Contemporary Echoes: Rediscovering Italian Art from 1950-1980. Artworks from the BFF Collection
Curated by Renato Miracco
April 6 – June 2, 2024

The exhibition features eighteen works by ten prominent Italian artists and serves as a captivating exploration linking the artistic journeys of Italian and American artists, drawing inspiration from BFF Bank’s art collection dating back to the late 1980s. Read the full description to learn more. If you missed our recent event “Creative Alliances,” check out the video and other highlights.

About the Curator:

Renato Miracco is a scholar and curator who was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for Cultural Achievements in 2018. He served as Cultural Attaché for the Italian Embassy in Washington from 2010 to 2018. Prior appointments include Director of Cultural Affairs for the Italian Cultural Institute in New York (2007-09), and Art Advisor at NYU’s Washington Square campus (2006-07), working with the Italian Department and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò to create exhibitions related to Italian artists. Miracco currently serves as adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy on the restitution of artworks, and advisor for the Venice Biennale. Dr. Miracco curated important exhibitions with the Tate Modern in London, and with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Miracco has published widely on Giorgio de Chirico and Lucio Fontana, as well as Giorgio Morandi. He was co-author and co-curator with Matthew Gale for the exhibition “Beyond Painting: Burri, Fontana, Manzoni” at the Tate Modern.