The Italian painter who expressed himself in America
For all his care to balance the traditions of his Venetian forebears with the style of his US contemporaries, Afro Basaldella came to be seen as an Abstract Expressionist
‘A giant of Italian art’ – on Germano Celant (1940–2020)
The critic and curator, who coined the term Arte Povera, played a large part in shaping the art world as we know it
The legacy of Alberto Burri burns bright – at home in Umbria, and in Venice
Some 50 works by the enigmatic artist have travelled from his hometown to Venice this summer
The enigmatic igloos of Mario Merz
An unreal city of the the artist’s spherical structures has sprouted at the Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan
Giuseppe Penone sees the wood for the trees in Yorkshire
The Arte Povera pioneer explores art and nature in Europe’s largest sculpture park
Displays of power in Italian art under Fascism
The relationship between Italian art and politics reconsidered through restaged exhibitions from the Fascist era
Milan’s modern masters enchant at the Estorick
The Pinacoteca di Brera’s overlooked collection of modern Italian art gets a welcome outing in London
Enrico Castellani (1930–2017)
The Italian artist, minimalism’s chosen forefather, was a key figure of the post-war avant-garde
Medardo Rosso: the first modern sculptor
A convincing case is made for the Italian artist’s ambitions, and the need to bring a wider audience to his work
Space exploration with Lucio Fontana
Eleven of Lucio Fontana’s ‘Spatial Environments’ have been meticulously recreated in Milan – and the effects are extraordinary
The contemporary vision of Collezione Maramotti
In the decade since it opened, the collection has emerged as a frontrunner among Italy’s contemporary cultural foundations
Sculpture in two dimensions
Pietro Consagra made sculptures with the camera in mind, and worked closely with photographer Ugo Mulas
Jannis Kounellis’s unique blend of aesthetics, poetry, and alchemy
The transformative art of the Arte Povera pioneer will continue to beguile and challenge us
Michelangelo Pistoletto goes from rags to riches at Blenheim Palace
The Italian artist uses humble materials to promote a high-minded utopian message. How does his work fare in such opulent surroundings?
Harnessing the future: the art of Umberto Boccioni
Umberto Boccioni’s untimely death in 1916 turned him into the tragic hero of Futurism – and helped the artist’s reputation flourish abroad
The musical forms of Fausto Melotti
Fausto Melotti’s sculptures ingeniously blur the line between figurative and abstract forms and his work deserves to be better known
São Paulo’s floating art collection is back
Lina Bo Bardi’s innovative approach to collection display has been revived
Beyond Modigliani – alternative histories of modern Italian art in New York
Uncovering some of the period’s forgotten stars
Surface Tension: Celebrating Alberto Burri’s Centenary
The centenary of the artist’s birth is being marked by exhibitions and events worldwide
The Many Faces of Audrey Hepburn
The National Portrait Gallery celebrates the woman who Cecil Beaton called ‘a new icon of femininity’
Fondazione Prada celebrates thousands of years of ‘unoriginal’ art
Authenticity is out of fashion
Review: ‘Zero Atmosphere’ at Cortesi Gallery, London
Is London’s attention shifting away from Italian art?
Hepworth Wakefield puts plaster casts in pride of place
Barbara Hepworth once called plaster ‘a dead material’. She was wrong
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‘He made visible the invisible forces that govern the universe’ – a tribute to Giovanni Anselmo (1934–2023)
A leading member of the Arte Povera movement, the artist stood out among his peers for his wit, imagination and interest in elemental forces