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Sunday, July 19, 2026 · No. 199

Milan

All Milan news curated by The Cultural Signal — real-time press release coverage across the global art world.

7 stories across Contemporary, Milan, Post-War, and Marcel Duchamp. Latest: Thaddaeus Ropac Milano Stages Duchamp-Sturtevant Dialogue 'Dialogues are Mostly Fried Snowballs'.

Thaddaeus Ropac Milano Stages Duchamp-Sturtevant Dialogue 'Dialogues are Mostly Fried Snowballs'

Thaddaeus Ropac Milano Stages Duchamp-Sturtevant Dialogue 'Dialogues are Mostly Fried Snowballs'

Thaddaeus Ropac Milano presents "Dialogues are Mostly Fried Snowballs," an exhibition pairing works by Marcel Duchamp and Sturtevant.

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Anselm Kiefer Exhibition 'Female Alchemists' Opens at Milan's Sala delle Cariatidi, Thaddaeus Ropac Announces

Anselm Kiefer Exhibition 'Female Alchemists' Opens at Milan's Sala delle Cariatidi, Thaddaeus Ropac Announces

On June 30, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that Anselm Kiefer has chosen Milan's Sala delle Cariatidi—a room supported by forty war-damaged Caryatid columns—to present a series of large-scale panels honoring female alchemists largely erased from history.

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Thaddaeus Ropac Examines Duchamp and Sturtevant in Milan Exhibition

Thaddaeus Ropac Examines Duchamp and Sturtevant in Milan Exhibition

On June 20, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the exhibition Dialogues are mostly fried snowballs at its Milan gallery.

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Thaddaeus Ropac Partners with Leoncillo Foundation for Milan Exhibition

Thaddaeus Ropac Partners with Leoncillo Foundation for Milan Exhibition

Thaddaeus Ropac has formed a collaboration with the newly established Leoncillo Foundation to represent sculptor Leoncillo Leonardi (1915–1968). The first project is an exhibition opening in September 2026 at the gallery's Milan location.

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Galleria Continua and JR to Present 'Inside Out' Project at Milan's Piscina Cozzi

Galleria Continua and JR to Present 'Inside Out' Project at Milan's Piscina Cozzi

A solo show curated by Sabato De Sarno and presented by Vanity Fair runs at Piscina Cozzi, Viale Tunisia 35, Milano, Italy. The exhibition occupies the historic swimming pool venue from April 21, 2026 to April 26, 2026.

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Gladstone Gallery and Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation to Present Andro Wekua Solo Exhibition in Milan

Gladstone Gallery and Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation to Present Andro Wekua Solo Exhibition in Milan

Andro Wekua's solo exhibition By the Window is on view at Ordet in Milan from February 19, 2026 to April 11, 2026. Presented in collaboration with the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, the exhibition brings together sculpture, painting, collage, and film.

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Palazzo Reale to Host Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective in Milan for 2026 Winter Olympics

Palazzo Reale to Host Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective in Milan for 2026 Winter Olympics

The exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe. Le forme del desiderio presents a selection of iconic works by the American photographer at Palazzo Reale in Milan from January 29 to May 17 2026. Curated by Denis Curti the show forms the second part of a trilogy that began in Venice and continues in Rome.

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