New research following the cleaning of the fresco reveals that Michelangelo devised a special tool to “sculpt” paint onto the walls of the Sistine Chapel

No phones, radically reworked arrangements and nothing but a white curtain as a backdrop. More than 15,000 fans packed the Unipol Dome for the first of the legendary musician’s Italian shows. A 1970s atmosphere, and not a single word to the audience

He sliced through façades and cut gashes into roofs and walls. But rather than damaging them, he was healing the abandoned buildings he took apart. Now an exhibition at Rome’s MAXXI museum explores his work, while those who knew him recall his Italian adventure

The relationship between reality and technology. His travels. The birth of his daughter Lucia, which changed the way he sees the world. And his love for Italy. The celebrated photographer reflects on his life and work as a new project featuring his photographs of the Italian region opens

The contemporary art fair in Turin is bringing together 183 galleries from 35 countries. Malaysia is taking part for the first time, joining a strong contingent from Asia. Artificial intelligence also takes centre stage

Pumpkins, trick-or-treating and pranks on one side, the Christian feast honouring the dead on the other. Two seemingly different versions of a single, ancient tradition

John Cohen’s iconic shots find a home in the vinyl record store owned by the sons of Francesco De Gregori, the singer-songwriter often dubbed "Italy's Bob Dylan."

Marking the centenary of her birth, three exhibitions in Turin — at the Fondazione Merz, GAM and Castello di Rivoli — celebrate an artist who brought together art and everyday life, experimentation with materials and spiritual exploration. The journey spans historic works, previously unseen pieces …

A guide stretching from North to South, from Bolzano to Trapani, through historic art cities and museums.

There’s more to Go Nagai than robots. The creator of Grendizer and Devilman is coming to Lucca Comics & Games, Europe's leading comics and video games festival and the second largest in the world after Tokyo. He tells us about his version of Dante's Divine Comedy, in which the circles of Hell r…

The son of a Communist Party militant, Giuseppe Galzerano has published 400 books over a career spanning more than fifty years. "I started because nobody wanted to publish mine." And on the pop superstar, he says: "Her roots lie in Cilento. I'm going to invite her to a book launch."

As her two-year tenure at the Venice Music Biennale comes to an end, composer Caterina Barbieri reflects on a festival that broke with tradition, bringing experimental music into unexpected spaces across the city. From Keiji Haino’s radical performances to the spiritual power of sound, she explains…

Ahead of her 80th birthday, the artist opens up about inspiration, creativity, and her deepest fears. In the Italian capital she unveils a sculpture born out of a dialogue with Alda Fendi

The 12th-century Benedictine abbess, mystic and visionary inspires a journey through music, poetry and silence in the Lagoon City

The Genoese playwright, director and actor draws on Shakespeare, Star Wars and personal grief to create Leon Skum, a thinly disguised version of the tech billionaire at the heart of his new play, Starman

After a five-year hiatus and a major redevelopment, the Emilian city welcomes back a venue that stands as a symbol of theatrical research and innovation

The singer-songwriter from Bologna is in London for the launch of Amateur and an intimate gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. “Music has never been so boxed in—that’s why I know the algorithm won't get the album.”

The Ara Pacis Museum hosts masterpieces of ancient painting arriving from Egypt

The feminist philosopher of queer theory, currently in Italy for a series of lectures, criticises the Prime Minister: “When gender is pitted against the family, it reflects a very narrow understanding of what a family means.”

An exclusive interview with the director, who unveiled his latest film in New York. Originally produced by Amazon, the film was later dropped by the company following a strategic deal with OpenAI