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WILLIAM KENTRIDGE | SOLO SHOW | THE PULL OF GRAVITY

An exhibition dedicated to the South African artist William Kentridge is announced, opening this summer. It marks the first museum presentation outside South Africa to focus on his sculptural output. The project includes works created between 2007 and 2024. The exhibition will unfold in the Underground Gallery, with outdoor installations located in the adjacent gardens. Over the last two decades, sculpture has taken a central position in Kentridge's practice, translating drawing into three-dimensional works and deriving from elements of puppetry, film, and set design. This exhibition will present a selection of the artist's sculptures, varying in scale and materials. These include bronze, steel, paper, cardboard, plaster, wood, and found objects. Some works will be exhibited for the first time. Among these is a commission of six sculptures, "Paper Procession", positioned within the YSP landscape. It will be possible to view the first institutional presentation of "Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot" (2020-24), a series of films whose production began during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Furthermore, the UK museum debut of the 7-channel film, "More Sweetly Play the Dance" (2015), will occur. In the landscape, several bronze sculptures will be visible against the backdrop of an early 19th-century brick wall of the Bothy Garden. These sculptures, each over three meters in height, include a striding figure with a megaphone head, an ampersand, and a cat.

• Underground Gallery and Outdoors
• Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
• 28 giugno 2025 – 16 aprile 2026

MARZIA MIGLIORA | SOLO SHOW| Lotta per l’esistenza ad Arte Sella

On Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM, Arte Sella presents Struggle for Existence, a solo exhibition by Marzia Migliora, unfolding between Villa Strobele and Malga Costa.Curated by Lorenzo Fusi, the exhibition is structured in three chapters that explore the relationship between nature, human action, and ecological transformation.Through paper dioramas, immersive installations, and works on paper, the artist constructs an eco-centric narrative on environmental fragility and species interdependence.The show marks the beginning of a new collaboration between the artist and Arte Sella, which will culminate in the reopening of the mountain trail linking Malga Costa and Villa Strobele.A bilingual publication, edited by Dario Cimorelli Editore, accompanies the exhibition.

• Arte Sella – Malga Costa, Villa Strobele, Borgo Valsugana
• Valle di Sella, 21, 38051 Borgo Valsugana TN
• 21 giugno 2025

ANSELM KIEFER | Solo show "SOLARIS" | Nijo Castle, Kyoto

Curated by Fumio Nanjo, former director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the exhibition unfolds across the buildings and gardens of Kyoto’s historic Nijo Castle. Featuring new and recent works by Anselm Kiefer, including paintings and sculptures, the project establishes a dialogue between the German artist’s practice and the traditional arts, craftsmanship, and architecture of both the castle and the city of Kyoto. As Kiefer reflects: “The utilitarian use of gold as a source of reflected illumination at Nijo Castle is a revelation to me. The confluence of aesthetics and political power on this site, and the historical cycle of creation, destruction, and rebirth, echoes my own consciousness.”

• Nijo Castle
• Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan
• 31 marzo – 22 giugno 2025

MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO | "Rivedersi" | Palazzo Donn’Anna, Naples

Rivedersi continues a dialogue and a friendship of over fifty years between Lia Rumma and Michelangelo Pistoletto, which began in 1968 in Amalfi and was reinforced by the exhibition Vedersi, held in Capri in 1987. On view in the timeless setting of Palazzo Donn’Anna — Lia Rumma’s residence in Naples — Quadri Specchianti (Mirror Paintings) portraying Neapolitan subjects, created from the 1980s to the present, including the portrait of Lia Rumma. These figures, captured on mirrored surfaces, span time and reflect once again, questioning memory, identity, and transformation. Each work becomes a threshold between past and present, drawing the viewer into an experience of presence and reflection. Rivedersi is an intimate journey — a silent encounter between image and reflection — a suspended moment where art holds memory, relationships, and identity. Available to visit by appointment, on Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM. By contacting napoli@liarumma.it

• 3 – 18 luglio 2025

DOMENICO ANTONIO MANCINI | Group show, "Mio caro padrone domani ti sparo" at Fondazione Merz, Turin

Domenico Antonio Mancini takes part in the group exhibition “Mio caro padrone domani ti sparo”Fondazione Merz, June 11 – July 1, 2025 From June 11 to July 1, 2025, Domenico Antonio Mancini will be among the participating artists in the group exhibition Mio caro padrone domani ti sparo, curated by Giulia Turconi and hosted at Fondazione Merz. The exhibition is part of the TUTTO LIBERO project, originally conceived for the spaces of Parcheggio Lancia. On the same evening, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, the artist will present the artistic action Il nostro zucchero quotidiano.

• Fondazione Merz
• Parcheggio Lancia
• 11 giugno – 11 luglio 2025

ILYA & EMILIA KABAKOV | Between Heaven and Earth | Oakville Galleries | 2025

We are pleased to announce “Between Heaven and Earth”, a major exhibition by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, now open across both gallery spaces of Oakville Galleries. Presenting paintings, prints, and immersive installations, the exhibition expands into the gardens with monumental works — including the iconic Ship of Tolerance, on view for the first time in Canada. The 60-foot vessel, created with sails made from children’s paintings, celebrates its 20th anniversary and invites reflection on coexistence, difference, and global futures. Over 2,000 children from Oakville schools and community groups have taken part in the project, creating artworks that speak of tolerance and shared imagination. Their visions now sail together on the lake. The opening event on Saturday, May 31 will feature a concert by young performers in Gairloch Gardens. The exhibition is accompanied by Sunset Kino, Canada’s only outdoor avant-garde cinema festival, running from June to July.

• Gairloch Gardens & Centennial Square
• 1306 Lakeshore Road East Oakville, ON L6J 1L6 120 Navy Street Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4
• 31 maggio – 20 settembre 2025

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE | solo show | MITA – Brescia | 2025

From May 30 to July 13, 2025, MITA – Cultural Center in Brescia presents the exhibition “Geographies of Solitude. The Tapestries of William Kentridge and the Carpets of the Mountains”, curated by Giovanni Valagussa. The exhibition is part of MITA’s ongoing programme dedicated to the dialogue between ancient textile traditions and contemporary artistic languages. Following "The Knots of Paradise Gardens (Brescia Castle, 2023)", the project continues to explore textile as a narrative, poetic and political space. On view the celebrated Porter Series by William Kentridge — one of the leading figures on the international contemporary art scene — features monumental tapestries in which fragmented black silhouettes emerge from geographic maps, creating a dramatic tension between figure and space, presence and displacement. Alongside Kentridge’s works, a selection of  Gabbeh and Sarab carpets from the Zaleski Collection enriches the exhibition. Woven in the mountains of Northern and Western Persia, these artefacts are known for their essential structure and minimalist imagery, offering a poetic counterpoint to the artist’s vision.

• mita - centro culturale
• via privata de vitalis 2/bis - Brescia
• 30 maggio – 13 luglio 2025

LUCA MONTERASTELLI | group show | Cremona Contemporanea | Art Week 2025

Lia Rumma Gallery is pleased to announce Luca Monterastelli’s participation in Cremona Contemporanea | Art Week 2025, taking place from 24 May to 2 June 2025. Cremona Contemporanea is a ten-day program dedicated to visual arts that, through installations, exhibitions, talks, and events, turns the city of Cremona into a hub for experimentation and cultural dialogue. The initiative aims to foster a meaningful exchange between contemporary art and the city’s historical and artistic heritage. On this occasion, Luca Monterastelli presents a site-specific installation divided into two chapters: the first takes place in the quadriporticus of the Chiesa del Foppone, and the second in the basement rooms of Palazzo Fodri. The project explores sculpture's relationship with urban space and reflects on permanence and transformation.

• Cremona Contemporanea | Art Week 2025
• Chiesa del Foppone (Via Foppone, 1, 26100 Cremona CR), Palazzo Fodri ( Corso Giacomo Matteotti, 17, 26100 Cremona CR)
• 24 maggio – 2 giugno 2025

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE | Solo show | Bergen International Festival 2025

As part of the Bergen International Festival 2025, William Kentridge will stage two remarkable performances at Grieghallen. On 21 and 22 May, he presents "The Great Yes, The Great No", a theatrical and musical performance set in 1941 aboard a ship sailing from Marseille to Martinique. The production features actors, dancers, a choir, masks, and live music in a powerful, multilayered narrative. On 24 May, the programme continues with "Oh To Believe in Another World "— a visual accompaniment to Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, featuring a stop-motion film shot in Kentridge’s studio. The film includes hand-crafted sets and representations of historical figures, merging music and moving image.

• Bergen International Festival 2025
• 21 – 24 maggio 2025