Domus’s guide to miart and Milano Art Week 2025
A deep dive into this year’s fair, insights from director Ricciardi, and the must-see events in Milan as the city transforms into a contemporary art international hub.
Bentu
The new hanging of the collections and “Bentu. Chinese artists at a time of turbulence and transformation” at the Fondation Louis Vuitton are two different exhibitions, both solidly constructed around the idea of redefining the identity of contemporary Chinese art.
What makes a place “real” in an increasingly digital world?
A place is a fluid entity, between the physical and the virtual, memory and perception. “A Place Has a Place Has a Place” challenges its stability through immersive works that explore shifting landscapes and multispecies interactions.
Do not miss this one: the Pinault Collection is on show at Tadao Ando's Bourse de Commerce
From the evocative portraits of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye to the powerful visual manifesto of Arthur Jafa, “Corps et Âmes” presents a journey through iconic works from the Pinault Collection, capturing the essence of the human experience.
Airbnb headquarters
Designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, the new Airbnb offices in Dublin have been created to cultivate collaboration, interaction and a sense of community.
Inside the tunnels under Milan's Central Station there is now an art installation by Tosatti
With ‘Paradiso’, the artist of the Italy Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022 transforms the former Magazzini Raccordati into a place of contemplation and reflection on the fragility of our times.
The ideal city
From Renaissance visions to futuristic dystopias: artists and philosophers have shaped the concept of ‘ideal city’ for centuries, leading up to today’s challenges of sustainability and inclusion.
The art of surviving oneself: Tracey Emin on display at Palazzo Strozzi
Between neon, painting, and sculpture, the work of the british visual artist, now on display in Florence, does not seek comfort but rather pure existence: a visceral narrative of fragility and resilience, of life and loss.
Nick Cave has taken up ceramics too: his ‘devils’ on display
Seventeen glazed ceramic figurines created by the Australian musician tell the story of a Devil—far more human than one might think— in “The Devil – A Life,” now on view at Museum Voorlinden, in the Netherlands.
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Steven Holl: Ex of In House
With this house – which geometry is formed from spherical spaces intersecting with tesseract trapezoid – Steven Holl questions current clichés of architectural language and commercial practice.
10 exhibition to visit in March 2025 because they’re closing soon
Domus picked ten must-see exhibitions across Europe in March before they close, including performance, architecture and contemporary art.
De bello civili
The British Prime Minister announces an increase in military spending: a need for defense or a will to power? An age-old question, once echoed in the canvases of great masters of art.
The photos tell the story of the Manhattan Bridge, the stage of New York life
Between graffiti and skaters, the shots of photographer Francesca Magnani, on show in Berlin from 4 March, tell the story of the life of a bridge and of those who, in some way, found themselves there.