Crossing Time

IAGA Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the opening of the grup exhibition Crossing Time, curated by Liviu Bulea
Crossing Time brings together a selection of modern and contemporary Italian artists in a dialogue that transcends generations. By presenting works by pivotal figures of the 20th century alongside those of today’s emerging and mid-career voices, the exhibition explores the evolving language of Italian art and its enduring capacity for experimentation, reflection, and transformation.
The exhibition features seminal modern artists; Dadamaino, Bruno Munari, Mimmo Rotella, Gino De Dominicis, Mimmo Paladino, Mario Schifano, Emilio Vedova, Emilio Scanavino, Emilio Vedova whose groundbreaking practices helped redefine the boundaries of visual art in post-war Italy. Their legacy is one of innovation: a commitment to material inquiry, spatial exploration, and conceptual depth that continues to resonate today.
Alongside them, contemporary artists Francesco Arecco, Pierluca Cetera, Francesco Fossati, Silvia Inselvini, Marcello De Angelis, Francesca Pasquali, Fernando De Filippi and Giorgio Tentolini represent a new wave of creative expression. Engaged with diverse media and themes, these artists address questions of perception, memory, ecology, identity, and the poetic potential of form and gesture. Their works reflect the complexity of our present moment while maintaining a strong awareness of the cultural and artistic heritage that precedes them.
Rather than framing modern and contemporary as separate or opposing categories, Crossing Time proposes continuity a layered narrative where different temporalities coexist and inform one another. The decision to bring these artists together is not merely historical but conceptual: to offer a space where the boldness of the past meets the urgency of the present, and where new meanings emerge from their intersection.
Through this intergenerational conversation, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on how Italian art continues to reinvent itself, rooted in tradition, yet always pushing forward.