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Fondazione Prada, Largo Isarco, 2, 20139 Milano MI, Italy

Lizzie Fitch | Ryan Trecartin: Whether Line

Exhibition view of Lizzie Fitch | Ryan Trecartin: Whether Line, Fondazione Prada, 2019

Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin’s new commission at Fondazione Prada is a trip in hyper-reality through means of immersive installations and role-play video performances. The multimedia exhibition unfolds as a journey into different physical and psychosocial spaces - from Milan to the core of contemporary (American) culture, via Ohio’s countryside. Review by Giulia Civardi

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Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, Via Chiese, 2, 20126 Milano MI, Italy

Mario Merz: Igloos

Mario Merz, "Igloos", exhibition view at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2018

Curated by Vicente Todolí, Pirelli HangarBicocca Milan is currently presenting the iconic Igloos of Mario Merz (1925–2003) - a key figure of Arte Povera, and considered to be one of the most important post-war Italian artists; the exhibition brings together his most iconic oeuvre of work, the igloos, which date from 1968 until the end of the artist’s life. Review by Paul Black

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Gió Marconi, Via Alessandro Tadino, 20, 20124 Milano

Wade Guyton: Siamo arrivati, in forma abbreviata

iPhones, cameras, computers, consumer-grade Epson printers… American artist Wade Guyton’s practice surrounds the digital universe of our daily lives. Guyton’s process-based approach consists of an apparently simple method, focused on an authorial use of technology. The limitations of a large-format Epson UltraChrome inkjet printer create stutters and miss-fires on his large-scale canvases challenging the notions of painting and photography. Review by Marialuisa Pastò

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La Triennale di Milano, Viale Alemagna 6, 20121 Milano

Marc Camille Chaimowicz: Maybe Metafisica

  Marc Camille Chaimowicz: Maybe Metafisica, installation view at La Triennale, 2016.

‘Maybe Metafisica’, Marc Camille Chaimowicz’s solo show at the Triennale di Milano, is an encounter between Milan’s institutional and historical context on one hand and the circularity defining the artist’s long-standing practice on the other. Review by Bianca Baroni.

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Tile Project Space, Via Garian 64, Corner Viale Misurata, Milan

Lucia Leuci: bad mothers, creole kids

bad mothers, creole kids, Installation View

In her solo show at TILE Project Space Lucia Leuci reflects on the construction of identity during childhood and within the parental model. 'Bad mothers and creole kids' is a mise en scène of social behaviours through the construction of a incubator - a symbolic place where different experiences can live together without dominating each other.

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kaufmann repetto, Via Di Porta Tenaglia 7 20121, Milan

Judith Hopf: ! Hear Rings !

! Hear Rings !, Installation View

For her third solo show at kaufmann repetto, Judith Hopf presents a new body of work including sculptures, installations and a four-minute video animation.

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Fondazione HangarBicocca, Via Chiese 2, 20126 Milano

Juan Muñoz: Double Bind & Around

Juan Muñoz, The Nature of Visual Illusion, 1994-1997 (detail) Polyester resin, natural pigment, canvas and acrylic on canvas Variable dimensions HangarBicocca, Milan, 2015

These are not sculptures to be stumbled upon in a shoddily lit corner of a labyrinthine museum; these figures must be spied from afar, wondered about, then investigated. Review by Rich Thornton

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Giò Marconi, Via Tadino 20, I-20124 Milan

YES WE’RE OPEN

YES WE’RE OPEN: group show, Installation view at Giò Marconi, Milan, 2015

To celebrate their new gallery space and its twenty fifth year of business, Giò Marconi has designed a group exhibition showcasing works by twenty-seven of its own artists. Review by Marialuisa Pastò

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