In a country where antiquity rules supreme, where can one find the very best of Contemporary Art?

Rome

MACRO

Via Nizza 138 - 00198 Roma

http://www.museomacro.org

A contemporary art museum housed in two locations: the old Peroni beer factory and the two buildings that were once the old slaughterhouse in Testaccio. Macro as one of themes influential institutions in Rome, runs numerous programs year round such as MACROExpo, MACROLAB and MACROLive. It also houses a permanent installation by Daniel Buren (Danza tra Triangoli e Losanghe per tre colori,) is created specifically for the museum.

Moreover, in recent years, the Museum contributed to the steady growth of the collection through loans, extended loans and donations, by establishing close and continuous relationships with important partners, institutions, foundations, archives and private collectors. In particular, the partnership with Unicredit has allowed the creation of an important installation in extended loan by Daniel Buren, Danza tra Triangoli e Losanghe per tre colori, specifically created for the museum. The museum also proposes an annual artists residency program.

The most recent appearances of the XXI century reflect the policy of opening undertaken in the last decade towards the international scene and a younger generation of artists and viewers. Sculptures by Giovanni Albanese, artworks of pressed paper by Arcangelo Sassolino, photography by Carlo Benvenuto - Alfredo Jaar with his light boxes and 'Waiting for Godot' by International artist Marc Quinn, and neon works by Junod Ponsard and Arthur Duff all contribute to MACRO's vast collection.

Alfredo PirriI pesci non portano fucilia cura di Benedetta Carpi de Resmini e Ludovico PratesiMACRO Testaccio — **Alfredo Pirri**
***I pesci non portano fucili***
a cura di Benedetta Carpi de Resmini e Ludovico Pratesi
MACRO Testaccio

Alfredo Pirri | I pesci non portano fucilicurated by Benedetta Carpi de Resmini e Ludovico Pratesi at MACRO - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma Testaccio | April 11 - June 4. Photo by Gianluca Marziani. — Alfredo Pirri | I pesci non portano fucili

curated by Benedetta Carpi de Resmini e Ludovico Pratesi at MACRO - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma Testaccio | April 11 - June 4. Photo by Gianluca Marziani.

INSTITUO SVIZZERO

Via Ludovisi, 48, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

http://www.istitutosvizzero.it

Since its founding, the Swiss Institute of Rome is home to Swiss scholars and artists, and since 2005 has become, together with its headquarters in Milan, a reference point for the artistic and scientific activities of Switzerland in Italy.
ISR promotes dialogue and exchange with cultural actors present on Italian territory and actively participates in the network of numerous international institutes and academies present in Rome. Thanks to a varied programming, the ISR attracts an increasing number of qualified and qualified audiences. An Interplay between Arts and Sciences ISR's distinctive element has always been the coexistence between people from different academic and academic disciplines. As a result, programming is also increasingly developed through collaboration between the artistic and scientific sectors.

Milan

FONDAZIONE PRADA

Largo Isarco, 2, 20139 Milano MI, Italy

http://www.fondazioneprada.org

The brainchild of one of the world’s most influential design houses, Fondazione Prada was created in 1933 “as a platform to analyze present times through the staging of contemporary art exhibitions as well as architecture, cinema and philosophy projects.”

“Art is the Fondazione’s main and given instrument of working and learning. A territory of freethinking in which established, indelible figures– as well as emerging approaches– are welcomed. The Prada Collection, comprising mostly of works from the 20th and 21st centuries, is another one of our given instruments. Our collection is conceived as a resource of perspectives and of potential energy. We will invite different kind of people to provide new interpretations of undetected ideas from the collection: curators, artists, architects but also scientists and students, thinkers and writers.”

— http://www.fondazioneprada.org

Located on Largo Isarco in the south of Milan was designed by architect Rem Koolhas and is a combination of pre-existing buildings with modern spaces. Of the 1900 square meters, 1,100 is dedicated to exhibitions from contemporary artists, and there is also a kids’ area, complete with fun didactic displays. A cafe designed by renowned film maker and artist Wes Anderson, provides also a major attraction. As the major powerhouse in Milanese art world, the Fondazione Prada space is one of the most influential contemporary art spaces both in Italy and Internationally.