Studio la Città
contemporary art gallery since 1969
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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In February 2026, I agreed to a solo exhibition in Verona featuring my new paintings, portraits, and the film Between Hope and Alameda.
Following a visit to the Prado Museum, where I sketched background trees from historical masterpieces, I decided to turn these background elements into primary subjects.
This project extends my 25-year practice of bringing marginalized trees to the forefront, treating them as “stars” to subvert traditional perspective and restore their dignity.
Lucas Reiner, 2026
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An evolution of the “P.D.F.” series, the “SERIE X” was initially inspired by the sculptures of Medardo Rosso and marks my return to wax.
Starting with geometric, monochrome blocks, I then incorporated colour both in the casting and on the surface, indulging my nature as a painter.
The ultimate aim of these works is to offer a space of suspension and respite, activating an energetic exchange that conveys calm, regeneration and wholeness.
Stuart Arends, 2026
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Mikhael Subotzky’s practice critically investigates contemporary South Africa’s socio-political narratives and the politics of representation.
Through photography, film, and his “Sticky Tape Transfer” technique, he deconstructs images to expose continuities between colonial history and present-day marginalization.
His work intertwines intimate reflection with social critique, using visual fractures as metaphors for collective inequalities.
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Hiroyuki Masuyama’s artistic practice connects sensory perception with cosmic thought to explore fundamental questions of existence and the cycle of life.
Through immersive light-and-painting installations, he investigates space, time stratification, and the universe, questioning the notions of “here” and “now.”
Parallelly, by tracing plant shadows and using light as a primary material, Masuyama visually captures the continuous process of growth and dissolution, manifesting the endless transformation linking the microcosm to the macrocosm.
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Herbert Hamak uses color not as a mere quality of form, but as a primal, translucent presence and a “living artwork” capable of condensing space and tuning the environment.
In historical contexts like Villa Valmarana, Castelvecchio, or Venice, his subtle, architectural interventions do not impose or decorate, but rather reveal a secret, latent vibration already present within the landscape and memory.
Ultimately, this long-standing practice subverts traditional monochrome boundaries by transforming physical sites into profound interior places where color truly becomes light.
HIGHLIGHTS
Luigi Carboni
I don’t believe in a dominant way of observing reality. Art demands flexibility. I favour a painting grounded in quality, secure in its expressive tools — a painting that doesn’t subtract, that doesn’t rely on erasure, but instead gives free rein to gesture and colour. It’s an inclusive art, one that exposes the mechanisms of desire.
| Luigi Carboni, 2025
NEWS
Studio Notes | Mikhael Subotzky, June 2026
This feature dives into how Mikhael Subotzky reconstructs mental processes and dreams by overlaying images using his signature sticky-tape technique, effectively manipulating and blending time.
From the intricate layers of the Jacaranda/Hermanus triptych to the physically shattered glass of his Street Party, Saxonwold print, Subotzky actively destroys the “frozen instant” of traditional photography. Rather than relying on simple socio-political commentary, he elevates the medium into a unique, painterly tool that completely upends how we view identity, memory, and the passage of time.
Hiroyuki Masuyama's solo exhibition at Kunstforum Ingelheim
This exhibition celebrates James McNeill Whistler’s revolutionary prints alongside contemporary works by Hiroyuki Masuyama, exploring space, time, and artistic influence across the gallery levels.
Richard Avedon for Versace 1983-1984 and Michael Challenger exhibition closing
The exhibition Richard Avedon per Versace 1983-1984 and Michael Challenger has come to a close at Deposito À, concluding a powerful journey through photography, fashion, and the visual culture of the 1980s.
SOLOS
Studio la Città’s reopening with 4 new exhibitions:
- SERIES X, by Stuart Arends;
- Renaissance Removal Painting, by Lucas Reiner;
- Water and Sunlight, by Mikhael Subotzky;
- Between Light and Shadow, by Hiroyuki Masuyama.
