The best of Art Nouveau takes shape in the rough-hewn ashlars, the monumental facade, the stairway and the floral balustrade of Palazzo Castiglioni. This three-story building, built by Giuseppe Sommaruga between 1901 and 1904, initially caught the attention of Milan because of its two female nude sculptures placed over the entryway, considered too provocative for the times. Heading towards Porta Venezia, you can find one of the most original Milanese Liberty-style works, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Bossi. With its cement floral motifs and, above all, its facade decorated with ceramic tiles depicting female figures, Casa Galimberti rises proudly from its stone base. Also on Via Malpighi, but at number 12, Casa Guazzoni has remarkable wrought iron decorations, as well as a complex web of cherubs and garlands, sculpted in cement around the windows and the balustrades of the balconies on the second floor. The floral touches are also a feature of the former Dumont Cinema, one of Italy’s first, the name of which, a common French surname, shows the intent to confer upon the structure a touch of the exotic and avant-garde. The last Art Deco treasure is in Piazza Oberdan. Here, in 1926, the inauguration took place of a project headed up by architect Portaluppi to offer calm to travellers and citizens alike among marble, wainscoting, commercial spaces and others to pamper physical well-being. A fountain surmounted by the Goddess Igea stood at the entrance of the thermal baths. It was known as the Diurno - a sort of Pompei of the ‘20s - closed in 2006, but periodically open to visits that allow its decaying splendour to be appreciated.
The first museum exhibition dedicated to the work of Miranda July retraces the thirty-year career of the American artist, director and writer from the 1990s to today, presenting short films, performances and installations.
Circularity, inclusiveness and new talents: the new trend lines in Italian design
While the 62nd edition of the Salone del Mobile will take place in Fiera Milano with an installation by director David Lynch, every corner of the city is ready to welcome new things in design.
Piero della Francesca's masterpiece reunited again
In a unique and unrepeatable exhibition, a masterpiece by Piero della Francesca is presented for the first time in history, 555 years after its creation: the Augustinian Polyptych.
The retrospective of Nari Ward presents, for the first time, a combination of works that interweaves his exploration of performativity and collaborative projects: over thirty years of practice, presenting early seminal and historical works as well as new productions.