ArteGenova 2026
2026-02-13 10:00 - 2026-02-15 20:00 (Europe/Rome) | 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.
