[Segno Online, by Veronica Zanardi, 16-06-25]

The third edition of the Caleidoscopio project opens, bearing witness to the artistic research and practices developed within the Painting School of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. This year’s exhibition project, titled Exploration, represents the synthesis of the Academic Year’s educational journey, with a particular focus on site-specific dimensions and dialogue with the surrounding territory.

The Painting School stands out for its heterogeneity and for a teaching approach that encourages students to engage with real-world contexts, going beyond the walls of the Academy. Exploration offers an opportunity to engage with spaces rich in history and cultural identity, such as the Visconti Castle in Legnano and the Butti Museum | Contemporanea in Viggiù—emblematic places that inspire deep reflections on the genius loci.

The project arises from two agreements: the first, already well established, between the Academy and the Municipality of Legnano, which has led to the creation of cultural events in the spaces of the Visconti Castle; the second, more recent, involves the Municipality of Viggiù and the Butti Museum | Contemporanea, together with the nearby Multipurpose Center, offering a more intimate and focused environment for artistic experimentation.

Curated and coordinated by the teaching team of Piermario Dorigatti, Arcangelo Esposito, Daniela Moro, Pantaleo Ragno, Tetsuro Shimizu, and Maria Tcholakova, the project features the work of 69 students, joined by 10 international students from the Erasmus program. The works on display—including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, and installation—were conceived in relation to the exhibition spaces and engage in dialogue with the cultural and historical memory of the locations that host them.

At the Butti Museum | Contemporanea and the Multipurpose Center of Viggiù, works by the following artists will be on view:
Angelica Alessio, Salvatore Arena, Adriano Bassi, Elia Berardi, Sara Boglioni, Letizia Calloni, Martina Calvano, Martina Cinotti, Sara D’Amore, Matteo De Marco, Elisa Dell’Era, Carlo Di Bella, Raffaele Farber, Lisa Galiussi, Philipp Gentili, Alice Geymonat, Alessandra Lanza, Barbara Lodigiani, Valentina Macrì, Carlotta Maffiuletti, Noa Manor Partel, Davide Mastrolia, Simona Mastropietro, Camilla Micioni, Valentina Nisi, Nicola Nobili, Giorgia Pavan, Margherita Peviani, Alice Riva, Celeste Sala, Lisa Scarella, Giulia Senn, Giorgia Sgrò, Raffaele Sotgiu, Enrico Verger, Silvia Zaccour.

Caleidoscopio – Exploration is an integral part of the initiatives promoted by the Archivi del Contemporaneo network, a cultural project spread across the Lombardy region aimed at enhancing contemporary artistic and documentary heritage through a network of museums, archives, and cultural institutions.

Led by the MA*GA Museum in Gallarate, the Network annually promotes Archivifuturi Festival: exhibition and design events distributed across the various participating venues, creating a shared cultural itinerary that highlights local specificities, circulates new ideas, and strengthens the sense of community through art.

C A L E I D O S C O P I O – E X P L O R A T I O N
Opening: Sunday, June 15, 11:00 AM
June 15 – August 31, 2025
Curated by: Veronica Zanardi, Daniela Moro
BUTTI MUSEUM | CONTEMPORANEA, Viale Varese 4, Viggiù (VA)