NEXT UP

FEBRUARY 2025

Event Selection I

NEXT UP is the column curated by Beatrice Rainone, dedicated to a critical selection of the most significant initiatives that address the new themes and languages with which contemporary art confronts digital culture.

Angelo Plessas, Talisman of All Beings, 2022, Neon, permanent public commission by Onassis/Stegi curated by Afroditi Panagiotakou and George Bekirakis, courtesy of the artist.

ART CITY Bologna 2025
06-16.02. 2025

Bologna

This weekend in Bologna: Have you got your tickets yet?
ART CITY Bologna 2025, held alongside ARTEFIERA, is the event that transforms the city into a true laboratory for contemporary art. With 270 events, including exhibitions, performances, and installations, it explores art and digital media in many forms. The Special Programme is unmissable: the City Gates come alive with ten works that narrate Bolognas past and present, culminating in a performance that connects them all. Galleries, independent spaces, and cultural institutions come together to offer a unique experience: a place where art is not just seen but lived.

The models – dmstfctn
07-09.02.2025

Bologna Technopole

BOOMing Contemporary Art Show 2025 offers a platform to continue the conversation about resilience and transformation through art, technology, and nature. Hosted at Palazzo Isolani, the fair merges history and contemporaneity, addressing themes such as sustainability, feminism, and technology. Digital media are featured in works by micc and Morb, which reflect on sensitive content and sculptures created through “depixelation.” Leonardo Panizzas installation Strapianto blends screens and nature. Additionally, the fair dedicates space to female representation in art and environmental challenges. Ready for this explosion of themes?

The Models, audiovisual installation by dmstfctn. Courtesy dmstfctn

Andrea Meregalli, Effetti AI – ndesiderati. Courtesy BOOMing contemporary Art Show

BOOMing contemporary Art Show 2025
06-09.02.2025

Palazzo Isolani, Bologna

BOOMing Contemporary Art Show 2025 è il pretesto per continuare a parlare di resilienza e trasformazione attraverso arte, tecnologia e natura. Ospitata nel Palazzo Isolani, la fiera unisce storia e contemporaneità, affrontando temi come sostenibilità, femminismi e tecnologia. Il digitale è presente in opere come quelle di micc e Morb, che riflettono su contenuti sensibili e sculture in depixelizzazione. Leonardo Panizza, con linstallazione Strapianto, fonde schermi e natura. Inoltre, la fiera dedica spazio alla rappresentanza femminile nellarte e alle sfide ambientali. Pront* per questa esplosione di temi?

Beatrice Rainone

Born in 1999, she is a museum educator and mediator. She graduated in Art History at the University of Florence with a thesis on the concept of reproducibility in crypto-art. She currently works in various cultural institutions in Tuscany, including Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Fondazione Pistoia Musei, Museo del Tessuto.