When the sun sets
When the sun sets A group exhibition featuring works by six international artists, each one with a distinct and personal expressive code, explore the horizon as a multifaceted threshold: a geographical boundary, a symbolic and liminal space, a distance between self and other, a point of tension between what is known and what lies elsewhere, […]
Fortune Cookies
Fortune Cookies Ncontemporary is pleased to present ‘Fortune Cookies’, a solo exhibition by Cristiano Tassinari (Italy, 1980) with a text by Rischa Paterlini. Presented at the gallery in Milan as the third chapter of a journey started with ‘Mother’s Bliss’ (2019) and ‘Gli uomini delle scintille’ (2023), Tassinari, after he explored the themes concerning […]
Bestia nel cuore
Through a series of works such as drawings on antique paper and oil paintings, Molignani and Erba examine medieval and Renaissance iconography from differing yet kindred perspectives, focusing particularly on its function, legibility, and evocative potential, while reinterpreting its symbols and figures in the present. However, the works on display do not merely evoke the past with nostalgia; instead, they engage with it in a way that is respectful, poetic, and at once playful and visionary. In the series Achiappa pulci (Flea Catchers, 2025–ongoing), Eleonora Molignani delicately illustrates a Renaissance fashion trend common among Italian courts: the use of sable fur as ornamentation. Though once a symbol of elegance, the image conjures a decadent aesthetic in which the animal, through acts of concealment, becomes visible by attempting not to be seen. With his Reliquaries and masks of penitent souls, Olmo Erba delves into the cult of saints and folk traditions, exploring their symbolic and hagiographic meanings and drawing attention to the sacred and narrative value of the image. In the project room, their individual research paths converge in a video work titled Al posto delle fragole (2024), created jointly by the two artists. The performance once again reflects a theme dear to both — and present in the works in the main room — that of repetitive gesture. In a setting suspended between ritual and intimate poetry, Bestia nel cuore (Beast in the Heart) invites visitors to see the past as fertile ground, still capable of informing and enriching today’s artistic landscapes.
Dolce o violenta che sia
Dolce o violenta che sia The exhibition at Ncontemporary appears light, free from cumbersome elements, unfolding among works on paper, angelic choirs, and sculptures small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, punctuating the space like pins on a wall.