ROSSETTI arte contemporanea

Genova Design Week 2025
2025-05-21 10:00 - 2025-05-25 22:00 (Europe/Rome) | Distretto del Design, Piazza dei Giustiniani, Genova, Italy
MATTER: soul of design
6th Genova Design Week

Sixth edition of the Genova Design Week with more and more designers. In the Design District and throughout the city, the protagonists give life to one extraordinary event.

An opportunity for visibility and professionalism to make people realise the great potential for designers, both in terms of quality and design.
THEME 2025

Matter as a creative and narrative fulcrum, exploring the deep connection between materials, forms and innovation. A journey through tradition and modernity, highlighting the essential role of matter in contemporary design.
Genoa, with its timeless charm, is transformed into a stage where history and the avant-garde meet, paying homage to design as a universal language capable of giving soul to matter.

Organised by Dide – Distretto del Design di Genova, the event announces for this edition a new theme, matter, and some of the contents that have made it famous in recent years, such as Outdoor without borders, Designer Under 35, Container 02, Design Festival and the new Best Houses. GDW thus becomes the city’s heritage, thanks to the entire design sector and the quality of Genoa’s stores, which, if they organise self-organised events, will be included in the event’s communication. The central theme of Genoa Design Week 2025 will be Matter, understood not only as a construction element, but as a creative and narrative principle capable of connecting materials, forms and technology.

MATTER
Matter is the starting point of design, the medium through which designers tell stories, experiment with new solutions and create objects that arouse emotions and transform spaces.

From traditional materials, such as glass, wood, marble and cement, to the most recent innovations in the field of biopolymers, recycled fabrics and biodegradable materials, research is increasingly oriented towards sustainable and intelligent solutions. Materials become expressive languages, capable of dialogue between past and future, between craftsmanship and high technology.

In this edition, designers and companies will explore the potential of materials through installations, workshops and experiments, showing how the choice of materials can redefine the aesthetics, functionality and environmental impact of objects and spaces.

From interactive surfaces to bio-based materials, from 3D printing to reactive fabrics, matter becomes the protagonist of a new way of thinking about design, capable of responding to the challenges of the present with creativity, innovation and ecological awareness.

Genoa Design Week 2025 will therefore be a journey through matter in all its forms, an opportunity to discover how design can give life to new perspectives, improving ourselves, our relationship with the environment and the way we inhabit the world.

EVENTS:

OUT OF THE BLUE: Silvio Porzionato at Messina Terminal
2025-09-19 23:00 - 2025-09-20 01:30 | Terminal Messina – Porto di Genova
Si è svolto, presso il Terminal Intermodale Messina del Porto di Genova, l’evento Out of the Blue, organizzato da Rossetti Arte Contemporanea e dedicato alla presentazione della nuova collezione BlueSeries di Silvio Porzionato, uno degli artisti italiani più apprezzati a livello internazionale.

La cornice insolita e suggestiva del porto industriale, allestita per l’occasione dallo studio di architettura CAARPA, ha accolto ospiti selezionati in un percorso immersivo dove arte, musica e performance teatrali hanno dato vita a un’esperienza unica.

La serata, impreziosita dal dj set di Andy (Bluvertigo) e dalla rappresentazione teatrale de La Bohème messa in atto dalla Compagnia FILRŌ Opera Production, ha visto alternarsi performance musicali e installazioni scenografiche che hanno reso omaggio alla forza evocativa delle opere di Porzionato.

L’artista, nato a Moncalieri nel 1971 e già protagonista di esposizioni in gallerie di primo piano internazionali, in BlueSeries ha riaffermato la sua capacità di coniugare intensità espressiva e raffinatezza pittorica, trasformando i suoi dipinti in un inno alla bellezza e alla complessità dell’arte antica e contemporanea: una serie ispirata ai capolavori dei piu grandi maestri della storia dell’arte realizzata attraverso la sua cifra stilistica, personale ed inconfondibile.

Le sue opere si trovano in numerose gallerie di rilievo, tra cui: Oliver Cole Gallery (Miami), LGM Galeria (Bogotà), ZK Gallery (San Francisco), ArtSpace8 (Chicago), Galeries Montmartre (Parigi), Clarendon Fine Art (Londra), Artion Gallery (Atene) e Artcatto (Loulé, Portogallo). I suoi lavori sono stati presentati in occasione di fiere di caratura mondiale quali ArtMiami, Kiaf Seoul, Art New York, Art Lima, e Contemporary Istanbul Fine Art.

Con Out of the Blue, Rossetti Arte Contemporanea ha voluto offrire non soltanto un’esposizione, ma una vera e propria esperienza culturale, in grado di unire discipline e linguaggi diversi in una cornice fuori dall’ordinario.

Articles about the event:

Finestre sull’Arte: https://www.finestresullarte.info/mostre/porto-genova-ospita-mostra-silvio-porzionato-con-blueseries-presso-ex-derna

ShipMag: https://www.shipmag.it/porto-di-genova-il-terminal-messina-per-una-notte-diventa-galleria-darte/

OUT OF CONTROL by Julian T
2025-10-03 18:00 - 2025-11-03 18:00 | Rossetti Underground, Via Chiabrera, 7, Genova, (GE), 16123, Italia
On the occasion of Genova START Friday, 3 October will see the opening of Out of Control, the solo exhibition by Julian T
The artist’s research begins with the marvellous simplicity of a small drop falling and crashing onto a sheet of paper, unexpectedly, in a brief instant. Julian T is fascinated by the indomitability of such a linear gesture, exaggerating it across the board and crystallising the ungovernable forever. The result is a painting that does not need to express itself through form, because it is closely linked to being and living.

Impact leaves its manifestation to chance; it is out of control. Randomness is a very fascinating element; not having control means pausing to observe what generates the unpredictable. All forms are metaphors for a state of mind that is identified through the form itself. Kandinsky speaks of the “spirituality of art”, seeing form beyond its own form. An artist must “touch the inner strings of the soul, for his task is not to dominate form, but to adapt form to content”.

Visual art accentuates a subjective interpretation of the work; attributing one’s feelings to an object or a person is an unconscious process: Julian T’s stain becomes a deep black hole, sucking and pulling everything away with it; or explosive force, a mass that spills out, invades and bursts into the room.

The desire to share this experience in front of people, creating pathos and uncontrolled interaction, aims to excite, provoke, stimulate dialogue and elicit changing inspirations.

OPENING OUT OF CONTROL Friday 3 October at 6 p.m.

PERFORMANCE Friday 3 October at 7.30 p.m.

The talking walls: a stroll through the Molo district
2025-10-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Distretto del Design, Piazza dei Giustiniani, Genova, Italy
Walk through the Sestiere del Molo district, among ancient buildings and street art. We will immerse ourselves in this ancient neighbourhood, discovering its curiosities.

We will encounter sculptures of Venetian lions set among the vaults of the buildings, remains of artillery hidden in unexpected alleys and chessboards with distant histories, which will allow us to learn more about the rich past of our city.

Dedicated to everyone, Genoese and non-Genoese alike.

The event is free of charge and booking is required.

To register, send an email to info@rossettiartecontemporanea.it

Presentation of the book ‘La Musa Surreale’ (The Surreal Muse) by Alessandra Redaelli
2025-10-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Rossetti arte contemporanea, Via Chiabrera 33r, Genova, 16123, Italia
Presentation of the book ‘La Musa Surreale’ (The Surreal Muse), in the presence of the writer, journalist and curator Alessandra Redaelli, who will talk about Surrealism through the eyes of a muse. The book will be available for purchase during the evening.

Inspired by the life of Gala Dmitrievna, the narrative voice is finally that of a woman: the muse of Surrealism.

In the novel, Gala stands out as the pivotal character of an era, the driving force behind the literary career of Paul Eluard – France’s greatest poet – and the artistic career of Salvador Dalí, the very symbol of Surrealist painting.

Locked away in her castle in Púbol, in the heart of the province of Gerona, Spain, a now mature Gala tells her story in the first person, from when she was still called Elena Dmitrievna and arrived from Russia in Switzerland to be treated for tuberculosis in a sanatorium and to meet, there, a very young and shy Paul Eluard.

Then passion flares up, and her unwavering faith in the talent of a boy who becomes a man and establishes himself as one of the leading figures of Dadaism and Surrealism. Then came her encounter with Max Ernst, the ménage à trois that scandalised Paris, and later, the arrival of the young Dalí in the couple’s life and the birth of a love that excluded everything else and became the driving force behind a unique and revolutionary art form.

Punctuated by memories, regrets for a youth now gone, and heartbreaks for the young lovers who accompanied her in her final years, Gala’s story is that of a divisive woman who knew how to make herself hated by the world as much as she knew how to make herself adored by the men who stood by her.
But it is also the story of a century that left no room for women, and an opportunity to reflect on the stories of all the female figures who were wrongly considered secondary characters in art and who instead contributed fundamentally to its evolution.

Link to the book: https://www.vandaedizioni.com/prodotto/ottobre-la-musa-surreale/

The art market: between passion, investment and speculation
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Genova
Conference by Armando Battelli, historian and art expert at the Court of Genoa. An analysis of the complex world of the art market, which we will address with a narrative made up of images and anecdotes.

Collecting stems from the pleasure of buying out of passion. We will analyse the market in its various facets and structures, such as galleries, which play a fundamental role in the dissemination and promotion of artists, following and enhancing their careers.

However, there are many players in the art market, each playing a completely different role: we will address the logic of auction houses and the work of art advisors and courtiers. Further analysis will be dedicated to financial structures that offer purchases with forms of speculative agreements, which sometimes lead to successful moves, while others turn out to be major flops.

The meeting is free and structured to suit a varied audience: collectors, enthusiasts and even novices.

ArtePadova 2025
2025-11-14 10:00 - 2025-11-17 13:00 | PadovaFiere, Via Niccolò Tommaseo, 59, Padova, 35131, Italia
ArtePadova 2025 – Hall 7, stand 168

Once again this year, Galleria Rossetti arte contemporanea will be present at the ArtePadova fair, one of the largest and longest-running events in the Italian art world, which is preparing to inaugurate its 34th edition. For us, this is an essential opportunity to meet our collectors from northern Italy.

The inauguration will take place on Thursday 13th at 6 p.m., by invitation only.

The event, which will feature over 300 exhibitors with more than 15,000 works spread across 5 pavilions, will take place from 14th to 17th November 2024.

ArtePadova 2025 will be open to the public on Friday 14th, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Monday 17th November, the exhibition will close at 1 p.m.

As every year, the fair will be an opportunity to admire undisputed masterpieces of modern and contemporary art divided into two sections: the Main Section will feature the most important Italian art galleries, presenting the great masters of the 20th century alongside new international names; the C.A.T.S. Contemporary Art Talent Show section, now in its thirteenth year, is reserved for galleries, associations, independent artists and collectives from Italy and abroad.

We are pleased to offer our contacts complimentary tickets to ArtePadova. Tickets are nominative, so please send an email expressing your interest to: info@rossettiartecontemporanea.it.

The inauguration will take place on Thursday 13th at 6 p.m., by invitation only.

We look forward to seeing you at Hall 7, Stand 168.

Further information about the event can be found at this link: https://www.artepadova.com/artepadova-chi-siamo/

The path of the muses
2025-12-04 18:00 - 2026-01-04 21:00 | Rossetti Underground, Via Chiabrera, 7, Genova, (GE), 16123, Italia
The winter exhibition proposed by the Rossetti Gallery, entitled ‘Il sentiero delle muse’ (The Path of the Muses), unfolds as an authentic journey of discovery into the many aspects of femininity, set in the 16th-century cellars of Palazzo Saluzzo.

The collective exhibition will feature artists represented by the gallery who have chosen the female figure to express their inner selves: a crescendo journey that highlights the differences and interpretations of the “muse”, crossing varied cultures and imaginations.

For the occasion, artist Tom Porta will be present at the gallery to show his work live.

The opening will take place on Thursday 4 December at 6 pm at our gallery. At the same time, the district will be brought to life for the Christmas party, a widespread event involving ateliers, galleries, creative studios, design shops and artisan workshops. In addition to the exhibition “Il sentiero delle muse” (The Path of the Muses), it will therefore be possible to take part in numerous other initiatives.

Artists on show:
Evita Andujar
Antonella Cinelli
Michela Crisostomi
Alessandra Gasparini
Elias Naman
Bernardo Peruta
Tom Porta
Silvio Porzionato
Roberta Ubaldi

Christmas in Giustiniani and Surroundings
2025-12-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Distretto del Design, Piazza dei Giustiniani, Genova, Italy
On Thursday 4 December, from 6 pm, the neighbourhood of Piazza Giustiniani and its surroundings, one of the most evocative areas of the historic centre and the heart of Genoa’s Design District, will come alive with “Natale in #GiustinianiEDintorni” (Christmas in #GiustinianiEDintorni), a widespread event involving ateliers, galleries, creative studios, design shops and artisan workshops.

The initiative was created as an opportunity to bring together merchants, professionals, friends and customers, while promoting the artistic and artisanal fabric of the neighbourhood through exhibitions, performances, tastings, interactive works and installations.

THE INITIATIVES IN THE PROGRAMME:

• Lino Di Vinci – Lifeforms Art Studio
“Threesonance”: performance of fluid geometry and electronic interaction with Team Hydra (Baricchi, Bertoli,
Mongiovì), in dialogue with the works in the gallery.

• LOSPAZIO – Marta Rebora
“Natale a mano libera – libertà creativa tra sartoria e design” (Freehand Christmas – creative freedom between tailoring and design): unique garments by Rattovolante and furnishing accessories by
rinCASAre.

• Studio A4 Architetti Associati & Pollericinque
Objects rich in memories at Spazio Canneto, with a toast in a vintage atmosphere and an exchange of Christmas baubles
brought by visitors.

• Cambielli Genova Atelier
Celebration of the Atelier’s first Christmas with a special opening.

• JoLab – Art & Textile Design by Johanna Wahl
‘Hidden Imaginaries’: preview of Gabriel Rapetti’s interactive multimedia work, with images by the author and
Johanna Wahl.

• Schenone Arredamenti
“A Christmas of Design”: convivial gathering with sparkling wine and panettone in the showroom in Via Chiabrera.

• Rossetti Arte Contemporanea
Collective exhibition in the 16th-century basement of Palazzo Saluzzo dedicated to femininity. Artist
Tom Porta will also be present with a live demonstration.

• Design35
Exchange of greetings with ciambellone cake, sparkling wine and special Christmas discounts.

• StudioBira – Contemporary artistic ceramics
Aperitif among unique pieces of artistic ceramics and original gifts.

• Spazio Giustiniani
Carol Burger’s ‘Moon-Magic’ exhibition: an immersive journey curated by Matteo Rossi, with an artistic paper nativity scene and
animated video inspired by the works.
A widespread event to celebrate the neighbourhood and enjoy an evening of art, design, craftsmanship and creativity.

FREE ENTRY – Piazza Giustiniani and surroundings, Genoa.

Presentation of the book ‘Il destino di Sofonisba’ (The Destiny of Sofonisba) by Chiara Montani
2025-12-11 18:00 | Rossetti arte contemporanea, Via Chiabrera 33r, Genova, 16123, Italia
Presentation of the book Il destino di Sofonisba (The Destiny of Sofonisba), in the presence of the author, Chiara Montani. Event curated by Enrica Perilio, museum services curator, in conversation with art historians Michela Fasce and Martina Panizzutt.

‘You see, Sofonisba, if you had been born a man, I would have done everything to have you in my workshop… even at the risk that your light would end up overshadowing me. You don’t really need me, or anyone else. The gift you possess has always been within you like a rare gem, rough but already perfect.’

Cremona, 1546.
Sofonisba Anguissola is little more than a child when she recognises the only thing that can truly make her happy: painting. Hers is not just a talent, it is an overwhelming passion; she does not want to fill her eyes with art, she wants to create it. Although her era is not at all generous to enterprising women, the nobleman Amilcare Anguissola decides not to frustrate his daughter’s aspirations by allowing her to take private lessons, on condition that she does not go to the workshop, does not come into contact with the other apprentices, and is excluded from geometry, perspective and anatomy. Sofonisba was thus able to push her ambition beyond what she would ever have believed possible. Despite the many limitations, she immediately proved capable of capturing on canvas the deepest emotions and movements of the soul of those she portrayed. It is something that cannot be taught, a natural talent combined with an almost absolute mastery of the elusive world of pigments, oils and resins. Her extraordinary gift took her far from her native Cremona to Milan and then to Habsburg Spain, where she became, albeit unofficially, a court painter. But every success leaves its mark, as does every battle fought to gain recognition for a role traditionally reserved for men. Adverse circumstances forced Sofonisba to give up the great love of her life, and the Spanish monarch Philip II forced her into a marriage of convenience. However, nothing in her long life ever distracted her from her greatest work of art: the construction of her destiny as a free artist, which the passing of the centuries has not diminished.

THE AUTHOR
Chiara Montani was born in Milan. After graduating in Architecture, she worked in the world of design and graphics. She specialises in art therapy and loves to devote herself to art, which is also the main subject of her literary works. She has published a trilogy with Garzanti (Il mistero della pittrice ribelle, La ritrattista, L’artista e il signore di Urbino) and Enigma Tiziano. She is also the author of Ciò che una donna può fare (UTET), a history of art from a female perspective. Her books have been translated into French and Spanish.

Link to the book: https://neripozza.it/libro/9788854533769

Presentation of the book “Jeanne Hébuterne—the light of Modigliani” by Stefania Colombo
2026-01-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Rossetti arte contemporanea, Via Chiabrera 33r, Genova, 16123, Italia
Presentation of the book Jeanne Hébuterne – la luce di Modigliani (Jeanne Hébuterne – Modigliani’s Light), in the presence of author Stefania Colombo. Event curated by Arianna Destito Maffeo and Antonella Grandicelli of The MeltinPop, the literary blog dedicated to all cultural issues related to society and the local area.
During the evening, it will be possible to purchase the book.
Locked in a room on a winter night in Paris in 1920, Jeanne is not alone: her brother André is with her. When you are desperate, you should always have a brother by your side. Brother and sister remember, imagine, cry, and laugh. Jeanne is talented, in love, and not yet twenty-two years old. Her child is about to be born. Her partner has just died. Few people know Jeanne Hébuterne. Everyone knows her partner: Amedeo Modigliani. During this long night, immersed in memories of an overwhelming passion and forbidden love, Jeanne retraces her story with Modì. A compelling tale of love, loss, and resilience set in the vibrant and tormented artistic world of early 20th-century Paris.
Link to the book: https://www.morellinieditore.it/books/jeanne-hebuterne/

STEFANIA COLOMBO
Born in Milan in 1979, she was fascinated by the creative power of words and initially became interested in the performative power of language, working as a criminal lawyer from 2004 to 2013. At the same time, she trained as an actress, author, and director. She moved to Paris, where she currently lives, and obtained a Master’s degree in Études Théâtrales at the Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3. She is a member of the artistic collective La portée and the theater company Il Palinsesto. She contributed to the book A tutto sport, published by La Spiga (2016).

ArteGenova 2026
2026-02-13 10:00 - 2026-02-15 20:00 | Fiera di Genova – Padiglione Blu, Via dei Pescatori, 33, Genova, (GE), 16128, Italia
ArteGenova 2026 – BLU Hall, stand 78
Four days dedicated to culture and investment in art, eagerly awaited each year by a considerable number of operators, visitors, investors, and collectors from all over Italy and abroad. More than 150 galleries will offer enthusiasts an anthology of works of the highest quality, as always.

The inauguration will take place on Thursday, February 12, at 6:00 p.m., by invitation only.

The event will take place from February 13 to 15, 2025.

ArteGenova 2026 will be open to the public on Friday, February 13, Saturday, February 14, and Sunday, February 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Great modern and contemporary art returns to Genoa with thousands of works, bringing to the city masterpieces by world-renowned artists and, with them, the new generation of Italian artists (particularly from Liguria), who will have their own space within the exhibition in the Blue Pavilion of the Fair.

We are pleased to offer our contacts free admission tickets to ArteGenova. Tickets are nominative, so please send an email expressing your interest to: info@rossettiartecontemporanea.it

We look forward to seeing you at the Blue Pavilion, Stand 78.

More information: https://www.artegenova.com/

GENOVA
Genova, città la cui provincia conta 900.000 abitanti, si è sempre dimostrata molto sensibile all’arte moderna e contemporanea: testimoni ne sono la presenza nel capoluogo ligure di numerose gallerie d’arte e le sempre più frequenti iniziative artistiche promosse dalla cittadinanza.
L’ottima posizione strategica della città, da sempre fulcro dell’ attività portuale del Paese, millenario crocevia verso Milano, Torino, Bologna, Firenze, richiama visitatori e collezionisti anche dalla vicinissima Francia e dalla Svizzera, per non parlare della straordinaria visibilità di cui beneficerà la Mostra, grazie ad un piano media messo appunto e perfezionato ogni anno, coinvolgendo i quotidiani nazionali e locali, la pubblicità sulle riviste specializzate, sulle radio locali e nazionali, le affissioni nelle maggiori città italiane, compresa la pubblicità dinamica sui bus cittadini, oltre alla preziosità di un sito internet visitato tutto l’anno, che registra centinaia di migliaia di contatti nei giorni a ridosso della fiera.
ArteGenova è una importante e consolidata occasione di investimento.

Genova fucina dell'arte. Gli anni '60-'70-'80 tra tradizione, avanguardia e sperimentazione
2026-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Genova
Conferenza a cura di Armando Battelli, storico e perito d’arte del Tribunale di Genova. Allievo dell’Accademia di Belle Arti, è il 1971 quando apre in città la galleria di arte moderna e contemporanea “Arte Verso”.
Il panorama artistico del momento rifletteva i fermenti sociali e le sperimentazioni del dopoguerra, caratterizzato dalla presenza di numerose gallerie private e da collettivi d’avanguardia.
Genova, come altre città italiane, vedeva l’emergere di artisti legati all’Arte Povera, alla Body Art e all’arte concettuale, pur mantenendo un forte legame con la pittura e la scultura.

Diverse gallerie private fungevano da centri nevralgici, esponendo sia artisti locali che internazionali, alimentando il dibattito e la creatività.
L’arte nella Genova di quegli anni era un crocevia di tradizione e rottura, con un fermento artistico che cercava una nuova identità, tra sperimentazione e radicamento locale: quale migliore testimonianza di quei momenti se non quella di chi, in prima persona, ha contribuito partecipando attivamente a questo fervore artistico di impatto epocale.
Vi aspettiamo in galleria mercoledì 25 febbraio alle 18.00 con Armando Battelli.

ARMANDO BATTELLI
Nasce a Genova il 24 maggio 1946.
All’età di quattordici anni inizia il suo interesse per l’arte, la musica e la letteratura.
Frequentatore dell’Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti, nell’anno 1971 apre a Genova una galleria d’arte moderna/contemporanea “Arte verso”, di respiro internazionale, che rimane attiva fino all’anno 2004. Dai primi degli anni novanta integra la sua attività di gallerista, occupandosi di ricerche, fornendo su richiesta documentazioni, perizie e consulenze.
Dal 4 maggio 1995 è iscritto come Perito d’arte alla Camera di Commercio e dal 12 luglio dello stesso anno presso il Tribunale di Genova come Consulente Tecnico (CTU).
Da quella data viene incaricato sia nell’ambito Civile che in quello Penale di eseguire perizie, acquisire dati, emettere giudizi a seconda delle necessità dei casi. Figura fondamentale per valutare, autenticare e preservare il patrimonio artistico e culturale.

La Maddalena and the women of Genoa
2026-03-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Genova
Walk through the Maddalena district: we will immerse ourselves in this ancient neighborhood, discovering its curiosities.

Stories of noblewomen in love and street women, among Renaissance residences, medieval alleys, churches, and votive shrines dedicated to Mary.

Dedicated to everyone, Genoese and non-Genoese alike.

The event is free, but reservations are required.

To register, send an email to info@rossettiartecontemporanea.it

Solo exhibition by Gianluca Patti
2026-03-27 18:00 - 2026-04-27 21:00 | Rossetti arte contemporanea, Via Chiabrera 33r, Genova, 16123, Italia
The exhibition season at Galleria Studio Rossetti continues with a solo exhibition dedicated to artist Gianluca Patti.

An eclectic and sensitive artist, he is characterized by his bold use of color, expressed through studied and delicate brushstrokes, overlapping and layered. The artist manages to blend and create a dialogue between color and materials to which he feels a strong affinity, which have marked his formative path. Through layering, he recounts time and the unwritten stories that accompany it.

Drawing on his familiarity with construction elements such as resins, stucco, pigments, and gauze, and his skill in handling colors, he manages to create artistic compositions of pure abstraction, balanced but endowed with marked originality and great visual and material impact.

Thanks to his use of color, Patti has developed his own personal style in which color and material coexist, complement each other, come to life together, and enhance each other.

Gianluca Patti’s works are a kaleidoscope of emotional and visual stimuli.
The artist depicts the metamorphosis, evolution, and relentless flow of our thoughts over time. These changes give rise to new insights, inspirations, and ideas in a constant stream.
The title of the exhibition was inspired by listening to the song ‘Go Ahead’ by Miles Davis, the great trumpeter and jazz composer considered one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century. In the 1980s, he embodied the concept that change must be a constant component in art: ‘If you want to keep creating, you have to be about change’. Jazz is free music, constantly changing: in the same way, Gianluca Patti’s work moves sinuously between structure and improvisation, control and abandonment. On the table, rules serve only as a springboard for creative leaps, transforming into a continuous exercise in self-determination, poised between free choice and the ripples of shared language.

Go Ahead tells of determination and of not stopping, of accepting change as an integral part of the creative and human journey. It is an invitation to never stop creating, to believe in movement, in research, in the possibility of reinventing oneself. In an age that demands speed and certainty, this exhibition asserts the value of process, evolution and listening. As in the music of Miles Davis, here too the meaning lies not in perfection, but in the tension towards something that is still happening.

Gianluca Patti
Born in Monza (MB) in 1977. Lives and works in Monza.
Gianluca Patti was born in Monza on August 28, 1977. After obtaining his diploma in surveying, he worked for about 20 years in the communications and publishing sector. During these years, he had the opportunity to deepen his passion for art, immediately trying his hand at painting and studying contemporary art.

The artist’s cross-disciplinary approach also led him to collaborate on set design in the advertising and interior design sectors and to be selected for art and business projects.

Today, he exhibits in important galleries nationally and internationally. His latest project is the mural “Respiro” (Breath), an artistic intervention created with a special eco-sustainable paint capable of reducing air pollution.

The Sacred and the Profane: a stroll through the Prè district
2026-04-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Genova
A stroll through the Pre district: we’ll immerse ourselves in this historic neighbourhood to discover its hidden gems.

Stories of convents, intrigues, towers and churches, as we stroll from Principe Station to Sottoripa.

Open to everyone, Genoese and visitors alike.

The event is free but places are limited; booking is required.

To register, please email info@rossettiartecontemporanea.it

Performance live: Elias Naman
2026-05-15 18:00 - 2026-05-19 19:30 | Rossetti arte contemporanea, Via Chiabrera 33r, Genova, 16123, Italia
LIVE SCULPTING by Elias Naman
The artist Elias Naman will be in residence at the gallery to create his three-dimensional sculptures in Carrara marble live. A sculptor of Syrian origin, he works—as was customary in the past—using only a chisel to shape blocks of Carrara marble, the finest stone whose history echoes through the centuries. Naman does not produce any drawings or models, but surrenders to his unusual affinity with the cold material to reveal what it conceals.

A unique opportunity to experience hand-crafted sculpture, transforming raw material into a figure.

THE ARTIST

Elias Naman was born in Yabroud (Syria) in 1980.

After graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus, he arrived in Italy in 2003 and enrolled at the Accademia di Carrara, where he obtained his four-year degree in 2009 and, in 2011, specialised in sculpture with top marks.
He has always favoured the figurative style and works marble exclusively by hand, without the aid of machinery, just as Michelangelo did over five hundred years ago.
His working method draws on tradition and classical principles: he works directly from the block of marble without the use of a model or drawings.

“For Elias Naman, marble is a living, sensitive substance. A voice to be listened to and transferred into the soul, to combine the spirit of classicism with the deepest emotional impulses.
Indeed, whether he carves and shapes the white Carrara marble or the grey Bardiglio, symphonic voluptuousness emerges from his hands, combining the spirit of classicism with the emotional impulses aroused by the state of grace of every age.

His is truly a ‘heroic endeavour’, for even today he does not shy away from evoking, through his artistry, time-honoured memories of ancient drapery, only to direct the remainder of the narrative not towards the concreteness of a figure to be represented, but towards the nostalgic flight of a dream to be pursued in the course of an ethereal evolution that ideally extends beyond the work itself.”

(Elisabetta Buttiglione)

Genova Design Week 2026
2026-06-03 10:00 - 2026-06-07 22:00 | Distretto del Design, Piazza dei Giustiniani, Genova, Italy
7°A GENOVA DESIGN WEEK
The splendour of Genoa Design Week returns to the streets of the city centre from 3 to 7 June 2026 with a new theme – balance – featuring exhibitions in the entrance halls and grand floors of historic buildings and in the squares of the Design District, alongside events taking place in spaces open to the public.

An opportunity for visibility and professional development to highlight the immense potential for designers, both in terms of quality and design.
THEME 2026: BALANCE

The design is based on the theme of balance: balance as the ability to harmonise different, often opposing elements. Balance between form and function, between tradition and innovation; balance between people, the environment and technology; visual and perceptual balance, as well as social and cultural balance.
Balance as a conscious design practice, constantly seeking harmony between complexity, ethics and aesthetics.

Organised by Dide (the Genoa Design District), the event is now announcing its seventh edition, featuring some of the highlights that have made it famous over the years, such as Designer Under 35; Container 03; Design Talk Festival, and new additions such as F/A FakeAutentic, making its debut in Genoa with the first edition of the exhibition at Santa Maria di Castello dedicated to research themes and creative artefacts, and Interior Architecture in Liguria, an exhibition scheduled at Galleria Mazzini involving 60 architectural practices.

EXHIBITING INSIDE PALACES
The exhibition venues are not just any old spaces, but gateways to places steeped in history and beauty, which are specially opened up to make them accessible to the general public. A blend of history and design in the heart of Genoa’s historic centre.
CONFIRMATIONS
Following the success of the previous two editions, Container 03 returns for the third consecutive year. This installation features ten distinct interior design scenarios, each set within a shipping container. The exhibition will be structured to reflect design’s ability to adapt to contemporary challenges and to embrace new technologies, materials and creative processes. The exhibition, curated by Simona Finessi, will take place in the Porto Antico and Darsena areas.
UNDER 35
Once again this year, there is a focus on new talent with ‘Designer Under 35’, an exploratory programme for emerging designers where the flow of ideas shapes the new cornerstones of the project, giving voice to the vision of the future. Curated by Laura Palazzini, the competition remains an opportunity for young creatives to showcase their work, experimenting with new forms and ideas centred on simplicity, functionality and sustainability. The programme also includes meetings and workshops with industry experts.
FESTIVAL DESIGN TALK
The Design Talk Festival, meanwhile, will see the return of leading figures from the worlds of architecture and design to Genoa, creating an event celebrating high-calibre design culture, open to the public. The 2024 edition featured architects Michele De Lucchi, Fabio Novembre and Clara Bona in conversation with Luca Molinari. The 2025 edition featured architects Mario Cucinella, Luigi Priano (RPBW director) alongside Gabriel Fagundes and Raffaella Parodi, and Massimo Adiansi of Architerror.

Dialectics of Balance: group exhibition
2026-06-03 18:00 - 2026-07-03 21:00 | Rossetti arte contemporanea, Via Chiabrera 33r, Genova, 16123, Italia
THE DIALECTIC OF BALANCE: BETWEEN DOMINATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
THE GROUP EXHIBITION DURING GENOA DESIGN WEEK
A group exhibition conceived and organised around the concept of ‘Balance’, the central theme of the Genova Design Week 2026.
Balance as the ability to harmonise different, often opposing elements. Balance between form and function, between tradition and innovation; balance between people, the environment and technology; visual and perceptual balance, social and cultural balance.
Balance as a conscious design practice, constantly seeking harmony between complexity, ethics and aesthetics.
The artists Gianni Lucchesi, Paolo Ceribelli, Gianluca Patti and Julian T. engage in a dialogue within the exhibition to explore the concept of balance, not as static symmetry, but as a dynamic tension between opposing forces: fullness and emptiness, light and shadow, chaos and order. Not a point of arrival, nor a state of motionless stillness. In art, balance is a dynamic process, a constant dance between contrasting forces that strive not to succumb to one another.

Is balance, then, the result of an ‘artifice’, a human need to impose meaning on the becoming of things?

This exhibition has been conceived to explore that “fine line” upon which creativity and existence itself rest. Through the works on display, the concept of balance reveals itself in its duality: on the one hand, classical proportion, which reassures the eye with its harmony; on the other, the fragility of the precarious, which leaves us breathless before sculptures that seem to defy gravity.

In a world dominated by disorder and speed, art acts as an interpreter of our need to find a centre. The selected installations and paintings do not offer definitive answers, but pose the fundamental question: how can we remain standing in a universe that is constantly changing?

Gianluca Patti –

Paolo Ceribelli –

Juilian T.

Gianni Lucchesi

The exhibition opens on Wednesday 3 June at 6.00 pm at the gallery premises at 33r Via Chiabrera.
