Exhibitions | Oblong Contemporary Gallery

Current

Quintessenze
Forte dei Marmi 24 Oct 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 The Italian artist Stefano Bombardieri chooses an anthropological approach to art, despite the representation of wildlife animals as recurrent subjects of his sculptures. Bombardieri chooses artworks where the animal often represents a metaphor, linked to the man and his problems, to the concept of time and its perception. In this... Read more

Online

Gustavo Vélez: El Ritmo de la Línea
Online 31 Oct 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 The online exhibition Gustavo Vélez: El Ritmo de la Línea reunites some of the most significative pieces concealing Vélez’s artistic metamorphosis from figuratism to figurative abstraction. The assembly of these sculptures reveals three key words in order to deeply understand the Columbian sculptor. Harmony, fluidity and rhytm, characteristics that we notice particularly in... Read more

Past

Trenta per Trenta: The Infinite Forms of Art
Forte dei Marmi 8 - 16 Aug 2020 Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery is enthusiastic to present a new collective exhibition “Trenta per Trenta: The Infinite Forms of Art” which will be open from August 8 2020 at the Forte dei Marmi Gallery, Italy. This special initiative includes the artworks of 10 different artists in a unique format 30... Read more

Essere Mito: Omaggio al Maestro Igor Mitoraj
Forte dei Marmi 25 Jul - 20 Sep 2020 Oblong Contemporary in Forte dei Marmi doubles its space by opening a new exhibition entirely dedicated to the unforgettable and unique creations of the Polish artist Igor Mitoraj, with evocative art works that represent a 'bridge' between the ancient 'myth' and our era, where the mysterious side, almost metaphysical, is... Read more

From Fashion to Art
the Vogue Lesson 6 Feb - 10 Mar 2020 Iconic Italian artist Flavio Lucchini to showcase artworks at Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery. One of the most prominent figures from the Italian world of art and culture, Flavio Lucchini, will showcase a series of his artworks at the new Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery on the Blue Waters Island from 6th... Read more

Hyper - Mobiles
Dubai 27 Nov - 7 Dec 2019 Enrico Ghinato is a protagonist of Italian hyper-realist painting. His style integrates optical effects and reflections of images onto canvas. The subject of his works are classic and sports cars. He takes on the challenge of transforming photographic photos of these luxury cars into colour and form on canvas using... Read more

Carla Tolomeo : Beyond the Visual | Exhibition & Talk
Dubai 12 - 19 Nov 2019 Carla Tolomeo acquires an array of skills ranging from painting, engraving, sculpture and ceramics.

Later in her career Tolomeo began to focus on the philosophy of “a mutation, in a transformation from any object to an object of art, starting from the most banal and domestic furnishing element: the Chair” – giving her recognition as the “Lady of Chairs”.

She has astonished her collectors with her famous Sculptured Chairs and blurs the lines between art and design.

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The Nascence
Dubai 15 Oct - 14 Nov 2019 OBLONG's debut exhibition THE NASCENCE, marks the galleries entry into Dubai’s internationally established art scene, showcasing the works of some of the most prolific and prominent artists of contemporary art, including: Igor Mitoraj, Manolo Valdéz, Stefano Bombardier, amongst many others. Read more

Summer Emotions
Forte Dei Marmi 24 Aug - 7 Sep 2019 An exhibition featuring the works of Mario Arlati and Igor Mitoraj Read more