Artworks & exhibitions in Milan

8 articles

Anthony McCall & 10 of his best solid light works

Installations, Light Installations / 5 minutes of reading
Anthony McCall is a pioneering artist in ‘solid light’ installations. His works have been exhibited worldwide and always mesmerizing with the use of natural elements, light, fire and space to create art. Biography McCall was born in England in 1946. He studied graphic design and photography at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in Kent, […]

Anthony McCall & 10 of his best solid light works Read More

Lucio-Fontana-Struttura-al-Neon-per-la-IX-Triennale-di-Milano-1951_2017-installation-view-at-Pirelli-HangarBicocca-Milan-2017.-Photo-Agostino-Osio-2-feat

Lucio Fontana’s concetto spaziale – Mesmerizing neon installations

Installations, Light Installations / 10 minutes of reading
The Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana dedicated his entire artistic career to exploring the concepts of space, light, and void as well as the cosmos through the use of an assortment of materials such as plaster, stones, ceramics, paint, and cement. In 1946, he founded the Altamira academy in Argentina and, along with a few students

Lucio Fontana’s concetto spaziale – Mesmerizing neon installations Read More

Carsten Höller’s slides: A fun way to experience museums

Architecture, Sculptures / 9 minutes of reading
Carsten Höller is well known for playfully including his slide installations in major museums across the world. Höller, formerly a scientist with a degree in agronomy, is famous for repurposing real-world components, such as slides, for art spaces. The majority of his works feature aesthetics that are relational, meaning that the projects created are inspired

Carsten Höller’s slides: A fun way to experience museums Read More

Thomas Demand’s Grotto – 52 tons of cardboard cut into 900,000 pieces

Photography, Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading
Thomas Demand has ignited the imaginations and adventurous sides of viewers with his photography piece, titled Grotto. Pulling viewers into an underground cavern covered in beautiful bright stalactites and stalagmites, art lovers find themselves in the center of the earth. However, if viewers look a little deeper, they will find much more with Grotto than

Thomas Demand’s Grotto – 52 tons of cardboard cut into 900,000 pieces Read More

Damián Ortega’s Cosmic Thing – Entire Volkswagen Beetle dissected

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading
Damián Ortega was born in Mexico City in 1967. He now divides his time between Mexico City and Berlin. He has gained a world-renowned reputation as his works have been exhibited internationally. His art career began as a political cartoonist, which has influenced his more recent work, as is evident in the playful energy often

Damián Ortega’s Cosmic Thing – Entire Volkswagen Beetle dissected Read More

elmgreen-dragset-shortcut-2013-31-feat-

Elmgreen & Dragset’s Short-Cut looks like an accident scene

Installations / 7 minutes of reading
Berlin-based artist duo Elmgreen and Dragset have carved their career out of fixation with objects and their settings and what happens when those particular objects are recontextualized in the name of art. In this instance, the duo was commissioned by Fondazione Nicola Trussardi to create a large-scale installation for Milan’s quintessential shopping mall, Galleria Vittorio

Elmgreen & Dragset’s Short-Cut looks like an accident scene Read More

Stay in touch

We would love to keep the conversation going.

Please join us on Instagram, Telegram or YouTube.

Want inspiration in your inbox?