Things To Do This February Despite Milan's Unbearable Cold
As promised last month, we bring to you another Culture Dip, this time for the month of February. A collection of Milan’s most fun and interesting cultural activities, the February Culture Dip is here to help you fight the last cold, grey days of winter. From exhibitions to installations and to drag shows, there is undoubtedly something on our list for you.
1 — Yona Friedman: Sculpting the Void
Jan 26th 2020 - Mar 28th 2020 Where: Galleria Francesca Minini, Via Privata Massimiano 25 How Much: FREE
Visionary, someone would say utopian, but also sensitive to historical reality, Friedman is considered among the founding fathers of contemporary architecture. The show’s concept focuses on his last book “Untitled” and his vision. ‹‹I was often trying to define architecture as sculpting the void. Indeed, the material that makes architecture is penetrable empty space.”
Feb 20th and Feb 23th 2020 Where: Teatro Leonardo, Via Andrea Ampére 1 How Much: €25 (Reduced Under 30: €15)
Le Nina’s offer us a show that looks at the contradictions of postmodernity through the lens of a raw and violent story, engaging the public in a dangerous and seductive game. It’s a bittersweet taste dyed black, between grotesque comedy and irreverent irony.
Feb 14th 2020 Where: Cinema Mexico, Via Savona 57 How Much: €7,50 (reservation appreciated)
There are traditions that are good to keep alive and the "Rocky Horror Show" at Cinema Mexico in Via Savona in Milan is undoubtedly one of them.Put your lipstick on, accept the pleasure of being scandalized and don’t miss this cult underground milanese moment.
Jan 30th 2020 - Sept 18th 2020 Where: Fondazione Prada How Much: €15 (Under 26: €12)
Bringing together porcelains made from the 16th to 19th centuries, the exhibition explores the historical context, scope and impact of Chinese export porcelain. It illustrates how efficient they were in understanding, and tailoring to, taste and demand of each segment of the market.
Dec 3rd 2019 - Mar 8th 2020 Where: Museo del Novecento How Much: €5€ (Under 26: €3)
Adriana Bisi Fabbri’s passionate relationship with her husband Giannetto Bisi and the thick network of relations the couple built together, alongside the leaders of Italian art at the time. Art, journalism and the Avant-garde take visitors on a journey through Ferrara, Bergamo and Milan, with a glimpse of the early 20th century intellectual life.
Jan 21st 2020 - Mar 29th 2020 Where: Palazzo Morando, Via Sant'Andrea 6 How Much: FREE
Created with jewellery and clothes from jewellers, tailor’s shops and historical archives of ateliers that are no longer in business, STILE MILANO is an exhibition that tells the stories of elegance of our city.
Oct 31st 2019 - Feb 23rd 2020 Where: Fondazione Pirelli Hangar Bicocca How Much: FREE
Welsh conceptual artist, sculpture and film-maker, Cerith Wyn Evans, analyses the use and perception of language in his display at Fondazione Pirelli Hangarbicocca.
9 — Massimo de Carlo: Tony Lewis - The Dangers (as far as I can see)
Jan 21st 2020 - Mar 28 2020 Where: Massimo de Carlo Belgioso, Piazza Belgioioso 2 How Much: FREE
For this exhibition, the Tony Lewis is presenting a new body of work that is composed of a series of drawings, seemingly simple abstractions, which conceal intricate narratives, based on a nine-year examination of William F. Buckley Jr.’s argument from his famous 1965 debate with James Baldwin. It is worth it to go also to only check out the beautiful spaces of the palazzo at Piazza Belgioioso, around the corner of Via Montenapoleone.
(Opening) Feb 3rd 2020, 18.00 - 21.00 Where: Galleria Tega, Via Senato 20 How Much: FREE
Achille Perilli is an Italian painter and graphic artist. He is one of the most important representatives of abstract painting after the Second World War. Achille Perilli co-authored the Manifesto of Formalism in 1947: “Forma 1”, which opposed every form of figurative art and declared pure form to be the means and goal of art. Perilli's pictures often contain cubic forms that, when viewed closely and changing perspectives, prove to be multi-dimensional and multi-dimensional. He calls his art "geometrically irrational."
Jan 23rd 2020 - Feb 15th 2020 Where: Fondazione Converso, Piazza S. Eufemia How Much: FREE
The exhibition takes its title from a new work written by M. Dean. «The End», a broken conversation of attempted echo synchrony between two voices. The public is invited to tear off the pages of the books on display and to take them away with them. Fondazione Converso is located in the deconsecrated church San Paolo Converso, which offers a very unique exhibition space for contemporary art beyond the typical white cube. The way they manage to create an interplay between contemporary art and baroque architecture is truly fascinating.
Dec 10th 2019 - Feb 27th 2020 Where: OFFICE PROJECT ROOM, Via Altaguardia, 11 How Much: FREE
The exhibition brings together the works "Villaggio Cavatrulli" by Fabrizio Bellomo and "Sicilia 1" by Peter Fend, granted by the Pinksummer Contemporary Art gallery.
