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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

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!

The exhibition “Emotional Intelligences” explores emotions as a fundamental form of social intelligence, emphasizing their importance in an era dominated by artificial intelligence and indifference. Inspired by Daniel Goleman’s book “Emotional Intelligence”, it invites reflection on the value of empathy in human relationships. Featuring artworks from the 1990s to the

Marina Abramović is one of the artists taking part of “Il Ritratto dell’Artista” a group exhibition opening on the 23rd of Fenruary at Museo Civico San Domenico in Forlì. Narcissus’ reflection was the first self-portrait. Over the centuries, artists have used self-portraits to explore identity, emotion, and artistic mastery. The

On Saturday, February 22, and Sunday, February 23, after the great success of the exhibition Between Breath and Fire, Seven Deaths, Marina Abramović’s cinematic installation, returns for one final opportunity. Screenings will take place at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30, and 19:00, with free admission by reservation until seats

On February 20th MOCA presents the U.S. première of Wael Shawky’s film installation “Drama 1882”. Debuted at the Egyptian Pavilion of the 2024 Venice Biennale, this work makes the form of an eight-part opera, performed for the camera and filmed in a theater in Alexandria. “Drama 1882” takes the Urabi

South African artist William Kentridge returns to campus with his latest creation for the stage, a chamber opera set on a 1941 sea voyage from Marseille to Martinique. Conceived in collaboration with theater maker Phala Ookeditse Phala and choral conductor and dancer Nhlanhla Mahlangu, The Great Yes, The Great Nofictionalizes

Directed by William Kentridge, with design and puppet-mastery by Handspring Puppet Company, this irreverent encounter with the “Faustian Pact” remains a powerful metaphor for our times. With music by Warrick Sony and the late and much revered James Phillips underscoring William Kentridge’s glorious animations.

Wael Shawky’s work “I Am Hymns of the New Temples” is part of the 16th Sharjah Art Biennale, from 6 February to 15 June 2025. The Biennial theme, to carry, entails understanding our precarity within spaces that are not our own while staying responsive to these sites through the cultures

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, William Kentridge will be installed as a Foreign associate member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts by Erik Desmazières, member of Engraving and Drawing section.