Italian art in Buenos Aires: 27 Italian artists under 35 present their works at the Palacio Libertad.
Until September 21, the exhibition "Italian Painting Today: A New Scene" can be visited on the seventh floor of the former CCK (Central Council of Cultures), now the Palazzo Libertad. This exhibition seeks to showcase therichness and complexity of Italian painting through the works of 27 artists under 35 (born between 1990 and the 2000s), representing the main trends and themes that define Italy today.
Organized by the Milan Triennale (Triennale Milano) and the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, the exhibition, curated by Damiano Gullì, is being presented for the first time outside of Europe and opens its international run in Buenos Aires, before traveling to Brazil and Mexico as part of its Latin American tour.
"This exhibition offers the Argentine public the opportunity to experience a new and vibrant scene of emerging Italian painters , whose diversity represents the complexity and richness of the contemporary world," said Livia Raponi, director of the Italian Institute of Culture, during the opening.
Italian Painting Today. A new scene can be visited on the seventh floor of the Palacio Libertad until September 21. Photo: courtesy.
What imagery runs through the work of these young artists today? What themes do they address in their works? Distributed in five thematic sections , the exhibition, which unfolds in rooms 705 and 706 on the seventh floor of the former Post Office, traces a possible map of Italian painting today, from the intimate and autobiographical to the material and experimental.
In the first section, "Metaphysics of the Everyday," the works open the door to surrealism and a dreamlike state, from which enigmatic and paradoxical worlds emerge. Here, the paintings shift our perspective on things and orient our viewpoint to observe everyday reality through different eyes.
Italian Painting Today. A new scene can be visited on the seventh floor of the Palacio Libertad, until September 21. Photo: courtesy.
In the works of Alessandro Fogo, Giorgia Garzilli, Viola Leddi and Andrea Martinucci, elements of the everyday environment, even the most banal, are abstracted, decomposed, reinterpreted and become correlates of emotions and moods.
The "Alone / Together" section explores identity, otherness, and the representation of bodies in works by artists such as Beatrice Alici, Roberto de Pinto, and Giuliana Rosso. Using imagery drawn from film, literature, comics, social media, and video games, these works depict intimate scenes, portraits, and self-portraits interspersed with drama, humor, and the grotesque.
Italian Painting Today. A new scene can be visited on the seventh floor of the Palacio Libertad, until September 21. Photo: courtesy.
"History, Stories, and Tradition" brings together works that engage with art history, folklore, and collective memory . Ismaele Nones, Jem Perucchini, and Giulia Mangoni—who presented a specific work conceived for the local context of the Palacio Libertad—propose reinterpretations of myths, iconography, and archetypes.
"These artists weave alternative narratives to speak today about history, memory, and identity, addressing both the personal and the collective," reads the exhibition text.
Beyond rigid labels and classifications, the boundaries between figuration and abstraction are fluid, porous, and almost indistinguishable today, as demonstrated by the works of Alice Faloretti, Cecilia Granara, Mario Silva, Sofia Silva, and Marta Spagnoli that make up the exhibition core "Between the Figurative and the Abstract."
Italian Painting Today. A new scene can be visited on the seventh floor of the Palacio Libertad until September 21. Photo: courtesy.
Here you can see ambiguous compositions in which figuration dematerializes or appears through signs, lines, fragments, subtle interventions, and allusions. His works create mental landscapes, dreamlike structures, or emotional journeys.
Finally, "Form, Color, Time, Matter" brings together pieces where pictorial investigation connects with the material and the procedural . Artists such as Bea Bonafini, Eva Chiara Trevisan, and Edoardo Piermattei push the limits of the canvas and explore new possibilities of the medium: color takes on a sculptural character, protruding from the canvas, and the support is transformed.
Italian Painting Today. A new scene can be visited on the seventh floor of the Palacio Libertad, until September 21. Photo: courtesy.
Promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires , the exhibition Pittura italiana oggi was originally presented in 2023 at the Milan Triennale, one of the most influential cultural institutions in Europe , founded in 1923 and dedicated to promoting design, architecture, visual and performing arts in dialogue with contemporary challenges.
Italian Painting Today. A new scene can be visited on the seventh floor of the Palacio Libertad, until September 21. Photo: courtesy.
“We are very pleased that the exhibition is being presented internationally, especially in Buenos Aires: a new opportunity to disseminate and explore the projects and ideas of young Italian art talents , offering new insights and interpretations,” said Stefano Boeri, president of the Milan Triennale.
The exhibition is completed with works by artists Andrea Fontanari, Antonella Genuardi, Leonardo Ruta, Emilio Gola, Diego Gualandris, Pietro Moretti, Aronne Pleuteri, Davide Serpetti and Maddalena Tesser.
Italian Painting Today. A New Scene can be visited Wednesday through Sunday, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM, on the seventh floor of the Palacio Libertad, until September 21. Admission is free.
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