De Pisis. The poetry of the moment
De Pisis. The poetry of the moment returns to the public a wide selection of works by the Ferrara artist from the collections of the museum named after him, now closed for restoration. Paintings, lithographs and drawings, presented in a dense and fascinating itinerary, reveal an artistic story inextricably linked to the places where De […]
The Franco Farina Collection. Art and the avant-garde in Ferrara 1963/1993
Between the 1960s and 1990s, Ferrara emerged as a propulsive center for avant-garde art thanks to the activities of Franco Farina, memorable director of the Civic Gallery of Modern Art. His dynamic exhibition schedule at Palazzo dei Diamanti gave rise to a season studded with international events and personalities, which left a tangible testimony in […]
Fantastic painters in the Po Valley
Fantastic painters in the Po Valley is the art of our time, our space and the imagination of 42 fantastic artists, whatever meaning we want to give to this adjective. We are in Ferrara, that is, in the last stretch of the Po Valley, a geographical and poetic definition (in the manner of Mario Soldati) […]
XVIII Women’s Biennial Crossing the Image. Women and photography between the 1950s and the 1980s.
Crossing the Image. Women and Photography between the 1950s and the 1980s is dedicated to 13 women photographers, both Italian and international, who worked in the social sphere, focusing their attention on foundational themes such as labor, folk tradition, politics, war, architecture, literature, and culture in the broadest sense. The one examined is a long […]
Photography 1839-2020. The picture book from engraving to digital. Italo Zannier innocent photographer
On January 7, 2019, photography turned 180 years old. Nearly two centuries have passed during which what was the new and revolutionary medium has become, at increasing speed, a daily generator of imagery and narratives. The Municipality of Ferrara and the Ferrara Arte Foundation, in collaboration with the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of […]
In Fellini’s world. Franco Pinna set photographer
From Sept. 16, the Ferrara Pavilion of Contemporary Art is hosting the exhibition In Fellini’s world. Franco Pinna set photographer. Organized by the Art Museum Service of the Municipality of Ferrara, Fondazione Ferrara Arte and Errata Corrige, the exhibition presents more than 140 photographs, posters, magazines, photobooks, drawings and other period materials from the Franco […]
Sergio Zanni. Narrative volumes
Ferrara celebrates one of its best-known and most appreciated artists with a solo exhibition entitled Sergio Zanni. Narrative Volumes, organized at the Pavilion of Contemporary Art by the Art Museum Service of the City of Ferrara and the Ferrara Arte Foundation. Born in 1942, Sergio Zanni trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, […]
19th Women’s Biennial Out of time. Starting over from nature
Now in its 19th edition and organized in collaboration with UDI – Unione Donne in Italia, the Women’s Biennial continues to explore women’s creativity in different fields: five international artists – Mónica De Miranda, Christina Kubisch, Diana Lelonek, Ragna Róbertsdóttir and Anaïs Tondeur – investigate through different media the highly topical issue of the complex […]
The City of Silence. Ferrara artists for Antonioni
Ferrara and its artists pay tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni with the exhibition The City of Silence. Ferrara artists for Antonioni . Curated by Andrea Forlani, Tiziana Giuberti, Stefano Tassi and Paolo Volta and organized by the City of Ferrara – Art Museum Service and the Ferrara Arte Foundation, under the patronage of the Emilia-Romagna Region, […]
Piero Guccione. Mystery in full light
A painting by Guccione gives a sense of love, of poetry: the eye rests on it and lingers there as on something rare, Of recreating, still making us feel valid, authentic, the beauty-truth equation Leonardo Sciascia, 1985 A little over fifty years after the last Ferrara exhibition dedicated to Piero Guccione, organized in 1971 by […]