In 2025, we had Artworks of the Month in various techniques and from artists coming from different countries, mainly Europe, but also Australia or with roots in China, Latin America and Africa. The focus in our articles was on Bologna, and in particularly on the Art Week in the beginning of the year and… (read more)
7 November – 14 December 2025 https://www.mast.org/foto/industria-2025 Eleven exhibitions in eight venues The 7th edition of the Bolognese Biennale “Foto/Industria” by the MAST Foundation focusses on the theme “Home”. This involves a wide variety of aspects of the term. Ten international artists and one research agency impart via photography, video and installation their ideas… (read more)
Nains (Dwarves) Véronique Champollion Since 2004 Acrylic on glued newsprint paper Single sculptures: height between 6 and 45 cm Installation: dimensions variable Since 2004 Véronique Champollion creates dwarves made in papier-mâché. In 2006, she presented a first installation in “the Room” – a performances space run by Carla Bertola and Alberto Vitacchio in Turin, Italy…. (read more)
22 November – 15 December 2025 L’Ariete artecontemporanea Via Marsili 7, Bologna www.galleriaariete.it Entering the gallery’s first room, one is welcomed by cloudy panel paintings. Blue shades pass from dark blue – almost black – to light blue – almost white. Sometimes the colour gradient proceeds from left to right or vice versa, diagonally or… (read more)
17 October 2025 – 18 January 2025 Galleria de’ Foscherari Via Castiglione 2/b, Bologna www.defoscherari.com “Pushing the Limits” sees itself as a non-exhibition, nor is it an installation. The event could be described more as an amicable, temporary occupation of the Galleria de’ Foscherari by the DebatikCentre of Contemporary Art (D.C.C.A.). Founded in 2003 in… (read more)
Seven Bolognese exhibitions, the majority visible until the end of the year or even longer, are dealing with urban spaces or make particular approaches to the technique of painting. At the Galleria B4, P.H. Wert presents works, which seem to be traditional but have unconventional motives. The Otto Gallery invited four artists, who go beyond… (read more)
Pesce Tulipano (Tulip Fish) Kina Bogdanova 2019 Murrine, beads, mirrored glass, Tiffany glass, fabric, cement mortar, Styrodur structure 70 cm x 55 cm x 7 cm At first glance, one might think that Kina Bogdanova’s mosaic sculpture represents an ornamental flower, perhaps a vase in form of a flower. By its form, it could be… (read more)
From October 18th 2025 to January 18th 2026 the 9th Edition of the Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic takes place in Ravenna. For 10 days, also two Bolognese galleries – Galleria B4 and Galleria Studio Cenacchi – host exhibitions of this event. Six artists focussing on mosaic present a broadened concept of this ancient technique. In… (read more)
After the summer break, the autumn season started with several exhibitions in Bologna. Besides five galleries, also the Museo Lercaro presents currently three shows. More galleries and institutions will follow in the next days. Galleria Studio Cenacchi: Vibecke Hetland – Quanto sarà mai lato il sole? LABS Contemporary Art: People I Know Museo Lercaro: Marco… (read more)
BOoks – Bologna art books festival – Festival del libro d’arte 26 – 28 September 2025 MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna Via Don Giovanni Minzoni 14, Bologna www.booksfestival.it www.museibologna.it/mambo The third edition of BOoks took place from 26 to 28 September 2025. Curated by the editor Danilo Montanari and the director of the… (read more)
