Current
Forthcoming
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Gustavo Vélez
26 Jun - 22 Jul 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI This summer, Gustavo Vélez will be present with a solo exhibition at Oblong Contemporary Forte dei Marmi. Vélez is able to render harmonic and fluid lines in the geometric forms of his sculptures. Marble, steel, bronze and resins are the materials of his choice. His is a work of strength and matter, which stretches in space like visual music, a music that expands and contracts, giving multiple emotional possibilities.
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Tiziana Lorenzelli
24 Jul - 5 Aug 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI Oblong Contemporary in Forte dei Marmi hosts the solo exhibition of Tiziana Lorenzelli, under the guise of sculpture. Tiziana Lorenzelli is an artist born in Lecco who, however, trained at the Milan Polytechnic University and teaches industrial design in Brescia. The material used by Lorenzelli is 100% Recyclable Aluflexia aluminum.... Read more
Online
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Mario Arlati | The Power of Light
ONLINE 1 Apr - 15 May 2021 OBLONG CONTEMPORARY presents the solo exhibition "Mario Arlati: The Power of Light".
Through his abstract paintings, Arlati tells us of the world through colours, giving us a perception of the beauty of life. His works, fields of intense colour on which the pictorial matter is deposited unequally, create iridescent images of light and tones. Read more -
STEFANO BOMBARDIERI
1 Jan - 31 Mar 2021 Oblong Contemporary presents the solo online exhibition of Stefano Bombardieri. A collection of Bombardieri's most renowned sculptural subjects, this online exhibition analyses the artist's creations, from his famous rhinos to his sumo wrestlers subjects from a conceptual and philosophical point of view. Read more -
Gustavo Vélez: El Ritmo de la Línea
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 the lines of his works. Read more
Past
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Abyss of Bliss
28 Mar - 20 May 2021 DUBAI The first Israeli art exhibition ever organized in Dubai, in occasion of the peace agreement between the UAE and Israel, "Abyss of Bliss" reunites three artists who share a completely different relation with the concept of water. Read more -
Manu Alguerò - The Art of Explosion
14 Jan - 7 Mar 2021 DUBAI Manu Alguerò's exhibition "The Art of Explosion" inagurates at Oblong Contemporary in Dubai. This solo exhibition will showcase a selection of 11 abstract paitings. With echoes of American abstract expressionism, Manu Algueró's immense canvases draw us in with their interplay of matter, colour and artist’s gesture in search of visual impact. Read more -
Katya Leonovich: The New York Series
18 Dec 2020 - 9 Jan 2021 DUBAI “I want to develop another type of beauty, one that allows to deliver a strong message to the world”- Katya Leonovich “The antidote of the causality of experience”. This is how Katya Leonovich describes her work. The inspiration for her acrylic on canvas is to break society’s expectations and divert... Read more -
Quintessenze
24 Oct 2020 - 15 Apr 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI The personal exhibition of Stefano Bombardieri "Quintessenze" at Oblong Contemporary in Forte dei Marmiencompasses some of the most renowned subjects of the artist, among which his Rhinos, Gorillas, Elephants and Ostriches. Read more -
Essere Mito: Omaggio al Maestro Igor Mitoraj
25 Jul - 20 Sep 2020 FORTE DEI MARMI 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 DUBAI 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 February – 10th March 2020. Read more -
Hyper - Mobiles
27 Nov - 7 Dec 2019 DUBAI 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
12 - 19 Nov 2019 DUBAI 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
15 Oct - 14 Nov 2019 DUBAI 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
24 Aug - 7 Sep 2019 FORTE DEI MARMI An exhibition featuring the works of Mario Arlati and Igor Mitoraj Read more
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