Artificialis

Artificialis

contemporary art / history of art

Fiume: A promenade at the river

Entering the exhibition “Fiume” (River) there are black and white photos at first sight. They are showing a river bank. Sometimes there is a young woman at the shore, wrapped in a white woollen lace shawl. She is alone with the nature.   Besides there are, in a row of three, smaller coloured diapositives, projected… (read more)

A new exhibition space in the heart of Bologna: “Tripla”

Since the end of February 2016 Bologna, Italy, has a new exhibition space; the “Tripla”. It is an initiative of three students of the Accademia di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts), Bologna: Paolo Bufalini, Luca Bernardello and Filippo Cecconi. The municipality of Bologna entrusted three windows under the arcades of the prestigious “Via Indipendenza”… (read more)

16 + 1 artists in the “Atelier Pozzati”

“Atelier Pozzati” 11 March – 17 April 2016 Artists: Alessandra Andrini, Sergia Avveduti, Bertozzi & Casoni, Pierpaolo Campanini, Paolo Chiasera, Cristian Chironi, Cuoghi Corsello, Marco Di Giovanni, Maurizio Finotto, Lino Frongia, Omar Galliani, Eva Marisaldi, Andrea Nacciarriti, Alessandro Pessoli, Concetto Pozzati, Leonardo Pivi, Sissi Curated by: Antonio Grulli Opening hours: Friday to Sunday, 15h30 –… (read more)

Artwork of the month / March 2016

Untitled Ingeborg zu Schleswig-Holstein 2011 303 cm x 185 cm Oil and mixed media on canvas The untitled painting by Ingeborg zu Schleswig-Holstein is a large size painting in portrait format. Principally it is oil on canvas, whereas the grey colour of the ground is enriched with glass dust. This has the result that its… (read more)

Exhibition: Gianni Mantovani – Tracce Urbane

Gianni Mantovani – Urban Traces 27 February – 24 March 2016 Galleria B4 Via Vinazzetti 4/b Bologna www.galleriab4.it Photos which don’t look like photos at first glance, abstract elements which are concrete signs: those are the constitutive characteristics of the actual exhibition at the Galleria B4 in Bologna. The Italian artist Gianni Montavani makes art… (read more)

The White Night Bologna 2016 – An Art Promenade

The ART CITY in Bologna is traditionally during the weekend of the Arte Fiera. This year, the multi-event took place from Friday the 29th to Sunday 31st January 2016. These days, dedicated to art and culture in the city are promoted by the Comune di Bologna (Municipality of Bologna) and the BolognaFiere (Fair of Bologna),… (read more)

Before the White Night 2016

Since there is such a big offer of exhibitions and events during the White Night in Bologna, Italy, at the Saturday evening of the Arte Fiera, SetUp Contemporary Art Fair and Art City, several galleries and institutions decided to open their exhibitions a few days earlier. So we want to give you an impression of… (read more)

The SetUp Contemporary Artfair 2016

          29-31 January 2016 Autostazione di Bologna, Italy Piazza XX Settembre, 6   The SetUp Contemporary Artfair started with its first edition in 2012. So in 2016 it was the fourth release. It was born out of the enthusiasm of the two founders Simona Gavioli (President) and Alice Zannoni (Director) to… (read more)

The Arte Fiera in Bologna, January 2016

On February 1st closed the 40th edition of the ARTE FIERA – the Bolognese art fair – its doors. Founded in 1974, it is the oldest enduring Italian tradeshow, which focuses on modern and contemporary art. The 222 exhibitors showed their artists in three halls. The two halls of the main section included a pavilion… (read more)