponds. What we really liberate with the voice is our relationship to the world.

• Kunsthaus Graz
• Lendkai 1, 8020 Graz
• 28 febbraio – 24 agosto 2025

ANSELM KIEFER | Sag mir wo die Blumen sind | Van Gogh Museum & Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

For the first time in their history, the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam are joining forces to stage a major exhibition of one of the most important artists of our time: Anselm Kiefer. From his childhood, Kiefer has had a special connection to the work of Vincent Van Gogh. To this day, Kiefer's admiration for Van Gogh is visibly present in his work. Especially for this exhibition, Kiefer has created new works that have never been seen before. Of course, popular favourites from the collections of both museums are also on display. At the Van Gogh Museum, famous paintings by Vincent Van Gogh will be shown along with works by Kiefer. At the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, you will see all the Kiefers from the collection together for the first time.

• Van Gogh Museum & Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
• 7 marzo – 9 giugno 2025

PAOLO ICARO | Trattoria ideale | Fondazione VOLUME!

On March 9, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Fondazione VOLUME! presents "Trattoria ideale", a work by Paolo Icaro, curated by Lorenzo Benedetti. An action by Paolo Icaro that transforms the spaces of VOLUME! into a place of sharing and connection. Paolo Icaro (1936) turns the spaces of VOLUME! into an "ideal trattoria", creating a convivial environment inspired by the welcoming atmosphere of a traditional trattoria. This exhibition space is reimagined as a place of exchange, where words, images, and sounds intertwine to stimulate the senses and dialogue.

• Fondazione VOLUME!
• Via di San Francesco di Sales 86/88, Roma
• 9 marzo 2025